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Wednesday, May 3, 2017 - The 1996 is a very nice Mouton-Rothchild which is still about a decade away from its apogee, opening in the glass with a classy bouquet of cassis, woodsmoke and classic Mouton cooperage. On the palate the wine is medium-full, with fine but not yet melted tannins and a juicy line of acidity, but without the amplitude or drama that this wine can sometimes attain. Qualitatively this is a notable step up above the weak 1989 and 1990 vintages here, but it can't match the alliance of elegance with intensity displayed by the 1985, or for that matter the rather more rustic, big-boned powerhouse Mouton produced in 1995.

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