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September 09 — 17, 2019
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LOT 68

Lot 68

CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 2011 (1) WA 93
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 2012 (1) WS 95 WA 96

CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 2011 (1) WA 93 CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 2012 (1) WS 95 WA 96
Lot 68 Details
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 2011 (1)

Margaux. 1er Cru Classé
scuffed label.

WA 93

CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 2012 (1)

Margaux. 1er Cru Classé
scuffed label.

Tasted blind at the 2012 Southwold tasting, the 2012 Château Margaux has a taut, linear, pencil lead-infused bouquet with pure blackberry and boysenberry scents, an undercurrent of tobacco that surfaces after five minutes in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, crisp acidity, a life-affirming sense of balance with well-integrated new oak towards the finish. I concur with Robert Parker that his has become more structured and masculine in bottle, yet there is pedigree here from start to finish, a sense of effortlessness that is seductive. This is a top-class wine from the late Paul Pontallier and his team.” Tasted January 2016 WS 95 WA 96

2 bts.    per lot $1,000 - $1,200

Realised: $1,332
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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