September 16, 2022 - My last bottle shows younger than my prior note. I feel higher extract and more grip. This proves wine is alive. There are tertiary notes but there's also cassis and blackberry on the nose. Dry on the palate, medium body, medium acid and velvety tannins. Finish is of mid length. Very good bottle at 47 years old.
July 26, 2019 - Six years later, this still drinking well. Very surprised at the longevity of this wine. Never would have thought that it would survive 44 years of age. Well done Chateau d'Angludet!
Age shows in color and nose but the tertiary aromas are accompanied by some dar fruit that makes this so interesting. Tannins fully resolved of course and it may be somewhat passed peak but still drinking well. The medium plus acidity is definitely helping. Happy I kept some. I wonder if they will survive a few years more. Only time will tell. Cheers!
February 3, 2017 - Second bottle of this wine and significantly better. Good fill level and cork in excellent condition. Very impressive clarity and hue for a wine this edge.
The nose alone tells you that it is a 1975 wine from Medoc; nothing feminine or charming about this Margaux. Nose of pencil shaving, iron, faint tobacco, not that different from the 1975 Cos from the other end of the Medoc. Not very complex or evolved for its age. It's one of the 75s that may never offer much.
The fruit has mostly dried up leaving behind some very severe tannins and little else. Only downhill from here...
December 27, 2015 - Still alive with fruit and in balance! Past its peak, still a great treat.
December 27, 2015 - Sound cork. Popped and tasted. Some initial musty aromas. Sweet red fruit, cedar, tobacco, dried flowers. Tannin is mostly gone and there was a lingering mustiness, like cork taint but not quite. Nothing strong left in this bottle but still pleasant with the correct food. Unmistakeably Margaux.
December 17, 2015 - I had the chance to had a bottle to my 40th.
The first impression in the glass was good, fresh and fruity after wildbearies. The color was dark and healthy.
The first taste was with light tanine, taste of cherries and wildberries.
A few minutes later a disappointment. I had the feeling the taste is going down.
After additional view minutes with more air it becomes a lot of flavour, it started to freshen up.
Even after an hour it was still fresh and nice to drink.
I think additional 5 years and it will be perfect.
February 21, 2014 - Toujours aussi excellent (je trouve même cette bouteille un peu meilleure que les précédentes). Note de cerise et de terreau prononcée et carcatéristique. Finale assez longue, soyeuse et alcoolique.
December 23, 2013 - Vin tout simplement excellent. Fruit rouge, cèdre, tabac, cuir, feuilles d'automne, sous-bois, corsé, épicé, fer, terre, minéralité, bonne mâche, tannins bien fondus, finale assez présente. Excellent, encore une fois.
October 12, 2013 - Bottle in excellent shape. Wine shows half its age. Notes of leather, wet forest soil and fallen leaves. Everything is well integrated, fruit is still lively. Hard to believe this is 38 years old. What an effort. Bravo!
July 11, 2010 - Cork totally disintegrated. Nice nose of old Bordeaux. Some funk and taint but not much, relatively intact. A bit dumb on front of palate, but nice long finish with some sweetness. Got its act together a bit over 2 hours, nice textbook old Bordeaux, but not complex or distinguished. If you have any, enjoy it soon on its own terms.