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Wine vintage rating 1996

What was the vintage 1996 like?

1996 A vintage that favors the left bank (Médoc) slightly over St Emilion and Pomerol. Italy with Piedmont very well. Top vintage in Burgundy. The weather has been good throughout the year, just a little too much up and down between warm and dry and cool and humid. The Médoc wines have a dense tannin structure for long life and long storage, the merlot-influenced wines are perhaps less long-distance runners and are still very drinkable. I really like some Cru Bourgeois classics. Restrictions from the wine critics are often complaining at a high level, because there are always enough of the neighboring vintages for the 90s and everyone has their favorite vintages.
After the highly traded 1995 vintage, the 1996 was initially underestimated. Changeable weather in summer, but a warm, dry September resulted in aromatically ripe grapes with high acid levels in Champagne. Excellent vintage for champagne.
Very good vintage in Piedmont and Tuscany - started late due to a cool spring, but perfect for classically elegant wines due to a long, warm summer.

Weather in the year 1996

A stormy winter ended with a sudden rise in temperature in the last days of March. April stayed dry. Uniform flowering was completed in June.

The summer was promising. June very warm, July a little cooler. Rain shortly before the harvest made things difficult for the Merlot vines and forced strict selection.

Then it got really warm again in October.

The current stock of wines from the 1996 vintage

All wines from the 1996 vintage are in our own wine cellar and can be shipped immediately or picked up at the wine shop. To the wines of 1996

Good filling levels, good wine quality

The fill level of an old vintage wine reveals important information on the drinkability of the wine.
Of course, the good condition of a wine from an old vintage depends on excellent storage. Above all, the wine must not have frequently changed cellars. Ideally, the wine will have rested in one and the same wine cellar.

But also the cork that sits in each individual bottle is very important. A perfect cork has few pores and keeps the wine stable. If an inferior cork happens to have been used in a bottle, the porous surface will begin to soak up wine and allow micro-quantities of the liquid to evaporate over the decades. Poor fill levels are the result.

A poor fill level therefore also indicates a high risk that the wine bottle could soon begin to leak.


The fill levels explained:
In the bottle neck (high fill to base neck) about 2 cm is perfect for wines.
Top and upper shoulder, ([very] top shoulder), approx. 3 cm is very good for very old wines.
Medium shoulder (mid shoulder), about 4 cm is only acceptable for rare top wines and in individual cases.
Everything below the red line should not be offered any more.

Wine rating

Do you have a 1996 vintage in your wine cellar and would you like to know how much it is worth?

Here are a few tips: in order to still have any value, the bottle must be leakproof. The wine must not be cloudy. It should be of good quality (not supermarket wine).

Search for the wine online without specifying the vintage. If it is a well-known winery, you will find the wine immediately and also the price you have to pay for the current vintage. If the current wine costs from EUR 20.00 upwards, that's a good sign.

The filling level is decisive for the value. Upper shoulder to base neck is required.
SW18056 1996 Château Clos Sainte Anne
Bordeaux - 1eres CĂ´tes de Bordeaux

The classic red wine comes from the Premieres Côtes de Bordeaux appellation. The Bordeaux growing region extends over around two thirds of the Gironde department (no wine is grown except in the south and towards the sea) with an area of ​​105 by 130 kilometers and a vineyard area of ​​113,000 hectares. The climate, characterized by the nearby Atlantic and the many rivers, is extremely favorable for viticulture. Summer is not too dry or hot, autumn is sunny and winter is mild. The predominantly barren and stony gravel soil means that the roots of the vines have to dig up to ten meters deep into the ground to find water. This makes it easier to survive both dry periods and rainy periods (drainage promoted by gravel soil). The stony ground also serves as a heat reservoir.

The wines of Bordeaux are so-called cuvées, wines blended from several grape varieties. Each château (winery) has its own recipe for blending grape varieties and vinification, which is carefully guarded. In Bordeaux, barrel aging in small 225 liter barrels has been used for centuries and barrique aging has been brought to the highest level of perfection.

With the 1996 Château Clos Sainte Annecomes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1996 Château Clos Sainte Anne with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€95.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€126.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 7

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW15643 1996 Chateau Ferriere
3eme Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Margaux

Château Ferrière is the smallest of all the Crus ClassĂ©s in Margaux. Its vineyard covers only 10 hectares, but the owners (since 1988) - Mrs Claire Villars-Lurton and her family - have restored the high reputation of this 3rd Cru ClassĂ©. The mansion was embellished, the vineyard was improved, and new and very efficient equipment was bought. The vineyard is located on two beautiful knolls of gravelly and sandy soil with a limestone substrate. It is mainly  composed of Cabernet-Sauvignon (80%).


