Appellation: Margaux
RP Score: 99/100
Best Drink Period: 2018-2045
Suggested Decanting Time: 3 hours
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RegionBORDEAUX, France
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Grape87% Cabernet Sauvignon
- 9% Merlot
- 2% Cabernet Franc
- 2% Petit Verdot
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Bottle Size75CL
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ColourRed
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SweetnessDry
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BodyMedium-Bodied
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Food MatchSteak
- Lamb
- Aged cheese
Critic Reviews
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate (March 2012)
Abundant blueberry, cassis and acacia flower as well as hints of charcoal and forest floor aromas that are almost Burgundian in their complexity are followed by a wine displaying sweet, well-integrated tannins as well as a certain ethereal lightness despite the wine-s overall size. Rich, round, generous and unusually approachable for such a young Margaux.
Neal Martin - vinous.com (March 2019)
The 2009 Château Margaux is intense and powerful on the nose with blackberry, forest floor, graphite and rose petals that unfurls with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannin, impressive density and plenty of freshness, perhaps more than the 2009 Mouton-Rothschild.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW - Wine Advocate (March 2019)
The 2009 Château Margaux is deep garnet in color and features wonderfully fragrant minted cassis, lilacs, black forest cake and oolong tea scents with touches of pencil shavings and dusty soil. Medium to full-bodied, it has a firm, grainy frame with lovely freshness lifting the perfumed fruit to a very long, mineral-laced finish.
James Suckling - JamesSuckling.com (February 2012)
The nose is out of this world, with lilacs, currants, blackberries, and blueberries. Full-bodied, with super silky tannins and savory fruit and amazing flavors of fine leather, blueberries, and sandalwood. The quality of the tannins are amazing, with creamy texture and bright acidity on the end. Such classic and classicism. Delicacy. Lasts for minutes on the palate. This is 13.2% alcohol.