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750ml
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Rated 91 - Dark ruby. Deep, brooding nose hints at dark plum, blackcurrant, coffee and lavender accented by cinnamon...
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Red
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Bottle: $1609.20 $1788.00
Rated 100 - The 1996 Lafite-Rothschild is unquestionably this renowned estate's greatest wine. As I indicated last...
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Rated 98 - The 1996 Leoville-Las Cases is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 16% Cabernet Franc picked...
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Red
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Rated 100 - The 1996 Chateau Margaux, a blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet...
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Red
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Rated 94 - Tasted over dinner in July 2009.
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Rated 91 - This is a backward, muscular, highly-extracted wine with a boatload of tannin, thus the question mark. The...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Rated 93 - The 1996 Ducru-Beaucaillou is a vintage that I have not tasted for a number of years. Matured in...
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A wine must reflect its terroir, its origins. We strongly believe that the uniqueness of the vineyard’s location is...
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Rated 95 - While in some vintages La Mission Haut-Brion and Haut-Brion can be close in quality, that is not the case...
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Rated 95 - Many 1996 are still pretty closed up right now, as it was a vintage with fairly hefty tannins but this is...
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Rated 100 - The 1996 Lafite-Rothschild is unquestionably this renowned estate's greatest wine. As I indicated last...
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Rated 100 - The 1996 Lafite-Rothschild is unquestionably this renowned estate's greatest wine. As I indicated last...
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100
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Rated 100 - The 1996 Lafite-Rothschild is unquestionably this renowned estate's greatest wine. As I indicated last...
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100
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750ml - Case of 6
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $48.06

Red Bordeaux 1996

There are few regions in the world with stricter regulations in regards to wine production and grape varietals than those found in Bordeaux, France. Here, in the home of the world's finest wines, the type and quality of grapes used is of utmost importance, and the legendary wineries which work on the banks of the Gironde river have mastered the careful art of juice blending to find the perfect balance for their produce. Whilst there are six 'official' Bordeaux grapes, the two key varietals for almost every fine Bordeaux wine are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and with good reason. Whilst Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are renowned for their acidity and astringency, strong fruit and spice flavors and full body, Merlot grapes are notably rounded, soft, fleshy and lighter on tannin. The combination of these two varietals, along with a small percentage of (commonly) Petit Verdot or Cabernet Franc, is the perfect balancing act – the two grape varietals cancel out each others weaker points, and accentuate all that is good about the other.