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The 82ha/203acres of red grape varieties are planted with approximately 75% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, 20% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Average total red wine output is about 30,000 cases, of which the resurrected Pavillon Rouge de Ch Margaux is the excellent second wine. The dry, white wine Pavillon Blanc is made in a new and separate temperature-controlled cellar, with barrel fermentation, exclusively from Sauvignon Blanc grapes planted on 12ha of separate vineyard.
If finesse can be picked up on the nose, then the stunning and complex bouquet of Chateau Margaux is the yardstick. The soft and velvety texture of this wine belies its depth. Amazingly rich and concentrated, with an elegant, long and complex finish supported by ripe tannins and wonderful smoky-creamy oak aromas.
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Tasting Notes: The strictest selection ever instituted at this estate resulted in only 36% of the crop being utilized for the blend of 2006 Chateau Margaux. Composed of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot, it is similar to the 1996, but with sweeter, more seductive fruit in the nose. A big, tannic, dense effort displaying terrific purity, power, elegance, and a distinctive mineral/flower component, it is a medium to full-bodied wine of great nobility that should be at its finest between 2017-2050+. Wine Advocate # 170 Apr 2007. Parker Points: 93-95 Drinking Period: 2017-2050 |
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Tasting Notes: The supple-textured 2004 Chateau Margaux is reminiscent of the 2001 or 1999. It exhibits a superb blue/purple color to the rim as well as sweet aromas of flowers, blueberries, creme de cassis, licorice, and smoke, superb fruit intensity, medium body, classic elegance, and silky, sweet tannin in the long finish. This beauty can be drunk now or cellared for two decades or more. The Wine Advocate #171 Jun-07. Parker Points: 93 Drinking Period: 2007-2027 |
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Tasting Notes: Performing well from bottle, Chateau MargauxÕs 2001, which is somewhat reminiscent of both the 1985 and 1999, is an elegant, seamlessly constructed effort with a deep ruby/purple color, and a beautiful nose of flowers, creme de cassis, blackberries, and cedar. A blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot, and 4% Cabernet Franc, this forward, opulent beauty can be drunk now or cellared for 15-20 years. This is one of the most elegant wines of the vintage. Wine Advocate # 153 Jun 2004 Parker Points: 93 Drinking Period: 2004-2024 |
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Tasting Notes: 91 points. The 1985 Margaux continues to age well and can be drunk with great pleasure. It is a lovely, seductive, medium-bodied wine with a gorgeous bouquet of toasty new oak, berry fruit, and violets. Rich, concentrated, supple, elegant, and graceful, the 1985 Margaux has turned out to be a beautiful wine that will evolve for at least another 15 or more years. Remarkably approachable and enjoyable to drink, for the next decade it will provide considerably more pleasure than the more ballyhooed and backward trio of 1986, 1983, and 1982. Anticipated maturity: Now-2005. Last tasted, 6/93. Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate. Parker Points: - Drinking Period: - |
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Tasting Notes: MargauxÕs second wine, the 2004 Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux, may turn out to be outstanding. Its deep ruby/purple hue is accompanied by fleshy notes of black currants, cherries, smoke, earth, and spring flowers. Lovely, ripe, and opulent, it is best consumed during its first 10-15 years of life. The Wine Advocate #171 Jun-07. Parker Points: 89 Drinking Period: 2007-2022 |
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