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1996 Médoc Grand Cru Classés

1996 was the first truly outstanding year for the wines of the Médoc since 1990, with many châteaux making some of the best wines in their history. The chunkier, flashier 2000s may match them, as will the near-perfect 2005s (which combine the best qualities of 1996 & 2000) but otherwise one has to look back to 1990 to find a vintage of similar quality.

The best of these wines are starting to open up and can be drunk now with some time in the decanter. That said, the inherent balance of these wines is such that they can be kept, and will develop, for many years to come. Moreover, they offer exceptional value when compared to their 2000 and 2005 counterparts.

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1996 SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE	Ch. Gruaud-Larose, 2ème Cru Classé, St Julien France » Bordeaux » St Julien	Bottle (75cl)	£ 62.13 $ 101.19	No more stock available
			12 x £ 55.43	0 in basket
		Special case price £ 665.22 Buy 12 and save £ 80.35 (10.5%)
	Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Cab.Sauvignon Blend, Ready, but will keep, 12.5% alc. 1996 has been hailed as ‘the greatest ever Cabernet Sauvignon vintage’. It’s certainly one of the great post-war vintages for the Médoc and arguably one of the top four of the last century. St Julien is one of the appellations offering the best wines from 1996 and these are now perfectly mature, offering sensational drinking now. This wine is a wonderful example of the quality that can be found in 1996 from a ‘Super-Second’ estate: one which consistently outperforms its classification and produces wines that taste instead like those of a First Growth. MORE Drink: 2008 -2020 .

1996 SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE	Ch. Lynch-Bages, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac France » Bordeaux » Pauillac	Bottle (75cl)	£ 104.35 $ 169.94	No more stock available
			12 x £ 81.57	0 in basket
		Special case price £ 978.89 Buy 12 and save £ 273.29 (21.5%)
	Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Cab.Sauvignon Blend, Ready, but will keep, 13% alc. The fleshy, mouth-filling flavours of this wine, from the exceptional 1996 vintage, leads to great finesse on the finish. With its voluptuous cassis fruit it is a blockbuster to enjoy now but will improve with age. Pauillac at its best. MORE

1996 SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE	Ch. Palmer, Margaux France » Bordeaux » Margaux Limited Stock	Bottle (75cl)	£ 131.91 $ 214.83	No more stock available
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	Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Cab.Sauvignon Blend, Ready, but will improve, 12.5% alc. In an ideal world this should be cellared for another 2-3 years with an ageing potential of another 15-20 years. A sweet, intoxicating nose of ripe, cool, red fruits with real Margaux appeal. Rich but classically restrained on the palate, it is unbelievably classy. MORE

1996 SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE	Ch. Ducru-Beaucaillou, St Julien France » Bordeaux » St Julien Limited Stock	Bottle (75cl)	£ 131.91 $ 214.83	No more stock available
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	Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Cab.Sauvignon Blend, Ready, but will improve, 13% alc. 1996 is possibly the best Cabernet Sauvignon vintage for 50 years, and this classic St. Julien is the best Ducru Beaucaillou since 1982. Exhibiting classic Bordeaux, flavours of cassis, lead pencil, toast and blackcurrant leaves with an elegant floral note, and balanced tannins that will aid a long life. We anticipate it will start drinking in the next couplle of years and last until 2030. MORE Drink: 2009 -2030 .

1996 SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE	Ch. Palmer, 3ème Cru Classé, Margaux France » Bordeaux » Margaux	Bottle (75cl)	£ 131.91 $ 214.83	No more stock available
			12 x £ 101.43	0 in basket
		Special case price £ 1217.22 Buy 12 and save £ 365.74 (23%)
	Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Cab.Sauvignon Blend, Ready, but will improve, 12.5% alc. This Third Growth property consistently outperforms its classification and is unquestionably the top estate in Margaux after Ch. Margaux. We have been very lucky to get our hands on this pristine late-release parcel direct from the château. This is beginning to drink but in an ideal world it would be cellared for another 2 to 3 years and has the potential to age a further 15 to 20 years. However, who is going to be able to resist its sweet, intoxicating aromas of ripe, cool, red fruits and rich but classically restrained palate until then? This is an unbelievably classy Palmer that will drink until 2028. MORE

1996 SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE	Ch. Margaux, Margaux France » Bordeaux » Margaux Limited Stock	Bottle (75cl)	£ 634.78 $ 1033.81	No more stock available
			12 x £ 501.61	0 in basket
		Special case price £ 6019.30 Buy 12 and save £ 1598.09 (20.5%)
	Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Cab.Sauvignon Blend, Ready, but will improve, 12.5% alc. For the second year in a row Paul Pontallier has produced one of the wines of the vintage at this famous estate. Immense class balancing richness with finesse, this wine is beautifully integrated with its subtle flavours of red fruits and violets and the restrained use of new oak. MORE

1996 SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE	Ch. Margaux, Margaux, (Ex Chateau) France » Bordeaux » Margaux	Bottle (75cl)	£ 634.78 $ 1033.81	No more stock available
			12 x £ 501.61	0 in basket
		Special case price £ 6019.30 Buy 12 and save £ 1598.09 (20.5%)
	Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Cab.Sauvignon Blend, Ready, but will improve, 12.5% alc. Régisseur Paul Pontallier appears to glide effortlessly to successive triumphs and in 1996 he produced a quintessential Château Margaux and one of the vintage's best wines. Feminine and extraordinarily perfumed, this offers seamless layers of sweet cassis fruit with toast and floral nuances, exceptional elegance and admirable richness and complexity. Drink now - 2040 BBR Score 20/20 Parker Points 99/100 MORE

1996 SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE	Ch. Lafite-Rothschild, Pauillac France » Bordeaux » Pauillac Limited Stock	Bottle (75cl)	£ 851.04 $ 1386.01	No more stock available
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	Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Cab.Sauvignon Blend, For laying down, 12.5% alc. "The 1996 Lafite-Rothschild is unquestionably this renowned estate's greatest wine. The wine exhibits a thick-looking, ruby/purple color, and a knock-out nose of lead pencil, minerals, flowers, and black currant scents. Extremely powerful and full-bodied, with remarkable complexity for such a young wine, this huge Lafite is oozing with extract and richness, yet has managed to preserve its quintessentially elegant personality. This wine is even richer than it was prior to bottling. It should unquestionably last for 40-50 years ." (Robert Parker - Wine Advocate - Apr 1999) MORE Drink: 2012 -2050 . Parker Score: 100 /100.

1996 SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE	Ch. Lafite-Rothschild, Pauillac France » Bordeaux » Pauillac Limited Stock	Double Magnum (300cl)	£ 3404.22 $ 5544.11	No more stock available
			3 x £ 2755.83	0 in basket
		Special case price £ 8267.48 Buy 3 and save £ 1945.17 (19%)
	Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Cab.Sauvignon Blend, For laying down, 12.5% alc. This is a classic Lafite, almost jet black in colour, with soft spiced berry fruit flavours, tremendously intense on the palate, and a wonderful complex tabacco-flavoured finish. Outstandingly representative ofBordeaux's most famous estate. MORE

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