All wines are in our wine cellar and can be shipped immediately.
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Wine vintage rating 1999

What was the vintage 1999 like?

1999 a very nice vintage, ready to drink. The wines are particularly suitable for a tasting now. Typical ripe aromas such as liquorice, roasted notes, coffee, chocolate and sweetness characterize wines from the 1999 vintage, whose tannins have already matured and are no longer sealed. Of course, the top wines can also be stored profitably for decades.
After a mild winter, the weather was warm, not always dry, and resulted in fairly high yields. The phenolic maturity was reached early, which is why the Merlot grape variety in Saint Emilion could already be harvested from September 14th, before the rains started later. Precipitation during the harvest quickly endangers the health of the grapes.
Since the 1980s it has been observed that better know-how and modern cellar technology compensate for many problems that arise in the vineyard due to bad weather. However, the effort required to save a difficult vintage is immense. The 1999 vintage therefore cost the top Bordeaux wineries dearly.
A typical year in Champagne with high quality, so that the wineries were mostly able to declare vintage champagne. In Tuscany it rained again in July and helped the vines cool but very dry the remainder of the summer. The grapes ripened early. 1999 was a very good vintage in Piedmont and Tuscany.

Weather in the year 1999

A very warm beginning of the year followed by lots of snow. Spring was rainy.

There was some heavy rain initially in the summer, but August was marked by hot, dry winds from the Sahara.

Very rainy weather followed in September.

The current stock of wines from the 1999 vintage

All wines from the 1999 vintage are in our own wine cellar and can be shipped immediately or picked up at the wine shop. To the wines of 1999

Good filling levels, good wine quality

The fill level of an old vintage wine reveals important information on the drinkability of the wine.
Of course, the good condition of a wine from an old vintage depends on excellent storage. Above all, the wine must not have frequently changed cellars. Ideally, the wine will have rested in one and the same wine cellar.

But also the cork that sits in each individual bottle is very important. A perfect cork has few pores and keeps the wine stable. If an inferior cork happens to have been used in a bottle, the porous surface will begin to soak up wine and allow micro-quantities of the liquid to evaporate over the decades. Poor fill levels are the result.

A poor fill level therefore also indicates a high risk that the wine bottle could soon begin to leak.


The fill levels explained:
In the bottle neck (high fill to base neck) about 2 cm is perfect for wines.
Top and upper shoulder, ([very] top shoulder), approx. 3 cm is very good for very old wines.
Medium shoulder (mid shoulder), about 4 cm is only acceptable for rare top wines and in individual cases.
Everything below the red line should not be offered any more.

Wine rating

Do you have a 1999 vintage in your wine cellar and would you like to know how much it is worth?

Here are a few tips: in order to still have any value, the bottle must be leakproof. The wine must not be cloudy. It should be of good quality (not supermarket wine).

Search for the wine online without specifying the vintage. If it is a well-known winery, you will find the wine immediately and also the price you have to pay for the current vintage. If the current wine costs from EUR 20.00 upwards, that's a good sign.

The filling level is decisive for the value. Upper shoulder to base neck is required.
SW12898 1999 Riesling Spätlese halbtrocken Trittenheimer Apotheke Josef Milz
VdP Große Lage - Mosel

German most famous and oldest viticulture is the „Steilhange“, steep slopes along the Mosella river. No wonder that Weingut Milz can praise such a long winemaking tradition and history. Since 1520, the Milz family has been known as great winemakers in Trittenheim, a wine village in the well-known Moselschleife. Parts of the original 1680 wine cellar are today still visible. Milz’s wines are quite classic Riesling from the Mosel, since they present the ideal alcohol level, delicatesugar residue and an extremely long finish. In 1900, these wines used to be the most expensive in any European restaurant’s menu, even more high-priced than the best Burgundies and Bordeaux wines.

