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Wednesday, December 13, 2017 - Clos Rougeard's 1996 Le Bourg, which proudly proclaims its élevage in new oak on the label (how times have changed!), is superb, bursting from the glass with a complex bouquet of black cherry, cigar ash, cassis and meaty bass notes. On the palate, the wine is sapid and full-bodied, with a sweet core of fruit, a fine-grained chassis of tannin, zesty acids and good length. While the aromas are inflected its time in toasty new oak, it's impact is seamlessly integrated on both the nose and palate. This isn't quite as concentrated as say, the 05, but it's still a first-division Le Bourg.

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