Monthly Tuesday group "The Dead Sparrow" #043: Margaux

By JS
Tasted Tuesday, November 19, 2019 by Zweder with 142 views

Introduction

Every participant had to bring a wine of the theme. We did not know which wines were brought by the others. All wines were tasted blind, also without knowing when the wine you brought yourself was poured.

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • 2002 Château Giscours 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Beautiful bouquet with dark berries, licorice, chocolate and elegant oak. On the palate dark berries, cherries, licorice, sweet spices, chocolate, juicy and good acidity and round tannin with still a good bite. Better than the 2001 Giscours which stood beside it.

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  • 2001 Château Giscours 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    In the bouquet dark and red berries, a bit dusty and some barnyard. On the palate dark berries, licorice, oak, some autumn impressions, tobacco, firm and elegant acidity, but…. the 2002 was a tad better this evening.

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 1988 Château d'Issan 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Beautiful bouquet with red berries, some licorice and autumn impressions. On the palate tea and chocolate, elegant red fruits acidity, some licorice, cocoa and coffee and some green, a bit sticky tannin.

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  • 1988 Château Malescot St. Exupéry 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    In the bouquet dark berries, licorice, tobacco, graphite, stable and autumn impressions. On the palate some mushrooms, red berries and still good and juicy acidity.

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Flight 3 (2 Notes)

  • 2010 Château Boyd-Cantenac 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    In the bouquet dark berries, licorice and a bit dusty. On the palate dark berries, some metal impressions. licorice, chocolate, firm acidity and sticky tannin as well as some pleasant bitterness. Wait another 3 - 5+ years. 92+

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  • 2009 Château Durfort-Vivens 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Very youthful bouquet with cherries, yoghurt, creamy impressions and red bell pepper. On the palate a start with some impressions of metals, juicy red and dark berries, toast, good acidity and medium tannin, vanilla and coconut. Beautiful wine which overall lacks a bit in complexity. Will probably improve a bit with some more ageing. 90+?

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Flight 4 (2 Notes)

  • 2000 Château Cantenac Brown 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    In the bouquet dark berries, sweet cherries, good complexity and a firm dose of oak. On the palate different dark berries, cedar, sweet licorice, graphite, beautiful acidity and tannin with still a good future. Good complexity.

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  • 2000 Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Beautiful, creamy and complex bouquet with dark berries, coffee, toast, sweet spices, licorice and even still some youthful lactic impressions. On the palate the same impressions, chocolate, a firm dose of luxurious oak, firm acidity and round tannin. Needs some more years to show all of its merits. Around 2022 – 2024? A great beauty.

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Flight 5 (3 Notes)

  • 2005 Château du Tertre 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Beautiful and complex bouquet with dark berries, beautiful oak and sweet spices. On the palate red and dark berries, chocolate, sweet spices, already some beautiful development, beautiful acidity and round tannin. Already a great pleasure and still a good future.

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  • 2005 Alter Ego 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    In the bouquet dark berries, herbs and spices, vanilla and toast. On the palate a delicious and complex, creamy wine with toast, chocolate, some licorice, dark berries, beautiful acidity and round tannin with still a pleasant bite. A truly beautiful wine with a future of 5+ years.

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  • 2005 Château Malescot St. Exupéry 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    In the bouquet dark berries, bell pepper and some impressions of metal. On the palate bell pepper, dark and red berries, chocolate, good acidity and sticky tannin. Waiting another 5+ years will probably be rewarding.

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