The Apotheke vineyard is located in front of Trittenheim on the right bank of the Mosella. This region is famous for his 40%-60% incline. Soil is rocky and made up of green-blue Devon – altered slate that during the day stores the sun heat on the west-southern slopes and at night gives it back to the vine. This phenomenon allows the growing Riesling to properly ripen. The vineyard is located at 150-200 metres above sea level and stretches across 72 hectares.

The peculiar name „Apotheke“ was not chosen because of a special healing effect of these wines, as you could guess, but it results form the alteration of the name „Abteiberg“: the hill were the old Trier Abbey was locarted. Until 1909 winemakers had to use a ferry to reach their vineyards. In the core area of the region the original docking pier still survives.


With the 1999 Riesling Spätlese feinfruchtig Trittenheimer Apotheke Josef Milz comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1999 Riesling Spätlese feinfruchtig Trittenheimer Apotheke Josef Milz with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€74.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€98.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 2

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW18656 1999 Barolo Fontanafredda
Piemonte
In the lower part of the village of Serralunga d'Alba, one of the most prestigious wineries in Piedmont can be visited: the Tenimenti di Fontanafredda. The chronicle of the time reports that from the Roggeri Giacomo fu Giovanni Battista property in Serralunga d'Alba, a surface area of ‘giornate piemontesi’ 138.82 (equal to about 54 hectares) was entered in the private patrimony of Vittorio Emanuele II King of Sardinia ‘by injunction of 17 June 1858’. However, Fontanafredda's history as a wine and sparkling wine producer only began in 1878, thanks to Emanuele Guerrieri, Count of Mirafiori. By his choice, production immediately followed innovative criteria, focusing on the production of quality wines, especially Barolo. 

With the 1999 Barolo Fontanafredda Serralunga d'Alba, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1999 Barolo Fontanafredda with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€118.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€157.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW17062 1999 Clos la Madeleine
Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Saint Émilion

Clos la Madeleine is in a prime location in Saint Emilion close to the 1er Cru Ausone, Belair and Canon. It has only 2.5 hectares of vineyards, 72% Merlot and 28% Cabernet Franc. The winery has existed since 1841 and was taken over by a group of wine enthusiasts in 1992, since then the quality of the wines has improved significantly. The vineyard areas for Merlot are the vineyard terraces and the foot of the slope (with the oldest Merlot stock) and for Cabernet Franc approximately 1 hectare of slopes.



With the 1999 Clos la Madeleine Grand Cru Classe St.Emilion, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1999 Clos la Madeleine with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€123.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€164.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 2

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW18948 1999 Brunello di Montalcino Villa Poggio Salvi
Toscana - Brunello di Montalcino

Brunello di Montalcino Villa Poggio Salvi is produced from a special selection of grapes of Sangiovese grosso from Montalcino vineyards at an average altitude of 320-480 m a.s.l. facing southwest. Its main characteristics are the intensity in fragrances and lenght in aftertaste.

With the 1999 Brunello di Montalcino Villa Poggio Salvi, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1999 Brunello di Montalcino Villa Poggio Salvi with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€128.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€170.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW3497l 1999 Chateau Boyd Cantenac
3eme Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Margaux

Third Grand Cru Classé in 1855, Château Boyd-Cantenac was founded in 1754  by Jacques Boyd. After few years of the Classification the estate was divided into Boyd-Cantenac and Cantenac-Brown. Its 17 hectares of vineyards are located west of the village of Cantenac in the Margaux appellation. The soil is rocky-gravely and the vines are more than thirty five years old on average and are composed of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, and 7% Petit Verdot.
It is one of the Crus still owned and operated by one family.

With the 1999 Chateau Boyd Cantenac 3eme Grand Cru Classe Margaux, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1999 Chateau Boyd Cantenac with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€132.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€176.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW18692 1999 Chateauneuf du Pape Chateau de la Gardine
Côtes du Rhône
Châteauneuf-du-Pape is the largest and most important appellation in the southern Rhône. There are over 300 hectares of vineyards and over 80 growers. Châteauneuf-du-Pape was the first ever Appellation Contrôlée established in France in 1932.


