1996 Vintage Wine and Port Gifts

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Good summer weather produced a very good vintage in Bordeaux .1996 was a very good vintage for red Burgundy and outstanding for white Burgundy. A good vintage was produced in the Rhone Valley. In Portugal, some good single Quinta vintage ports were made. It was an outstanding Vintage in Champagne. It was a very good year for wines from Italy and Spain.

This wonderful armagnac makes an ideal gift for someone born in 1996. Please note the label states 30 year old and not the year. A delightful 30th vintage wine gift for a 1996 anniversary!

This vintage Armagnac is shipped in a deluxe silk lined wooden presentation box with four wine accessories (corkscrew, wine pourer, drip stopper & wine thermometer) [worth £17.99]

This sweet white wine from the very good 1996 vintage has a deep colour and has a rich complex bouquet and flavour. Drink now - 2034. A delightful 30th vintage wine gift for a 1996 anniversary!

This vintage wine is shipped in a deluxe silk lined wooden presentation box with four wine accessories (corkscrew, wine pourer, drip stopper & wine thermometer) [worth £17.99] at no extra cost and now includes a free gift card with your personal message and tasting and storage notes.

From the very good 1996 vintage and scoring 91/100 Tom Cannavan points, "Lovely bright gold with a tinge of emerald green. Good botrytis, loaded with honey, fig and butterscotch. Peach kernels too, lots of vanillin oak. Chewy oak flavours and intense sweetness on the palate. Mid weight, mid glycerine but pure orange and fig fruit persists into a long finish. Unobtrusive but very positive lemony acidity keeps it clean." Drink now - 2039. A delightful 30th vintage wine gift for a 1996 anniversary!

This vintage wine is shipped in a deluxe silk lined wooden presentation box with four wine accessories (corkscrew, wine pourer, drip stopper & wine thermometer) [worth £17.99] at no extra cost and now includes a free gift card with your personal message and tasting and storage notes.

From the outstanidng 1996 vintage, this stunning Tokaji Szamorodni Szaraz is a pink, golden colour with notes of dried fruits and spices, a powerful attack an infinite length and complexity of texture. Drink now - 2033. A delightful 30th vintage wine gift for a 1996 anniversary!

This sweet Hungarian vintage wine is shipped in a deluxe silk lined wooden presentation box with four wine accessories (corkscrew, wine pourer, drip stopper & wine thermometer) [worth £17.99] at no extra cost and now includes a free gift card with your personal message and tasting and storage notes.

This lovely red wine from the very good 1996 vintage is a very forward, ripe, richly scented, lush burgundy that has plenty of fruit and soft tannins. Drink now - 2034. A delightful 30th vintage wine gift for a 1996 anniversary!

This vintage wine is shipped in a deluxe silk lined wooden presentation box with four wine accessories (corkscrew, wine pourer, drip stopper & wine thermometer) [worth £17.99] at no extra cost and now includes a free gift card with your personal message and tasting and storage notes.

This wonderful armagnac makes an ideal gift for someone born in 1996. A delightful 30th vintage wine gift for a 1996 anniversary!

This vintage Armagnac is shipped in a deluxe silk lined wooden presentation box with four wine accessories (corkscrew, wine pourer, drip stopper & wine thermometer) [worth £17.99] at no extra cost and now includes a free gift card with your personal message and tasting and storage notes.

Scoring 94/100 Parker points, "The NV 30 Years Tawny Port was bottled in 2013 with a bar-top cork and 125 grams per liter of residual sugar. This is smoother and more harmonious than the Dow this issue, a contrast in house styles. If the Dow's this issue often seemed stern, tight and brooding, this is sexy, sunny and lively, with a burst of sugar on the finish. It starts a little understated and certainly elegant, but it gathers strength and length on the finish. Supple on the first pour, it then adds a touch of brandy, a hit of sugar and a lot of dark chocolate on the finish just to remind you that this is indeed an old, complex Tawny. The next day, it is beautiful, focused, well balanced and precise. The lifted fruit seems to last indefinitely on the palate. After a week or so, it was darker and more intense." Drink now - 2044. A delightful 30th vintage wine gift for a 1996 anniversary!

This vintage port is shipped in a wooden box with four wine accessories (corkscrew, wine pourer, drip stopper & wine thermometer) [worth £17.99] at no extra cost and now includes a free gift card with your personal message and tasting and storage notes.

To celebrate the Bicentenary (1796 -1996) of The Royal & Ancient this Fine Old Scotch Whisky was distilled blended and bottled by Cockburn and Campbell. This Malt Whisky was bottled at 40% proof. A delightful 30th vintage wine gift for a 1996 anniversary!

This Malt Whisky is shipped in a deluxe silk lined wooden presentation box with four wine accessories (corkscrew, wine pourer, drip stopper & wine thermometer) [worth £17.99] at no extra cost and now includes a free gift card with your personal message and tasting and storage notes.

Scoring 89/100 Parker points and from the very good 1996 vintage, "Tasted at the château, the 1996 Phelan-Segur is actually a wine that I tasted regularly around the turn of the millennium. It is a blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc. It has always been a decent Saint Estèphe and there is much to like about it 20 years on. The bouquet is well defined and fresher than the 1986 Phelan-Segur tasted alongside: blackberry, raspberry coulis and a touch of crushed stone. It is classier than some might presuppose. The palate is well balanced, fleshy for a 1996 with ample black cherry, raspberry, sage, game and cedar notes. Quite cohesive in the mouth with fine structure, it is not the most sophisticated Saint Estèphe on the block, yet it continues to give satisfying drinking pleasure and complexity. This is a gutsy Phelan-Segur (a word used by one Robert Parker when tasting this same wine from barrel) and I could easily see this giving another decade's worth of pleasure." Drink now - 2034. A delightful 30th vintage wine gift for a 1996 anniversary!

This vintage wine is shipped in a deluxe wooden presentation box with four wine accessories (corkscrew, wine pourer, drip stopper & wine thermometer) [worth £17.99] at no extra cost and now includes a free gift card with your personal message and tasting and storage notes.

Scoring 98/100 Parker points, Parker says "The brilliant 1996 Dom Perignon, which has largely disappeared from the marketplace, may be the finest young example of DP I have ever tasted. Notes of crushed rocks, honeysuckle, lemon oil, orange marmalade, and white pear provide a stunning aromatic display as well as palate impression. Great acidity and huge flavor intensity backed up by vibrant acidity make this an exquisite Champagne. It should drink well for 20-25 years, possibly longer." Drink now - 2033. Note:Damaged foil. A delightful 30th vintage wine gift for a 1996 anniversary!

This vintage champagne comes in a deluxe box with four wine accessories (corkscrew, wine pourer, drip stopper & wine thermometer) at no extra cost and now includes a free gift card with your personal message and tasting and storage notes.

Scoring 98/100 Parker points, Parker says "The brilliant 1996 Dom Perignon, which has largely disappeared from the marketplace, may be the finest young example of DP I have ever tasted. Notes of crushed rocks, honeysuckle, lemon oil, orange marmalade, and white pear provide a stunning aromatic display as well as palate impression. Great acidity and huge flavor intensity backed up by vibrant acidity make this an exquisite Champagne. It should drink well for 20-25 years, possibly longer." Drink now - 2033. A delightful 30th vintage wine gift for a 1996 anniversary!

This vintage champagne comes in a deluxe box with four wine accessories (corkscrew, wine pourer, drip stopper & wine thermometer) at no extra cost and now includes a free gift card with your personal message and tasting and storage notes.