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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.8 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 21 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by mowtod on 1/13/2022 & rated 92 points: Brilliant with super ripe Brillat Savarin and French bread (1104 views) | | | Tasted by floribo on 8/21/2020 & rated 91 points: Decanted 2h before, was a bit too long: it seemed slightly beyond its peak. Still concentrated fruit, black berries, but only slight Chateau Margaux character. Very nce wine to drink up now. (1661 views) | | | Tasted by photoguy on 12/26/2017 & rated 92 points: Opened up after about 1 hour decanted and was quite smooth. (3049 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 7/12/2017 & rated 88 points: With a developed character, starting with the color, you can easily sense the earthy, herbal, secondary characteristics. Slightly past full maturity, the wine is soft, almost, almost light actually. There is still some fruit remaining in the finish, but if you holding any, you are best advised to drink up, before the remaining fruit fades. (4648 views) | | | Tasted by pjaines on 12/29/2016: Polish and refined, and very much showing its breeding - punchy red fruit layered across fine grained tannins. The more I drinl 2007s the more I enjoy them. Very good, although you would have to be insane to buy this at current market rates. (4140 views) | | | Tasted by pjaines on 11/1/2014: Middling Margaux that has whisps of quality but wears the vintage and its second-wine stature on its sleeve. Lots of green pepper, red fruit and minerals - balanced and loose knit, and probably as good as its going to get now. I'd not see much point in ageing this any more. (5178 views) | | | Tasted by j30 on 9/3/2011 & rated 90 points: Good to drink now. Intense perfume aroma, balanced and orthodox palate, modest tannins albeit a bit coarse, nice acidity, good concentration, fairly short but sweet finish. Elegant and very enjoyable wine although quite straightforward. (7848 views) | | | Tasted by Paul S on 5/26/2011 & rated 90 points: CT Bordeaux Trip, Day 4 (Margaux): A pretty nice second wine. 38% Merlot, 58% Cab Sauv, the rest being a dash of Petit Verdot. The nose was a bit tight at first, with some toasty oak at the fore only slowly opening up into fresh cassis, a touch of earth, some ivy leaf, flowers and a slightly greeb alfafa sprout notes. Lots of nice acidity on the palate, along with fine tannins and flavours of spice, cassis and plums, some tobacco leaf, all very balanced, nice to drink. This had a nice depth for a second wine and finished with good length showing bits of bramble and spice. Very elegant, lots of finesse, a really nice without ever threatening to be spectacular. (7353 views) | | | Tasted by grafstrb on 5/26/2011: -- tasted a single glass non-blind over approx. 10 minutes --
-- 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot --
NOSE: coffee and raspberry; not showing much in the way of complexity.
TASTE: a bit green and relatively austere; showing some nice red berry fruitiness; fine, slightly drying tannins. Honestly, not impressive -- O.K., maybe if this cost $15 I'd be impressed, but it doesn't, so I'm not. Gut impression: 87-88. (7169 views) | | | Tasted by MattTM on 5/26/2011: CellarTracker Bordeaux Trip; 5/23/2011-5/26/2011 (Bordeaux, France): Elegant, yet rich nose giving off a strong aroma of cassis, followed by blackberries, cigar box, plum, and a touch of tar. Complimenting the nose is a slightly tart palate composed of lots of dark plum and tar, as well as cranberry, cherry, raspberry, cigar leaf, and some clove spice. Extremely dry, with mouth-puckering chalky tannins, along with an abundance of acidity. Medium+ finish, ending with a note of black currants. Fresh and elegant, in a non over-extracted traditional sense. OK. (9299 views) | | | Tasted by Veritas 53 on 11/9/2010 & rated 89 points: Color: bright, deep red, clear
Nose: flower, red fruit
Palate: tight and closed, flower, raspberry, dark cherry, aromatic elegant, smoky . not ready another 5-7 years. (5379 views) | | | Tasted by madia on 10/28/2010 & rated 89 points: Bordeaux 2007 Happening (Wine Route Tel Aviv): Close nose – red fruits. Light to medium bodied, not completely balanced. Predominant tannins. (4355 views) |
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JancisRobinson.com (2/9/2017)
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Winedoctor, January 2017 (1/1/2017)
(Château Margaux Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | The World of Fine Wine, June 2008, Issue #20
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Vinous, May/June 2008, IWC Issue #138
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Read more about Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux<br><br>This is the second wine of Château Margaux Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Margaux Read more about Margaux and its wines As with a large part of the Bordeaux vineyards, vines first appeared in Margaux during the Gallo-Roman period.
In 1705 a text mentions Château Margaux . But we have to wait for the end of the eighteenth century and the coming of the earliest techniques in aging for the concept of wines of high quality to develop. The confirmation of this was the famous 1855 classification which recognized 21 Crus Classés in the Margaux appellation. One hundred years later, the Viticultural Federation and the Margaux appellation of controlled origin were born. The appellation, which stretches out over five communes, is actually unique in the Médoc in that it is the only one to contain all the range of wines, as rich as they are vast, from First Great Cru Classé to the Fifths, not forgetting its famous Crus Bourgeois and its Crus Artisans.
In Margaux there is a predominance of Garonne gravel on a central plateau of about 4 miles in length and one and a quarter wide. To the east-south-east, it overlooks the low lying land by the estuary. Its east side is marked by gentle, dry valleys and a succession of ridges.The layer of gravel in Margaux was spread out by a former Garonne in the early Quaternary. Rather large in size, it is mingled with shingle of average dimension and represents the finest ensemble of Günz gravel in the Haut-Médoc. It is on this ancient layer on a Tertiary terrace of limestone or clayey marl that the best Médoc crus lie. All the conditions for successful wine are present : a large amount of gravel and pebbles, poor soil which cannot retain water and deep rooted vines.
It is customary to say that Margaux wines are the "most feminine" in the Médoc, thus stressing their delicacy, suppleness and their fruity, elegant aromas. This does not affect their great propensity for aging; just the opposite, for the relatively thin terroir imparts tannins which give them long life. The other characteristic of these wines which combine an elegant vitality, subtlety and consistency, is their diversity and personality. Over and above the flavour which is their "common denominator", they present an exceptional palette of bouquets, fruity flavours which show up differently from one château to another.
Production conditions (Decree dated August 10 1954)
In order to have the right to the Margaux appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Margaux, Cantenac, Soussans, Arsac and Labarde, "excluding the land which by the nature of its soil or because of its situation, is unfit to produce wine of this appellation".
- satisfy precise production conditions: grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare).
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Merlot
Soil: Gravel and silt plateau on a layer of limestone or silt on clay
Surface Area: 1,530 ha |
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