With the 1999 Chateauneuf du Pape Chateau de la Gardine, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1999 Chateauneuf du Pape Chateau de la Gardine with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€138.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€184.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW17899 1999 Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese
Große Lage - Mosel

The Scharzhofberg on the Saar is one of the most famous wine regions in Germany. The vineyard with a 30-60% slope has clay and iron-rich, heavily weathered slate soils. Cool valley winds create a perfect microclimate in the vineyard. The Rieslings from the Grosse Lage (Grand Cru) are extremely precise with crystal-clear fruit and are ideal for long storage and ripening.

With the 1999 Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.



€139.00

Content: 0.5 Liter (€278.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW17786 1999 Chateau Talbot
4eme Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Saint Julien
The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation St.Julien in Bordeaux.
Chateau Talbot takes its name from Connetable Talbot. Talbot was the governor of Guyenne. In 1453, he was killed during the battle in the fight at Castillon. Later Chateau Talbot was owned by the Marquis d’Aux-Lally. Chateau Talbot remained in the hands of his direct descendants until the close of the 19th century. In 1917, the Cordier family bought Chateau Talbot. The Cordier family were well known in Bordeaux as negociants and for decades were responsible for distributing 100% of the wine from Chateau Talbot. The Cordier family They also owned another St. Julien estate, Chateau Gruaud Larose, as well as Chateau Cantemerle in Haut Medoc and Lafaurie Peyraguey in Sauternes.
The Bordeaux vineyard of Chateau Talbot occupies 102 hectares of vines in the Medoc in the St. Julien appellation. Chateau Talbot has one of the largest vineyards in the Medoc. Chateau Talbot also occupies the highest elevations in the St Julien appellation at 23 meters. The terroir of Chateau Talbot is mostly gravel based soils and is planted to 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc.


With the 1999 Chateau Talbot 4eme Grand Cru Classe St.Julien, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1999 Chateau Talbot with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€142.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€189.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW12078 1999 Chateau Giscours
3eme Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Margaux

Chateau Giscours is located in the commune of Labarde in the south of the Margaux appellation. Its origins date back to 1330, and it was first mentioned as a vineyard in 1552. King Louis XIV was already a lover of the wines of Château Giscours. With the famous Roi Louis quatorce (1638-1715), the Sun King, we are in the time of Richelieu and the Musketeers. In addition to 80 hectares of vineyards, the estate also includes 310 hectares of forest and parkland. The soil, which is particularly suitable for the red grape variety Cabernet Sauvignon, is bedded on four gravel hills of small and medium stones over a layer of sand. Ideal conditions for a Grand Vin.

With the 1999 Chateau Giscours 3eme Grand Cru Classe Margaux, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1999 Chateau Giscours with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€144.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€192.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 3

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW17333 1999 Hermitage Nobles Rives
Grand Cru - Côtes du Rhône - Hermitage

Hermitage is one of the famous Grand Cru on the Côte du Rhône. The very elegant Syrah offers dark berry, spicy aromas with strong tannins and is very long-lasting.

The Hermitage Hill was formed in the Ice Age when the Rhône broke through this eastern extension of the Massif Central following a rapid fall in sea level. Despite its small size, the Hermitage is geologically very diverse. In the highest, western part, the soil consists of granite, which weathers into fine clay. The eastern, larger part of the slope, on the other hand, is formed in the middle by rubble made of sand and limestone that the Rhône had transported from the Alps. At the foot of the slope there are younger sediments from the Würme Ice Age. The highest points are again covered with loess. To protect the thin layers of soil from slipping, walls made of limestone were built. The name of the extremely long-lasting red wine Hermitage goes back to a hermitage founded in 1224 (Hermitage = hermit).

