Tasting Notes
Robert Parker 95
1999 Langhe Sori Tildin-The 1999 Sori Tildin is a knockout wine. It offers a classic, expressive nose of flowers and spices and somewhat austere profile of sweet red fruit, minerals and menthol on a mid-weight frame. It is the hardest of these wines to read today, but I found myself coming back to it often and discovering new nuances with each taste. It is clearly a wine of much potential and should start to drink well in another few years and last until age 25-30. It will be a fascinating wine to follow. 95/drink after 2011, 03/06
Anticipated maturity: 2011-2029
Vinous 93+
The 1999 Sori Tildin is a pretty wine, even if many of the site-specific notes aren’t quite as evident in this vintage. This decidedly mid-weight Sori Tildin is notable for its balance and harmony, but otherwise today it is a bit flat and lacking the excitement of the very best vintages. I have seen Sori Tildin blossom in bottle though, so I am inclined to think I found the 1999 at a particularly closed stage of its life.
Anticipated maturity: 2014-2024
