Dark red. purple edge; rich, vibrant bouquet of cherry, strawberry, milk chocolate and sweet oak; medium body, superb fruit, balanced; superb finish: rich, long, luscious aftertaste--awesome wine. The wine was purchased and picked up at the winery, then stored in a dark cellar at 55-61 F until consumed.
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enjoyable but past its peak. Still decent fruit and some spicy notes. a little too much acidity. Not much complexity left compared with earlier bottles. My last bottle. Other 1996 W-S have been better.
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Not a standout by any means. This seemed disjointed and a bit hollow. A touch overripe on the nose, it seemed, and throwing off very little complexity. Not muted in the mouth, but just monolithic. Fairly pedestrian. B
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This wine is drinking in its prime. Great nose that flows out of the glass of dark cherries and spice with some cola notes. Nice body. Quite silky and smooth on the palate with great balance. Not a huge wine, but quite elegant. It showed better than the '96 Magnien MSD 'les Suchots' for current drinking.
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5/13/2017 - AccaDacca Likes this wine: 93 Points
Elegant, but bright, soft yet structured, what a wonderful 20+ yr old pinot from one of the best.
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9/5/2013 - grapenotes Likes this wine: 96 Points
Dark red. purple edge; rich, vibrant bouquet of cherry, strawberry, milk chocolate and sweet oak; medium body, superb fruit, balanced; superb finish: rich, long, luscious aftertaste--awesome wine. The wine was purchased and picked up at the winery, then stored in a dark cellar at 55-61 F until consumed.
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9/2/2010 - Schwarzer Hund wrote:
enjoyable but past its peak. Still decent fruit and some spicy notes. a little too much acidity. Not much complexity left compared with earlier bottles. My last bottle. Other 1996 W-S have been better.
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2/19/2010 - gutt22 wrote:
Not a standout by any means. This seemed disjointed and a bit hollow. A touch overripe on the nose, it seemed, and throwing off very little complexity. Not muted in the mouth, but just monolithic. Fairly pedestrian. B
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1/24/2009 - rnellans wrote: 91 Points
This wine is drinking in its prime. Great nose that flows out of the glass of dark cherries and spice with some cola notes. Nice body. Quite silky and smooth on the palate with great balance. Not a huge wine, but quite elegant. It showed better than the '96 Magnien MSD 'les Suchots' for current drinking.
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