12 bottles per lot
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Château Palmer--Vintage 1996
Cantenac (Margaux), 3me cru classé
Tasting note: This wine, a blend of 55 Cabernet Sauvignon, 40 Merlot, and 5 Petit Verdot, is performing well after its July, 1998 bottling. It boasts an impressively saturated purple color, in addition to a backward yet intense nose of black plums, currants, licorice, and smoke. Following terrific fruit on the attack, the wine's structure and tannin take over. There is plenty of sweet fruit, and the tannin is well-integrated, but the wine requires 7-8 years of cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2028. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate # 122 (Apr 1999)
12 bottles per lot
Cantenac (Margaux), 3me cru classé
Tasting note: This wine, a blend of 55 Cabernet Sauvignon, 40 Merlot, and 5 Petit Verdot, is performing well after its July, 1998 bottling. It boasts an impressively saturated purple color, in addition to a backward yet intense nose of black plums, currants, licorice, and smoke. Following terrific fruit on the attack, the wine's structure and tannin take over. There is plenty of sweet fruit, and the tannin is well-integrated, but the wine requires 7-8 years of cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2028. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate # 122 (Apr 1999)
12 bottles per lot