The expressive nose now blends notes of both primary and secondary fruit aromas that are nuances but notes of anise, tea, soy and clove. Like many '96s this is not especially dense (though it's by no means dilute) but I do like the intense minerality and delineation of the medium-bodied flavors that are supported by notably fine tannins on the focused and powerful finish that is dusty, beautifully complex reasonably well-balanced. For my taste, this is basically at its peak though it should easily hold there for a very long time. Multiple and largely consistent notes though one recent bottle displayed some finishing dryness. Overall, this is really quite pretty as the innate class of Musigny is on display.

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