Wine › 1996 › Merlot › Medium Body

This vintage ended up producing a wine which will go down in history for its c... This vintage ended up producing a wine which will go down in history for its classicism and purity. The Cabernet Sauvignon has seldom achieved such a perfection of style and such good balance. What is even rarer perhaps, is to find in a young wine,... more

This vintage thus had three phases, which ultimately produced a rich, dense, s... This vintage thus had three phases, which ultimately produced a rich, dense, structured, very complex wine. Some tasters find 1996 reminiscent of the elegance of 1953, and the power of 1959, which augurs well for this vintage that will undoubtedly... more