La Romanée--Vintage 1996 Côte de Nuits, Château de Vosne-Romanée "The magnificent 1996 La Romanée offers a medium to dark ruby color and an extraordinary nose of perfume, violets, and myriad red fruits. I was blown away by this wine's combination of precision, femininity, focus, and jammy, candied cherries. Traces of sweet, vanilla-infused oak grace this wine's complex and concentrated yet lacelike flavor profile. Medium to full bodied and silky textured, this wine also possesses a long, soft, gorgeous finish that leaves the taster yearning for more. Finally, a La Romanée worthy of its name!" Robert Parker, Wine Buyer's Guide, Fifth Edition