A sleeper of the vintage, Lanessan's 1996 boasts an impressively saturated dark ruby/purple color, and knock-out aromatics of melted chocolate, asphalt, and cassis. Deep, rich, and medium-bodied, with excellent concentration and purity, this impressively-endowed, flavorful, well-structured wine should be at its finest between 2004-2016.
Very beautiful glowing dark ruby. Intriguing, fully developed nose with strong mineral notes. Grainy, chewy, almost as though there is a mild hint of TCA but this is serious wine. A bit dusty. Still lots of tannin and some alcohol in evidence. Drink 2008-18
The 1996 is an impressively built, medium-bodied, deep ruby/purple-colored wine with plenty of black currant, spice box, and cedar flavors. It is long in the mouth, with moderate but sweet tannin. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2015.
An insider's wine, Lanessan often makes wines of classified growth quality that can keep for decades. Readers should consider them as hypothetical crosses between a St.-Julien and Pauillac.
