No need to rush out and buy this mediocre 1996 "Grand Cru". Decanted 1 hour. Barely any scent, other than a kind of tired oxidised-rancid merlot-ish prune-juice. Flabby and tannic at once, the palate is unyielding and almost charmless. 81(-82)P
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1/20/2011 - honest bob wrote: 81 Points
No need to rush out and buy this mediocre 1996 "Grand Cru". Decanted 1 hour. Barely any scent, other than a kind of tired oxidised-rancid merlot-ish prune-juice. Flabby and tannic at once, the palate is unyielding and almost charmless. 81(-82)P
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