6 bottles per lot
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Château Margaux--Vintage 1996
Margaux, 1er cru classé
In original wooden case
Tasting note: The grand vin was 85 Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, Merlot 10 and Petit Verdot 5 It is always a joy to taste at Margaux and in April 1997, I tasted the '96 alongside the '95, which was totally different in style. The '96 was opaque, of course; low-keyed but with classic fruit; lovely flavour, lean, spicy tannic finish. I added 'clearly a wine of finesse, like a champion lady swimmer, sinewy, streamlined, shapely, with firm, rippling pectoral muscles'. May 2001. M.B
See also lot 542.
6 bottles per lot
Margaux, 1er cru classé
In original wooden case
Tasting note: The grand vin was 85 Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, Merlot 10 and Petit Verdot 5 It is always a joy to taste at Margaux and in April 1997, I tasted the '96 alongside the '95, which was totally different in style. The '96 was opaque, of course; low-keyed but with classic fruit; lovely flavour, lean, spicy tannic finish. I added 'clearly a wine of finesse, like a champion lady swimmer, sinewy, streamlined, shapely, with firm, rippling pectoral muscles'. May 2001. M.B
See also lot 542.
6 bottles per lot
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