Château Margaux 1959

€490.00*

Contents: 0.75 Liter (€653.33* / 1 Liter)

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Product number: JHW-25222

Filling level low shoulder, capsule good and label good.

Product information

The Wine Spectator Magazine (93 point). 93 out of 100 ........ Superbly Balanced, with Lovely, Elegant Fruit Flavours. Quite Succulent in style. Medium Ruby-Garnet, with an Elegant, Earthy Strawberry Aroma, Balanced Fruit and Medium Tannins. Drink From : 1995 to 2020.' - The Wine Spectator . Château Margaux, a 1er Cru Classé property, has been owned by the Mentzelopoulos family since 1978 - since then it has consistently produced the Finest Wines in the Médoc. The large 90 hectare Property produces over 30,000 cases per year and is located in the centre of the Margaux Appellation. The vineyards (Cabernet Sauvignon 75%, Merlot 20%, Cabernet Franc 2%, Petit Verdot 3%) lie on a sandy-stone topsoil, beneath which is to be found gravel and then clay. The wine is fermented in a mixture of stainless steel vats and oak casks and is matured for 18 months in 100% new oak barriques. These are Sublime and Immaculately Crafted Clarets which display Extraordinary Fragrance, Refinement and a Ravishingly Seductive Perfume. In the past, the Wine was described as Feminine in Character but in the last twenty years Château Margaux has displayed more Weight and Concentration and today represents the perfect balance between Finesse and Power.

Margaux has developed very well, a wine that was underestimated at the beginning and which is gaining more and more. In 1994, from a perfect Nicolas bottle, it had a young colour and with its present tannins still seemed too young - 93/100. A year later, a perfect, more mature bottle in Sonora - 95/100. Most recently in 2001, in a tasting against Haut Brion, only 2nd winner, but at what a level! A much weaker bottle in 2007 at René Gabriel's big Margaux tasting. The nose was quite pleasing with a fine sweetness and cocoa beans in dark chocolate, but the palate simply lacked the appropriate concentration and structure for a 1er Cru from such a year - 91/100 (source: wineterminator.com Dr Becker).

	Alcohol:	14
	Colour:	red
	Country:	France
	Filling quantity:	750 ml
	Flavour:	dry
	Grape variety:	Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
	Producer:	Château Margaux
	Product type:	Wine
	Region:	Bordeaux
	Type of wine:	Red wine
	Vintage:	1959