Lots of maturing yellow and green apple, good density. Drink now.

Tired bottle, this is inconsistent with other recent bottles.

Bright, powerful start, then even brighter and bigger finish. Perhaps still slightly tight but so much pleasure now.

Wonderfully rich with lots of charm coming through as it matures gracefully. very good now.

Less graceful vs previous bottles with good weight and complexity, but I've never found this wine to be as harmonious vs other vintages, so it's never thrilled me. But tonight's was less exciting.

Wonderful richness, lots of apple, Meyer lemon, lemon curd with a long, powerful finish.

Good weight, plenty of fruit, not nearly the most complex of tonight's 1996s.

Much more tired than should ever be expected, and still certainly drinkable, but underwhelming. seemed lacking energy.

Big and powerful in its highly oxidative style. Also fully mature.

In '96 Grand Cru flight. Red cherry throughout with good weight and depth, just not quite up to my Grand Cru expectations. More elegant than exciting, consistent with other times I have had this wine.

In '96 Grand Cru flight. Opened approx 30 minutes before serving, more air would have helped. This started slightly musty and awkward. This certainly put on weight in glass, as well as cleaned up nicely. Still never got to the full harmony I hoped for, but it is still young for this producer in this kind of vintage.

In '96 Grand Cru flight. Opened approx 30 minutes before serving. Rich and ripe black fruity, very bold and meaty with impressive concentration. Still ever-so-slightly backward and ever-so-slightly oaky, but lots of fun in this glass.

Ripe and opulent with black currant and cassis, all very big but also still very firm.

Still needs lots more cellar time, but so much here.

Good stuffing and weight, slightly drying.

Good enough fruit and weight but more firm than I'd prefer. Better to cellar, but when/ where will this emerge?

Very rich with wonderful balance and a persistent finish that is faintly firm, but the structure stays in the background. Still further upside here.

Still firm and not seeming to be harmonious. An odd bottle.

Rich black fruit with good density and lots of fun right now. This wine really outperformed expectations today.

A great wine that is still in its infancy. Ultra firm with dense, meaty and powerful black plum, currant well spiced with liqueur hints. A powerhouse that wis so good now, but will be great 2030-2056.

Big and very fun, but with slightly less power or nuance tonight vs the many (even better) previous bottles I have tasted.

Complex and layered with dried and fresh apricot along with a touch of something tropical. Very good now.

Apricot and lemon rind, coming across as both sweet and bitter with good depth.