Chateau De Malle Vintage 1996

Chateau De Malle Vintage 1996About the wine The first traces of vines at Malle go back to the 15th Century. It is generally thought that until the middle of the 17th Century the white wines in the Sauternes region were actually dry wines, and the oldest known and direct reference to a vintage of sweet wines goes back to 1666. The 1855 classification served as confirmation of the great quality of the sweet white wine of Chteau de Malle. The 1996 vintage was a great success for the

medium minus

years of aging to fully develop

These conditions could have created inconsistent levels of maturity due to water stress on dry and filtered soils

Medium garnet colour

Whilst it does not have the reputation of 1963 the 1970 vintage ports are excellent

founded in 1853

The 1982 vintage needs no introduction

fully resolved

Quinta de Vargellas is pre-eminent among the wine estates of the Douro

Deep ruby morphing in to garnet

Tasting Note 22/03/2026 -90 Points

A light vintage that turned out better than expected