{"title":"1996","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"krug-brut-1996","title":"Krug Brut 1996","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, December 2009\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThe real surprise among Krug’s 1996s is the 1996 Vintage, which is drinking beautifully, even among this rarified air of single-vineyard Champagnes. The 1996 Vintage is explosive and creamy, with just the right balance of power, richness and freshness. The mousse is perhaps just a touch less refined than in the 1996 Clos du Mesnil and Clos d’Ambonnay, but it is also perfectly measured with the wine’s exuberant personality. This multi-dimensional, textured Champagne is at the early part of its drinking window and promises to deliver an incredible drinking experience over the coming decades. The take-away from this flight of 1996s from Krug is simple. Although the 1996 Vintage can’t possibly be described as inexpensive, it shows exceptionally well next to its much more expensive brethren and clearly delivers a similar level of quality. Readers who have the opportunity to pick up this wine should not hesitate. It is a gem. No disgorgement date provided. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2036. - Antonio Galloni\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Krug","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41033792520355,"sku":"KRUBRU96B","price":840.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0412\/5330\/6531\/products\/piugsndifgnidsnfisdnufiudsnfiasdnufsd82w.png?v=1665710684"},{"product_id":"salon-blanc-de-blancs-le-mesnil-brut-1996","title":"Salon Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil Brut 1996","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e99 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, August 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis bottle of the 1996 Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil Brut was drinking superbly and represents the apotheosis of Blanc de Blancs, unfurling over the course of three hours with a stunningly complex bouquet of citrus oil, confit lemon, dried white flowers and oyster shell, with hints of praline and pastry cream becoming more pronounced as the wine opens up in the glass. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and multidimensional, defined by the incisive spine so typical of the vintage that, here, is cloaked in layers of crisp fleshy and chalky extract. The finish is long, penetrating and saline. - William Keeley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41095792525475,"sku":"SALBLM96B","price":2544.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0412\/5330\/6531\/products\/isdafiusdhafoivubnoiasudbnfiodsanf77f_60784891-8a9e-4c59-8608-943a75507c81.png?v=1665713939"},{"product_id":"moet-chandon-dom-perignon-p2-rose-1996","title":"Moët \u0026 Chandon Dom Pérignon P2 Rosé 1996","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1996 Dom Pérignon Rosé P2 is showing beautifully, wafting from the glass that mingles aromas of dried fruits, raspberries and toasted bread with nuances of rose hips, peonies, smoke and spices. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, layered and complete, with a beautifully integrated spine of acidity, excellent concentration and a vinous profile, concluding with a long and iodine-inflected finish. There's a touch more breadth and dimension here than in the white Dom Pérignon P2 of the same vintage, but the two wines share a strong vintage signature this year. - William Keeley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moët \u0026 Chandon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43601690034339,"sku":"MOCDR296B","price":1967.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0412\/5330\/6531\/files\/ebty0000064024_2.jpg?v=1696804359"},{"product_id":"chateau-margaux-1996","title":"Château Margaux 1996","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e98 points - Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, December 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen I used to drink this wine as a student, it generally left me a bit cold, but several recent bottles of the 1996 Château Margaux lead me to think that I must have had bad luck with a poorly stored batch of bottles. Along with Haut-Brion, Margaux is the most forward of the 1996 first growths, offering up an expressive bouquet of creamy cassis fruit mingled with cigar wrapper, sweet spices, espresso roast and loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied, suave and fleshy, with melting tannins and a long, expansive finish, it's in a beautiful place today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château Margaux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43833044009123,"sku":"CHMRGX96B","price":959.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0412\/5330\/6531\/files\/20128007951-ms_06e0e6f0-f7f7-4d1e-99cb-f6b0d5a25abc.jpg?v=1703177958"},{"product_id":"palmer-1996","title":"Palmer 1996","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e91 points - Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, May 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mnmd-review__summary\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTasted at the Château Palmer vertical in London, the 1996 Château Palmer is a wine that never quite fulfilled its potential. There is satisfactory fruit intensity on the nose, blackberry and truffle, a touch of vanilla and violet developing with time in the glass. The palate still feels a little backward, but there is good grip and freshness. This is a harmonious 1996 Margaux and yet it feels conservative and straight-laced on the tobacco-infused finish. It is quite a \"serious\" Palmer, yet it does not quite back it up in terms of complexity or, for want of a better word, \"soul.\" Good...but you end up wanting more, especially having tasted the likes of 2000, 2005 and 2010 alongside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Palmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43834297024675,"sku":"PLMRAE96B","price":504.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0412\/5330\/6531\/files\/4690_phbtpalmersm_3a5db5e8-b101-4723-bc95-ca5c11404a8a.jpg?v=1703250855"},{"product_id":"chateau-margaux-pavillon-rouge-1996","title":"Château Margaux Pavillon Rouge 1996","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Not yet reviewed, 1997 review for reference)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e86\/87 points - Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, February 1998\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs I have noted previously, Chateau Margaux's second wine, Pavillon du Chateau Margaux, has come of age over recent vintages. The 1997, a 40% Merlot\/60% Cabernet Sauvignon blend, is a slightly herbal, up-front, lushly-styled wine with plenty of pure fruit, medium body, and no harshness or aggressiveness in the finish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château Margaux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43835877130403,"sku":"CHMPRG96B","price":238.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0412\/5330\/6531\/files\/Image_b4103dfa-247b-4f90-926e-8f22614bd9fe.jpg?v=1705366589"},{"product_id":"lafite-rothschild-1996","title":"Lafite Rothschild 1996","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e98 points - Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, October 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1996 Lafite-Rothschild was remarkably deep in color considering that it is now 20 years in age. The bouquet is classic Pauillac with pencil shavings and sous-bois infusing the black fruit, masculine and a little aloof, yet focused and very well delineated. The palate is very well balanced with crisp blackberry and boysenberry fruit, spicier than I recollect, a crescendo of flavors so that it seems understated at first but fans out with a sense of confidence towards the finish. I think this still has more to give so cellar it away for another 5-8 years if you can, but otherwise this is an exemplary Lafite-Rothschild that I can envisage getting better and better in bottle, if not quite as enthralling as either Mouton-Rothschild or Château Margaux.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lafite Rothschild","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43836095463587,"sku":"LFTRTH96B","price":1695.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0412\/5330\/6531\/files\/20148008857-ms_820681e6-c9ea-4131-8e7d-18745f12a7b5.jpg?v=1703427417"},{"product_id":"latour-1996","title":"Latour 1996","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e95+ points - Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, February 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"tasting-note-content\"\u003eFrom my cellar, the 1996 Latour is still a very youthful, tightly wound wine, unfurling in the glass with notions of blackcurrants, loamy soil, cigar wrapper and English walnuts. Medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, it's built around by ripe, increasingly melting tannins and a bright spine of acidity, concluding with a long, penetrating finish. Given this Latour's ruby-black hue and impeccable structure, it still has a long future ahead of it. Today, it really begins to expatiate after four hours in a decanter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Latour","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43841371635875,"sku":"LTRLTR96B","price":1020.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0412\/5330\/6531\/files\/odfpgdfsokfgp_dosjgoidfjgoidfjgfg79i_bdaeb83a-a09d-4a15-8a8e-2caa35878f52.png?v=1703694160"}],"url":"https:\/\/winesofkings.com\/en-ca\/collections\/1996.oembed","provider":"Wines of Kings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}