Château Vieux Robin, Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

Remember the 2001 Château Vieux Robin we offered last Christmas for $49? Well, how about becoming the proud owner of their stunning 1996—for less? This perfectly mature and “Supérieur” Left Bank Bordeaux spent the duration of its 25-year life in the château’s dark cellar, represents the last of their inventory, and cannot be found anywhere else in America. There is no deception here, just an extraordinarily rare and fortuitous opportunity to acquire a perfectly preserved claret from a vintage that produced “traditional...classic...quintessential red Bordeaux.” Those were the words of Jancis Robinson 10 years ago, and today, a full quarter-century removed from the vintage, her words ring clearer and more sonorous than ever before. We’re always talking about how genuinely mature Bordeaux is one of the most indelible and soul-lifting experiences out there, and yet we hardly get to offer them due to their distressingly prohibitive pricing. That’s why this $42 beauty should have every Left