{"title":"Bordeaux Icons of the 1990s","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1990s produced some of Bordeaux’s most enduring and expressive wines — a decade that balanced classical structure with emerging generosity and depth. From the power and finesse of 1990 Château Ducru‑Beaucaillou, to the quiet authority of 1999 Château Léoville Las Cases, these wines now show the complexity, harmony and nuance that only time can deliver. A rare opportunity to enjoy mature claret at its most resolved.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"1996-chateau-ausone-st-emilion-bordeaux","title":"1996 Château Ausone, St Emilion, Bordeaux","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1996 Ausone is a vintage that I have tasted on four or five occasions. This was similar to previous examples with a very floral and outgoing bouquet, those wilted violet petals infusing the boysenberry and blueberry fruit, quite glossy in style, one of the most modern of that decade. It certainly has more intensity than earlier vintages. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe palate is medium-bodied with sweet and ripe tannin, impressive acidity and weight, although it does not revel in the complexity of other vintages, perhaps because the growing season did not favour the Right Bank. There is a touch of headiness on the finish that is a little otiose, but otherwise, this is a thoroughly enjoyable Ausone—tasted at the Ausone vertical in London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrink 2018 - 2038\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeal Martin, Vinous.com (March 2018)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berry Bros. \u0026 Rudd Singapore","offers":[{"title":"75cl","offer_id":50001613455679,"sku":"1996-12750-8008785","price":909.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/0367\/7503\/files\/19968008785_Chateau-Ausone_Chapelle-d-Ausone-St-Emilion_1996_01.jpg?v=1731430397"},{"product_id":"1996-chateau-grand-puy-lacoste-pauillac-bordeaux","title":"1996 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac, Bordeaux","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrancois Xavier Borie is now producing some of Bordeaux's greatest wines, expressing the personality of the terroir possibly more than any other proprietor. A fabulous wine balancing concentration, ripeness of fruit and complex structure all in one. One of the finest wines of the vintage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berry Bros. \u0026 Rudd Singapore","offers":[{"title":"75cl","offer_id":50005620195647,"sku":"1996-12750-8003256","price":340.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/0367\/7503\/files\/19968003256_Chateau-Grand-Puy-Lacoste_Ch-Grand-Puy-Lacoste-Pauillac_1996_01.jpg?v=1731580092"},{"product_id":"1999-chateau-leoville-las-cases-st-julien-bordeaux","title":"1999 Château Léoville Las Cases, St Julien, Bordeaux","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSwathes of Cabernet fruit here. This wine has wonderful concentration, impressive layers of new oak, opulent fruit and a marvellously long finish. This is a wine that can be enjoyed in its youth, middle age and in 10 years time. Outstanding!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berry Bros. \u0026 Rudd Singapore","offers":[{"title":"75cl","offer_id":50005657157951,"sku":"1999-12750-8007922","price":345.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/0367\/7503\/files\/19998007922_Chateau-Leoville-Las-Cases_Ch-Leoville-Las-Cases-St-Julien_1999_01.jpg?v=1731580992"},{"product_id":"1996-chateau-palmer-margaux-bordeaux","title":"1996 Château Palmer, Margaux, Bordeaux","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe sensuous, generous dollop of 40 % Merlot that went into this I think is what makes this so exquisite and beguiling. Warm, sweet red fruit with a hint of vanilla leading you to a palate which is plump and fleshy but elegant and sophisticated. It really reminds of a top Grand Cru Burgundy from a great year with its purity and grace. Please don't be put off if you read words like \"elegant\" to mean thin and lacking flavour as it can often mean in wine terms. Quite the contrary here, this is jam packed full of oomph and the finish is 3 to 4 minutes long. If its a small Christmas Day or New Years Eve gathering this year for you ( or you are an incredibly generous host\/hostess and having the hordes in!) and you want something that will tick all the boxes ( and some boxes you hadn't even known you had) you wont be disappointed and you will certainly have a very happy Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Staples, Berrys' Fine Wine Director (November 2009)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berry Bros. \u0026 Rudd Singapore","offers":[{"title":"75cl","offer_id":50005661221183,"sku":"1996-12750-8004309","price":517.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/0367\/7503\/files\/19968004309_Chateau-Palmer_Ch-Palmer-Margaux_1996_01.jpg?v=1733995557"},{"product_id":"1990-chateau-ducru-beaucaillou-st-julien-bordeaux","title":"1990 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St Julien, Bordeaux","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery full colour and still very young. Classic St-Julien with very well judged use of oak. Intense, harmonious, and beautifully balanced with a long lingering finish. Needs another 5 years of bottle ageing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berry Bros. \u0026 Rudd Singapore","offers":[{"title":"75cl","offer_id":51057572741439,"sku":"G4599B","price":460.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/0367\/7503\/files\/19908008844_Chateau-Ducru-Beaucaillou_Ch-Ducru-Beaucaillou-St-Julien_1990_01.jpg?v=1751033931"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/0367\/7503\/collections\/cellar-plan_ch-ducru-beaucaillou.jpg?v=1780061046","url":"https:\/\/bbr.sg\/collections\/bordeaux-icons-of-the-1990s.oembed","provider":"Berry Bros. \u0026 Rudd Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}