ROMANéE-CONTI--VINTAGE 1996

3 MAGNUMS PER LOT
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ROMANéE-CONTI--VINTAGE 1996
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANéE-CONTI
TASTIN NOTE: THIS IS AMONG THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE WINES (AS FAR AS I KNOW ONLY CERTAIN LATE HARVEST WINES FROM GERMANY ARE MORE EXPENSIVE). IT HAS A GORGEOUSLY BRIGHT DARK RUBY/PURPLE COLOR AND EXTREMELY COMPLEX AROMATICS OF FRESH HERBS, ASIAN SPICES, CREAMY CHERRIES, SUPER-RIPE BLACKBERRIES, AND VANILLA-IMBUED OAK. THIS SUPERB WINE OFFERS A MOUTHFUL OF SILKY-TEXTURED CHERRIES, BLUEBERRIES, PLUMS, BOYSENBERRIES, EARTH, MINERALS, AND SPICED OAK. THIS MASTERPIECE IS FULL-BODIED, DENSE (YET EXTREMELY ELEGANT AND DEFINED), THICKLY-TEXTURED, AND IMMENSELY CONCENTRATED. MOREOVER, I SENSED THIS WINE WAS HOLDING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT IN RESERVE! 96-98 POINTS. ROBERT PARKER, WINE ADVOCATE # 118 (AUG 1998)
3 MAGNUMS PER LOT

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