1996 CHÂTEAU CORBIN MICHOTTE 1996

Saint Emilion

St Emilion - Grand Cru Classé

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80-84 / 100

1996 CHÂTEAU CORBIN MICHOTTE 1996

Saint Emilion

St Emilion - Grand Cru Classé

Condition Good

Stock : 0 bottle

35,00 € tax incl. 29,17 € tax excl.

Avis d'expert

4/5

Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate

Information on the vintage 1996 St. Emilion:

2-4/5

Michael Broadbent

Information on the vintage 1996 red Bordeaux: Though upstaged by the attractive 1995s, this vintage is better than it was first made out to be, and improves greatly on acquaintance. Indeed, after looking through my notes, I think it is a seriously underrated vintage.

Features Château informations

Features

Vintage	1996
Rating	80-84
Classification	St Emilion - Grand Cru Classé
Region	Bordeaux
Appellation	Saint Emilion
Colour	Red
Volume	0.75 l
Price	Less than 100 €
Château	Corbin Michotte
Country	France

Château informations

Corbin Michotte

Château Corbin Michotte Grand Cru Primeur, Saint-Emilion Grand cru. Chateau Corbin Michotte Grand Cru Classe Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Jean-Noel Boidron, owner, has received from his family, Chateau Calon installed â depuis1855, passion for wine. With rigor, Jean-Noel Boidron draw its wines in harmony with nature, plowing vines, pruning, removal of defective clusters, hand harvested and fermented with indigenous yeasts that are followed by farming 12 to 18 months in new oak barrels from Allier. The resulting wines are very balanced, intense color, with aromas of fruit and spice, with tannins present but very delicate. Chateau Corbin Michotte wines to evolve with time providing complex tertiary aromas to the utmost satisfaction of lovers. They are recognized by French and foreign press for their outstanding organoleptic.