Decanted 2 hours before drinking. Strong nose with dark berries. Dark red color. Intense taste and concentrated fruit. Nice acidity, well integrated. Little tannins, well aged, no signs of age. A classic and very nice Margaux, a great surprise for this off-vintage 1981. Will still age well.
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"Off" Vintages from Elite Producers: (Petrus, Lafite, Margaux, etc) (Charlotte, NC): Decanted at 5:30pm and back in the bottle/corked at 6:00pm. Cork pulled upon arrival for dinner at 6:30pm and served at ~7:30pm. Complex aromatic nose – dark raspberries and dried brown leaves – a Bordeaux’s Bordeaux. Smooth on the palette. Elegant mouthfeel with a deftness that glides over your palate. More lightweight than expected but lacking nowhere in depth of flavor – dark fruits, forest floor, and bramble; with a mature secondary and tertiary balance. Lengthy finish rounding out this first-rate wine. Six 2nd place votes for WOTN and clear 2nd place overall.
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Medium garnet in the glass and out of the decanter, with a 1/8” rim of orange.
Aromas of dried strawberry and red plum, with dried violet petals. A layer of tomato leaf follows and remains underneath.
Mouthfeel is dry, with medium body, medium plus acidity, and slowly attacking, delicate, yet medium plus tannins.
Flavors highlight the pyrazine, with that tomato leaf element in the nose making its way to the front and throughout the finish. Of the 5 first growths of the 1981 vintage, this one has the most pyrazine-forward structure. Underneath the lovely, bitter stemminess are the dried red fruits from the nose, that help to round out the experience. Delightful.
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3/13/2024 - Alfaro wrote: 96 Points
What a treat!! Love perfectly aged wines!!!
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12/26/2023 - floribo Likes this wine: 97 Points
Decanted 2 hours before drinking. Strong nose with dark berries. Dark red color. Intense taste and concentrated fruit. Nice acidity, well integrated. Little tannins, well aged, no signs of age. A classic and very nice Margaux, a great surprise for this off-vintage 1981. Will still age well.
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11/2/2023 - kevinpatrick Likes this wine:
"Off" Vintages from Elite Producers: (Petrus, Lafite, Margaux, etc) (Charlotte, NC): Decanted at 5:30pm and back in the bottle/corked at 6:00pm. Cork pulled upon arrival for dinner at 6:30pm and served at ~7:30pm. Complex aromatic nose – dark raspberries and dried brown leaves – a Bordeaux’s Bordeaux. Smooth on the palette. Elegant mouthfeel with a deftness that glides over your palate. More lightweight than expected but lacking nowhere in depth of flavor – dark fruits, forest floor, and bramble; with a mature secondary and tertiary balance. Lengthy finish rounding out this first-rate wine. Six 2nd place votes for WOTN and clear 2nd place overall.
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8/19/2023 - Mark Burnett Likes this wine:
Medium garnet in the glass and out of the decanter, with a 1/8” rim of orange.
Aromas of dried strawberry and red plum, with dried violet petals. A layer of tomato leaf follows and remains underneath.
Mouthfeel is dry, with medium body, medium plus acidity, and slowly attacking, delicate, yet medium plus tannins.
Flavors highlight the pyrazine, with that tomato leaf element in the nose making its way to the front and throughout the finish. Of the 5 first growths of the 1981 vintage, this one has the most pyrazine-forward structure. Underneath the lovely, bitter stemminess are the dried red fruits from the nose, that help to round out the experience. Delightful.
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8/19/2023 - Trickyone Likes this wine:
Les Premiers Crus (aka Schrödinger's Tasting) (The Ridge): More details later.
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