For an overview of 1996 Bordeaux, see 1996 Bordeaux – a classic for now, and Bordeaux '96s today – the tasting notes.
It gives me great pleasure to publish such a comprehensive set of tasting notes on a Bordeaux vintage that is fully mature – so much more useful for those who have wine collections than a frenetic pick over en primeur samples that have yet to be bottled.You can read my overview of how this vintage is tasting now here, but I can report with delight that most of these wines, with the exception of...