1996 chateau margaux premier cru classe, margaux
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Why We're Buying
Château Margaux belongs on the Mt. Rushmore of Bordeaux red wines. It is one of the five first-growth wine estates and touts the second-highest prices in Margaux. How much are people willing to spend? Someone once paid $225,000 for Château Margaux 1787 that previously belonged to former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 1996 Chateau Margaux, a blend of 82 Cabernet Sauvignon, 12 Merlot, 4 Petit Verdot and 2 Cabernet Franc, must be a strong contender for wine of the vintage. It offers everything you desire from this First Growth. It is blessed with breathtaking delineation and freshness on the nose, understated at first and then blossoming with mineral-infused black fruit, hints of blueberry, crushed stone and violet. The palate is perfectly balanced with filigree tannin, perfect acidity, a wine where everything seems to be in its right place. Blackberry, crushed stone at the front of the mouth, just a touch of spice towards the finish that shows supreme control. This is a Margaux that seems to light up the senses. It was outstanding in its youth...something that has not changed one bit over the intervening two decades. This may well turn out to be the Left Bank pinnacle of the 1990s. Tasted July 2016. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2050
Wine Spectator
Fully formed now, with a rush of steeped currant and black tea notes that are melded with a backdrop of anise, sandalwood, bergamot and charcoal. The long, suave finish lets the perfume linger, with a weighty feel. This seems to mark the start of the refinement of tannins; despite the power, this is all grace and elegance.