RobinTeo
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1996 Château Margaux
3/30/2024 - RobinTeo wrote: 94 Points
The one with Old Bordeaux (Praelum): Quite unlike my experiences with 96. Then again, I have not had any first growths from 96. The opening bouquet on this was lovely, some sweet black plums, smoke, herbs and blueberries and while initially tightly wound on the palate, it opened up with good depth and strong fruit concentration on the palate alongside youthful exuberance - this will surely get better in another 10 years.
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1996 Château Lynch-Bages
3/30/2024 - RobinTeo wrote: 91 Points
The one with Old Bordeaux (Praelum): Quite true to the vintage. By this time we had ascertain this was the 95 vs 96 flight and this was definitely a 1996. Graphite, black soil and dark berries bouquet with a silky and balanced palate with a dense core of fruit and slight residual sweetness - on any other night, this would have been quite a lovely drink but in the company of greats, this stood out as a little lacking.
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1995 Château Haut-Brion
3/30/2024 - RobinTeo wrote: 95 Points
The one with Old Bordeaux (Praelum): Double decanted to remove sediments 3 hours before drinking and it seemed to have helped this bottle shed some baby fat. Out of the gates this was firing with alternating waves of black fruit and red fruit with smoke, earth, graphite and baking spices. This is fresh and youthful on the palate with leather, truffles, black fruit. This is dense and complex today already but I would keep my remaining to revisit in 5-10 years time! I can only imagine how tightly wound this would have otherwise been without the decant.
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