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Chateau Margaux - 1st Grand Cru Classe 2016

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The 2016 Chateau Margaux is a blend of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc, plus 1% of Petit Verdot, representing 28% of the total production. Lucid in color, it has a detailed and precise bouquet with mineral-rich blackberry, raspberry coulis and limestone scents. It feels very perfumed, though not powerful like many Grand Vins in 2016. The palate is a different creature to the aromatics. Here is the intensity of the vintage with shimmering black fruit laced with spice, a killer line of acidity and an irresistible crescendo on the finish. Then, graphite lingering on the aftertaste, a nod to Pauillac perhaps. The aftertaste is so long you could probably write a letter to your friend enthusing about this wine before the aftertaste fades. Doubtless it is destined to be compared to the magnificent 2015 Chateau Margaux and to be truthful, there’s a hair’s breadth between them. In a worDecanter: crystalline. Drink 2026-2070. Wine Advocate: 99Pts; Vinous: 99Pts; James Suckling: 98-99Pts; Decanter: 97Jeb Dunnuck: 97Pts; Jancis Robinson: 18.5/20

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1855 Ranking, 90 Points and above, Bordeaux, bordeaux 1855 ranking, Cabernet, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Margaux, First Growth, France, French wine, Left Bank, Margaux, Medoc, Merlot, Pauillac, Premier Cru Classe, premium wine, Rare wine, red, Red wine, Wine, Wines rated above 90 Points,
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Full-bodied

Raspberry

Oaky

Mineral

Spicy

Weight:

750ml

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Size:

750ml

Brand:

Chateau Margaux

Country:

France

Family:

Red wine

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Vintage:

2016

Region Information:

Bordeaux

Beloved by Thomas Jefferson and blessed with the prestigious rank of Premier Cru or First Growth by the 1855 Classification, Chateau Margaux is one of the most famous producers in the fine wine world. The estate’s winemaking history dates at least as far back as the 16th century, although it wasn’t until the 1700s that it began to earn its elite status. The 1771 vintage was the very first “claret” or red Bordeaux wine to feature in a Christie’s catalogue.

The elegant neo-Palladian chateau that graces Chateau Margaux’s labels was built in the early 1800s by the Marquis de la Colonilla who was the first to own the estate after its confiscation during the French revolution. The design earned the chateau the nickname of the “Versailles of the Medoc” and many years later it was the charming ionic columns that caught the eye of Andre Mentzelopoulos, reminding him of his Greek homeland.

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