1996 Lascombes - Segonnes
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The 1996 Lascombes from jeroboam has a simple nose, pretty in its own way, but it fundamentally lacks the DNA of a Margaux. There is a touch of rose petals with time. The palate is medium-bodied with dry tannins, rather hollow on the mid-palate with a light and slightly saline finish that needs more substance. This was not a great period for the Margaux estate, and this 1996 does nothing to alter that.
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This is a mainstream, oaky, soft, fruity wine without much depth or length. It is open-knit, with dried herb and black currant fruit in its moderately intense aromatics. The short finish reveals no hard edges. Drink it over the next 7-8 years.
Exotic aromas of blackberry, tangerine and Indian spice. Full-bodied, silky and refined. Gorgeous. Little short.--'95/'96 Bordeaux retrospective. Drink now. 20,000 cases made. James Suckling,Wine Spectator 2007
This is a mainstream, oaky, soft, fruity wine without much depth or length. It is open-knit, with dried herb and black currant fruit in its moderately intense aromatics. The short finish reveals no hard edges. Drink it over the next 7-8 years. Apr 1999, www.robertparker.com