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  • 1996
  • Red
  • Bordeaux Red Blend
  • Margaux
  • Medoc
  • Bordeaux
  • France
  • 750ml
  • First Growth, 100 points
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Lot 146

1996 Chateau Margaux - 1 bottle(s)-750ml

Estimate: CAD$900 - CAD$1,300
Current Bid
CAD$850
$625

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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1996 Chateau Margaux - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $900 - $1300 with a reserve of $650. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11722.

Condition

Please note the following conditions in this lot - In Neck.

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This collection was established in 1992, sparked by a flight of Chateau Margaux that included the landmark 1982 vintage. Between 1993 and 2000, the owner built the cellar through the SAQ Courrier Vinicole, acquiring 100–125 bottles of First through Fifth Growth Bordeaux annually as futures, while selectively adding premier 1980s vintages through special SAQ offerings. As the sole proprietor, he has ensured the wines remained in consistent storage within his brother’s cellar. Following the sale of his brother’s home, the owner is now offering these long-held bottles to the market. This offering represents a carefully curated, single-owner cellar with 100% SAQ provenance.
1996 Chateau Margaux from this lot has the following scores - The Wine Advocate 100 points. This is the tasting note for 1996 Chateau Margaux from Robert Parker - with a score of 98. When I used to drink this wine as a student, it generally left me a bit cold, but several recent bottles of the 1996 Château Margaux lead me to think that I must have had bad luck with a poorly stored batch of bottles. Along with Haut-Brion, Margaux is the most forward of the 1996 first growths, offering up an expressive bouquet of creamy cassis fruit mingled with cigar wrapper, sweet spices, espresso roast and loamy soil. Medium to full-bodied, suave and fleshy, with melting tannins and a long, expansive finish, it's in a beautiful place today.