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No, that isn't a typo and yes, it's actually a very good price (you won't find this for less than $7000 on the open market). The wine was purchased for investment rather than imbibement, as it is far too precious to merely drink at this point in my life. I imagine that sometime next year, the bottle will find its way to the auction block in New York City. I definitely didn't expect to walk out of Napa Rose with this!
99 points, Robert Parker: "The medium to dark ruby-colored 1999 Romanee-Conti is mind-boggling. It has a hugely expressive nose of super-ripe black cherries, candied plums, and violets. Full-bodied and possessing a magnificent breadth of sweet, penetrating fruits, this is an unbelievably complex wine. It coats the palate with its velvety sweet cherries, jammy blackberries, and fruit-soaked tannin. Perfectly balanced and seamless, this gem has a remarkably long finish. This is a wine of exemplary precision, delineation, and power with undescribable class and refinement."