1961 Château Margaux

Community Tasting Notes (76) Avg Score: 92.7 points

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  6/8/2023 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  Wine Workshop: Chateau Margaux (Gabriel Kreuther): Ok - here is a wine that jumps out a bit more and while I still think I preferred the ‘53 this did split the group and there were some who were firmly in the ‘61 camp. From a magnum and you get some of that extra power plus I just expect this wine was more powerful from the start. Lots of floral, almost a hand soap note that softened a bit. Petals all over. Dragonfruit. Hints of the tropics. Darker red and a bit more depth. Lovely wine and one that seems to be going quite strong. While I wouldn’t be surprised if the ‘53 is right in drinking window now this has a long life ahead.

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  6/3/2023 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points

  More dilute versus Palmer alongside.

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  3/28/2022 - SebChau Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Opened 2 hours prior to tasting. Medium+ red brick colored. On the nose this almost only tertiary with forest floor, tobacco but still some red cherries. On the palate, really precise aromas of ripened cherries, almost jammed, black truffles, mushrooms, leather, black tea. Might have been too acidic and lacked tannins to balance the overall structure. Medium bodied, and definitely past its best, but still impressed by the ageability of Bordeaux firsts growth !

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  2/5/2022 - sdr Does not like this wine: 87 Points

  61s at 61 (Bourbon Steak, Aventura, Florida): You want to include the First Growths when you do a big Bordeaux horizontal tasting so I reluctantly added this to the list knowing it probably wouldn’t be very good. I was right although this bottle was actually slightly better than some previous ones. There is a hint of that violet flower fragrance of Margaux and even a bit of charm if you wish to be magnanimous but no where near enough to be very enjoyable. From a period when the estate was allegedly not managed carefully enough, showing that great terroir does not guarantee great wine even in a great vintage.

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  12/24/2021 - KenK Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Impressive overall for a 60 year old wine. Just below shoulder fill, but seemingly appropriate for the vintage with a dry firm Ch Margaux branded cork that was tight and nearly came out whole. Popped and carefully poured. Color was quite good showing a dark brick red. Aromas where unbelievably sensational showing perfumed ripe dark red cherry fruits with a graphite note. Immediately very excited and clear this bottle was more than just simply sound. The palate generally followed the nose, but was more faded and while this showed very good underlying ripeness and good red fruit element, it also was a bit flabby in need of more structure. No sense of oxidation here, but relative to the exciting aromas the overall feel of the palate was a bit of a let down in terms solely of texture. Still quite tasty with nice flavors, just lacking tannins/acid backbone. Very happy with this and bottle was consumed rather quickly as the final judgement. Opened for Sam’s 60th at Goosefoot.

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