With the 1996 Chateau Ferriere 3eme Grand Cru Classe Margaux, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1996 Chateau Ferriere with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€164.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€218.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 3

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW15204 1996 Chateau Canon La Gaffeliere
1er Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Saint Émilion

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Saint-Emilion in Bordeaux. Château Canon-la-Gaffelière is located in the centre of the St.Emilion appellation, due south of St.Emilion town, the property has a similar climate to that enjoyed by both St.Emilion and Pomerol: more continental than the maritime Médoc. Canon-la-Gaffelière has 19.5 hectares of vineyards with a blend of Merlot 55%, Cabernet Franc 40% and Cabernet Sauvignon 5%. The estate lie at the base of the Côtes, on relatively flat, sandy-gravel topsoil and sandy-clay subsoil. Château Canon-la-Gaffelière is since 2012 classified as 1er Grand Cru Classé.


With the 1996 Chateau Canon La Gaffeliere 1er Grand Cru Classe St.Emilion, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1996 Chateau Canon La Gaffeliere with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€174.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€232.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW17790 1996 Carruades de Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Bordeaux - Pauillac

Château Lafite Rothschild’s second wine, Carruades de Lafite presents similar characteristics to the Grand Vin, but with its own personality linked to a higher proportion of Merlot and to specific plots that are used to produce Carruades. The name comes from the Carruades plateau, a group of plots acquired in 1845 just next to the vines on the Château hilltop.


With the 1996 Carruades de Chateau Lafite Rothschild, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1996 Carruades de Chateau Lafite Rothschild with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€246.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€328.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW17779 1996 Chateau Cos d'Estournel
2eme Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Saint Estèphe
The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation St.Estephe in Bordeaux. Château Cos d`Estournel is named after ist 19th century owner, Louis-Gaspard d'Estournel, and it was he who built the pagode, the bizarre oriental edifice that is a landmark for any tourist in the Médoc. Today Cos d'Estournel is without doubt the leading estate in St-Estéphe. It is located in the south of the appellation on the border with Pauillac and ist vineyards are superbly sited on a south-facing gravel ridge with a high clay content, just north of Lafite. Cos d'Estournel is typically a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc.

With the 1996 Chateau Cos d'Estournel 2eme Grand Cru Classe St.Estephe, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1996 Chateau Cos d'Estournel with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€248.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€330.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW13113 1996 Chateau Mouton Rothschild
1er Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Pauillac

The Château Mouton Rothschild vineyard is planted on very deep gravelly soil on the hillock Plateau de Mouton 27 m above sea-level. The Cabernet Sauvignon predominates with 80%, Merlot is planted withonly 16% the other vines are Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Mouton Rothschild store of his very long-live wine 3000 bottles as R.C. - Reserve of Château - from every year. The oldest bottle in the own cellar of Mouton is dating back to 1859. Every vintage of the wine since 1945 Mouton has enlisted an artist to design a label.

With the 1996 Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1er Grand Cru Classe Pauillac, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1996 Chateau Mouton Rothschild with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€950.00

Content: 0.75 Liter (€1,266.67 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 2

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days
SW18174 1996 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Magnum
1er Grand Cru Classé - Bordeaux - Pauillac

The Château Mouton Rothschild vineyard is planted on very deep gravelly soil on the hillock Plateau de Mouton 27 m above sea-level. The Cabernet Sauvignon predominates with 80%, Merlot is planted withonly 16% the other vines are Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Mouton Rothschild store of his very long-live wine 3000 bottles as R.C. - Reserve of Château - from every year. The oldest bottle in the own cellar of Mouton is dating back to 1859. Every vintage of the wine since 1945 Mouton has enlisted an artist to design a label.

With the 1996 Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1er Grand Cru Classe Pauillac, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you.

We deliver the 1996 Chateau Mouton Rothschild with the following guaranties and wine documents.

  • The wine is in excellent conditions and has to be drank and savored.
  • We guarantee the authenticity of the wine and its professional storage.
  • It is a high-quality, dry, long aging and, most of all, it is a renowned red wine.
  • You receive the authenticity guarantee and the wine portrait as a certificate.
  • In addition to that: our own advice regarding storage, plus a recommendation on how to savor and open the wine.
€1,950.00

Content: 1.5 Liter (€1,300.00 / 1 Liter)
Quantity: 1

Ready for shipment, delivery 1-3 working days