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Once in a Lifetime

Once in a lifetime, or we think a lot more often than that, every wine lover should taste some of the world’s rarest, most acclaimed wines. Here are wines from legendary French estates and California cult wineries. Try them. You only live once.

1985 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti La Tache

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; 4.5 cm ullage; light label condition issue

WS  93   
RP  90   
BH  90   
CC     

2009 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Cuvee Duvault-Blochet

BH  93   
WS  92   
ST  91   
WA  90-93   
JR  17   

1982 Château Lafite-Rothschild

Light capsule condition issue; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

RP  97+    
JS  96   
ST  95+    
WS  94   
JR  18.5   
MB  ****/*   

1990 Armand Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; label condition issue

WS  95   
BH  92   
RP  90   
JR  18