1996 Chateau Palmer, Margaux
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Alex Bridgeman
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1996 Chateau Palmer, Margaux
55% cabernet sauvignon, 40% merlot, 4% cabernet franc, 1% petit verdot. Starting to show signs of maturity, 70% opaque, with a brick red rim. Huge nose, full of cedar wood and pencil shavings with violets all over it ”“ truly wonderful. Sweet fruit on entry, with the dry tannins lurking behind the fruit. Sweet and balanced fruit on the palate, quite developed and mature. Lovely development with multiple layers of flavour. Big and fruity aftertaste and a lingering, ethereal finish of immense length. A really exquisite wine. Drinking now. 95/100.
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