Tasted April 2022. The 2021 from Chateau Margaux has an incredibly pure Cabernet nose with fresh blackcurrants and berries, refreshing red berries and more savoury herbal notes. It has fantastic freshness and a silkiness to the texture even at this young stage, testament to their meticulous winemaking. This has effortless balance and will develop beautifully with time in bottle. 13.1%.
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The 2021 Château Margaux is clearly one of the finest wines of the vintage. Offering up a deep bouquet of raspberries, wild blueberries and plums mingled with sweet spices, violets, licorice and hints of cigar box, it's full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, with terrific depth at the core and beautifully refined, powdery tannins, concluding with a long, floral finish. Combining the vibrant flavors and moderate alcohol (13.1%) of a vintage of the last century with all the precision of the present in extraction and élevage, it is a timeless classic; and lest that be mistaken for a euphemism for a lack of concentration, note that the wine is analytically as high in polyphenols as the brilliant 2019. Representing only 36% of the estate's production, the 2021 is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot.
Critic score 91.75/100
Maturity Young 2025 - 2043
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Maturity Ready 2021 - 2040
Maturity Ready 2014 - 2035
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