1996 Le Montrachet
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This estate's 1996 Montrachet is an extraordinary wine. Complex aromas of minerals, stones, flowers, and sweet toast are followed by a massively powerful and refined personality. Mouth-coating and intense, with saturating waves of roasted peaches, anise, liquid minerals and rocks, this is an oily-textured, broad, and elegant blockbuster of a wine! Gorgeously-balanced and focused, it should age admirably well. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2015+. Importers: Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA; tel (510) 524-1524, Domaines et Saveurs Collection, Jeanne-Marie de Champs, French Fax: 33-3-80-22-58-25, and in Massachusetts: Classic Wine Imports, Boston, MA; tel (617) 731-6644.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Pierre Rovani
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Oily, resiny, oaky nose. Rich and large-scaled in the mouth, with nicely buffered acids, but totally withdrawn and bound-up today. Compared to this, the Demoiselles is easy to taste! Best now on the long, palate-staining finish. Needs a good decade of aging.