Lot 211
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1985 (1) WA 95
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1986 (1) WA 97
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1996 (1) WS 95 WA 100
Lot 211 Details
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1985 (1)
Margaux. 1er Cru Classé
u. vts. scraped & marked label. scraped & corroded capsule.
Chateau Margaux has a dense plum/purple color and a huge, sweet nose of black currants intermixed with licorice, toast, underbrush, and flowers. Medium to full-bodied with supple tannin and a fleshy, juicy, very succulent and multi-layered mid-palate, this expansive, velvety wine has entered its plateau of maturity, where it should remain (assuming good storage) for at least another 10-15 years. December 2002 WA 95
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1986 (1)
Margaux. 1er Cru Classé
u. bn. scraped capsule.
The 1986 Chateau Margaux is one of the dark horses of the vintage. It has an exquisite bouquet that is now fully mature, with a mixture of red and black fruit, violets, pastilles and hints of cold stone. It blossoms in the glass, gaining intensity all the time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, a more robust Margaux as you would expect given the vintage, clearly with firm backbone, more straight-laced than the 1985 or 1989. Yet there is wonderful delineation and focus here. If you seek strictness and classicism in a wine, then this is the place to come, plus there is superb mineralité and tension on the ferrous finish. Perhaps a little overlooked in recent years, the 1986 Margaux comes highly recommended for those who love the property. This is a wine finally coming of age. Tasted July 2016. WA 97
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1996 (1)
Margaux. 1er Cru Classé
It is blessed with breathtaking delineation and freshness on the nose, understated at first and then blossoming with mineral-infused black fruit, hints of blueberry, crushed stone and violet. The palate is perfectly balanced with filigree tannin, perfect acidity, a wine where everything seems to be in its right place. Blackberry, crushed stone at the front of the mouth, just a touch of spice towards the finish that shows supreme control. This is a Margaux that seems to light up the senses. Tasted July 2016. Drink: 2016-2050 WS 95 WA 100