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  • Country ranking ?

    746
  • Producer ranking ?

    4
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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The Story

This arm of the Gros family own a sizeable 0.60 hectare piece of Richebourg making them equal fourth largest behind the Domaine de la Romanee-Conti who have 3.51 hectares

Anne-Francoise is the daughter of Jean and Jeanine Gros (Domaine Jean Gros) and when the family domaine was split upon her father’s retirement in 1996, Anne-Francoise, along with her brothers Michel and Bernard, received some tremendous parcels of land. All three have thei...

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Vintage 1996

1996 VINTAGE in Burgundy

Maturity levels were in general high following a long hot summer. The wines from the famous Pinot Noir have an intense ruby red colour with lush red fruit aromas. They are wines that are comparable with the outstanding 88s and 89s. The whites are just as outstanding full-bodied with elegant vibrant Chardonnay fruit and sweet white flower and grilled nut aromas. These are wines that have the potential to age magnific...

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The 1996 had sappier fruit . sexy, sappy, syrupy black cherry fruit with gorgeous musk. A dash of citrus and more subtle, yet present, aromas of tannins and alcohol permeated its nose. It was spiny like a quiet child with perfect posture, and the acid was more prevalent than the tannins in the mouth, with more vitamin flavors, tender fruit and a touch of tobacco and leather on the finish. Bipin compained that the wine had 'too much alcohol (cognac, specifically came to his mind) and was a little lean in its fruit . that is the problem with 1996.' Robert liked its acid and vibrancy however, and so did I. It got brighter but clearly did not have the weight of the 1999, but its vim and brightness were endearing in a different way
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Beaune, Burgundy
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