1996 Chateau Leoville Las Cases St Julien from this lot has the following scores - The Wine Advocate 98 points, Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 98 points, The Wine Front 97 points, Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch 97 points, Vinous 96 points. This is the tasting note for 1996 Chateau Leoville Las Cases St Julien from Robert Parker - The 1996 Leoville-Las Cases is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 16% Cabernet Franc picked between 25 September and 10 October (for fascinating insight, read Robert Parker's remarks about the blend with Michel Delon in the original tasting note). Now at 20 years, it has evolved into an absolutely stunning Saint Julien, clearly one of the best wines from the estate this decade. The bouquet is beautifully defined with intense black cherries, cedar, mint and a touch of oyster shell that seems to gain intensity in the glass. The palate is seamless from start to finish, extraordinarily pure, the 70% new oak totally assimilated of course, impressive weight and power allied with genuine finesse and tension towards the silky smooth finish. It stands as one of the best wines of the vintage without one iota of doubt and it will last 30-40 years without problem. You might call it proper Claret. You might call it delicious. Tasted July 2016. 1996 Chateau Leoville Poyferre St Julien from this lot has the following scores - Decanter 95 points, The Wine Advocate 93 points, Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 93 points. 1996 Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac from this lot has the following scores - Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 96 points, Decanter 95 points, John Kapon Vintage Tastings 95 points, The Wine Advocate 94 points, The Wine Front 94 points, Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch 94 points.