{"product_id":"hedges-red-mountain-reserve-1999","title":"Hedges Red Mountain Reserve 1999","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94 Points - Wine Enthusiast\u003c\/strong\u003e. Hedges Family Estate's 1999 Red Mountain Reserve is a rare library release from the estate's early years — the historic predecessor to today's flagship La Haute Cuvée, made not long after Tom and Anne-Marie Hedges first planted Red Mountain. A remarkable gift for the serious collector who wants a genuine taste of Washington wine history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWine Press Ratings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e94 Points - Wine Enthusiast (1999)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHedges' Red Mountain Reserve bottlings from this era were built as dense, cellar-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot blends — expect dark fruit, cassis and refined, structured tannins that have had over two decades to soften and develop savory, leathery complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA library-only release from Hedges' original Red Mountain Reserve tier — the historic name for what the winery's flagship blend is called today, La Haute Cuvée. Exact 1999 technical specifications are not published online; the closest documented vintage, the 2000 Red Mountain Reserve, was an 84% Cabernet Sauvignon \/ 16% Merlot blend from the Hedges Estate Vineyard at 14% ABV, aged 14 months in mostly French oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Producer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTom Hedges, from Richland, Washington, married Anne-Marie Liégeois of Ossey-les-Trois-Maisons in Champagne, France, in 1976. The couple built a wine export business to Taiwan through the late 1980s, then launched Hedges Cellars in 1987 with their first shipment — a Columbia Valley Cabernet-Merlot — to Sweden. In 1989 they bought 50 acres on Red Mountain in the Yakima Valley and planted 40 acres of Bordeaux varieties, helping pioneer what would become Washington's most prestigious red-wine AVA. Early recognition followed quickly: a gold medal for their Cabernet-Merlot in 1990, and their 1995 \"Three Vineyards\" wine landing in Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines in the World.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe estate began converting to biodynamic farming in 2007-08, released Washington's first Demeter-certified biodynamic Cabernet Sauvignon in 2015, and achieved full Demeter Biodynamic Estate certification across all 120 acres by 2021 — treating the vineyard as a single, self-contained living ecosystem worked to the lunar calendar. Today the estate is run by the second generation: Sarah Hedges Goedhart, head winemaker since 2015, and her brother Christophe Hedges, President of Global Sales. The Descendants Liégeois Dupont range carries Anne-Marie's own family name, tying the winery's Red Mountain fruit back to her Champagne roots.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hedges Family Estate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57924786323843,"sku":"HED10299","price":54.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/9843\/1058\/files\/HedgesRedMountain1999.png?v=1790696559","url":"https:\/\/www.perfectcellar.com\/products\/hedges-red-mountain-reserve-1999","provider":"Perfect Cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}