With the 1999 Hermitage Nobles Rives, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1999 Hermitage Nobles Rives with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€146.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€194.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 5

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW17770 1999 Chateau Montrose
2eme Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Saint Estèphe
The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation St.Estephe in Bordeaux. Château Montrose is one of the leading wine properties of St.Estéphe, and produces some of the longest-lived wines in the Médoc. Montrose had been owned by Jean-Louis Charmolue from 1962 until 2006. The winery is located in the east of the appellation St.Estephe, just north of the hamlet of Marbuzet, on a gravel knoll only 800 metres from the Gironde estuary. The proximity of the estuary ensures a microclimate that protects against frost, and the vines, which lie on deep clay-gravel soils, benefit from a south-easterly aspect. Montrose's wine is typically a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc.

With the 1999 Chateau Montrose 2eme Grand Cru Classe St.Estephe, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1999 Chateau Montrose with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€154.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€205.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW16366 1999 Riesling Eiswein Trittenheimer Apotheke Josef Milz
VdP Große Lage - Mosel

German most famous and oldest viticulture is the „Steilhange“, steep slopes along the Mosella river. No wonder that Weingut Milz can praise such a long winemaking tradition and history. Since 1520, the Milz family has been known as great winemakers in Trittenheim, a wine village in the well-known Moselschleife. Parts of the original 1680 wine cellar are today still visible. Milz’s wines are quite classic Riesling from the Mosel, since they present the ideal alcohol level, delicatesugar residue and an extremely long finish. In 1900, these wines used to be the most expensive in any European restaurant’s menu, even more high-priced than the best Burgundies and Bordeaux wines.

The Apotheke vineyard is located in front of Trittenheim on the right bank of the Mosella. This region is famous for his 40%-60% incline. Soil is rocky and made up of green-blue Devon – altered slate that during the day stores the sun heat on the west-southern slopes and at night gives it back to the vine. This phenomenon allows the growing Riesling to properly ripen. The vineyard is located at 150-200 metres above sea level and stretches across 72 hectares.

The peculiar name „Apotheke“ was not chosen because of a special healing effect of these wines, as you could guess, but it results form the alteration of the name „Abteiberg“: the hill were the old Trier Abbey was locarted. Until 1909 winemakers had to use a ferry to reach their vineyards. In the core area of the region the original docking pier still survives.


With the 1999 Riesling Eiswein Trittenheimer Apotheke Josef Milz comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1999 Riesling Eiswein Trittenheimer Apotheke Josef Milz with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€155.00

Content: 0.375 Liter (€413.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW18072 1999 Carruades de Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Bordeaux - Pauillac

Château Lafite Rothschild’s second wine, Carruades de Lafite presents similar characteristics to the Grand Vin, but with its own personality linked to a higher proportion of Merlot and to specific plots that are used to produce Carruades. The name comes from the Carruades plateau, a group of plots acquired in 1845 just next to the vines on the Château hilltop.


With the 1999 Carruades de Chateau Lafite Rothschild, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1999 Carruades de Chateau Lafite Rothschild with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€298.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€397.33 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW12071 1999 Chateau Haut Brion
1er Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Pessac-Léognan

Arnaud III de Pontac, a leading nobleman and the first president of the regional parliament- who insisted that the red wine from his family's estate, located in Pessac, was an unique, that didn't had sold  to négociants, who then blended it with other wines. Starting in 1660, he demanded a premium price for a wine with a name that no one beyond Bordeaux knew- "Haut- Brion", his family estate. After all, he sent his son to London five years later to open a tavern, where his wines were sold so exclusively and at quite steep prices. The vineyard of Château Haut Brion is planted to 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 18% Cabernet Franc. The high Merlot content, compared to the Médoc First Growths, gives the wine a voluptuous edge, but does not in any way detract from its ability to age. Haut Brion was purchased by the American financier and politician Clarence Dougless Dillion in 1935. His granddaughter still owns and operates Haut-Brion to this day.

With the 1999 Chateau Haut Brion 1er Grand Cru Classe Graves, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1999 Chateau Haut Brion with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€534.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€712.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days