Bordeaux Vintage 1996: Of all the red Bordeaux vintages to be drunk now, 1996 is a particularly good bet if you likemature, traditional claret – especially from the left-bank appellations in the Médoc and Graves. I would say that while you can certainly enjoy many a 2001, 2000, 1999 and 1998 already, the 1996s will deliver much more of what red Bordeaux is capable of –the ageing potential we are asked to pay so much for. By Jancis Robinson @https://www.jancisrobinson.com/…/1996-bordeaux-a-classic-fo…, Sep 2011.
Chateau Lafon Rochet 1996列級4級莊: One of the sleepers of the 1996 vintage, Lafon-Rochet has turned out an atypically powerful, rich, and concentrated wine bursting with black currant fruit. The opaque purple color gives way to a medium to full-bodied, tannic, backward wine with terrific purity, a sweet, concentrated mid-palate, and a long, blockbuster finish. This wine remains one of the finest values from the luxury-priced 1996 vintage, and is well-worth purchasing by readers who are willing to invest 5-6 years of patience; it should keep for two decades. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2020. By Robert Parker, Apr 1999.
Chateau Lynch-Moussas 1996列級5級莊: A very good example of this...estate, the 1996's saturated dark ruby/plum color is accompanied by textbook aromas of black currants, smoky new oak, minerals, and tobacco. Well-made, with moderate tannin, excellent purity, and a medium-bodied, ripe, melted asphalt-flavored finish, this is a seductive Lynch-Moussas. By Robert Parker, Apr 1999.
