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Back to Earth in Bordeaux

Although a difficult vintage, 1999 offers both good wines and good prices

By James Suckling

Tasting some of the best 1999 red Bordeaux, I found it hard to believe that the vintage was one of the most difficult in recent memory for France's premier wine region. In 1999, just about anything .....

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