Margaux - 1996 (750ml) 2003 pure and sweet finish

pure and sweet finish

This deeply-colored wine exhibits the tell-tale Lafite bouquet of cedar

eclipsed only by the 2006 and 2009

It spent 19 months in 50% new French oak prior to bottling

the 2008 The Struie offers notes of stewed plums and creme de cassis with hints of raisins

Margaux - 1996 (750ml) 2003 pure and sweet finishThe 1996 Chateau Margaux, which was bottled in September, 1998, is undoubtedly one of the great classics produced under the Mentzelopoulos regime. In many respects, it is the quintessential Chateau Margaux, as well as the paradigm for this estate, combining measured power, extraordinary elegance, and admirable complexity. I tasted the wine on three separate occasions in January, and in short, it's a beauty! The color is opaque purple. The wine offers