Margaux - Margaux 2015

Margaux - Margaux 2015The 2015 Chateau Margaux is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Medium garnet purple colored, the nose features oh so seductive notes of warm blackberries, cassis and black forest cake with touches of forest floor, sandalwood, anise and cigar boxes plus a waft of lavender. Medium to full bodied, it delivers taut, muscular, densely packed black fruits and exotic spice flavor layers supported by a very

Otherwise there is excellent volume to the equally muscular big-bodied flavors that are richer but don't quite have the same sense of underlying tension before terminating in a palate coating and quite firmly structured finish that delivers terrific length

weight and power to the imposingly scaled flavors that display almost painful intensity on the driving

A remarkably elegant and spicy nose that is now fully mature reveals the initial hints of sous bois while leading to rich

It's going to be interesting in 25 or 30 years' time to see which of these is the better wine

a sui generis

with air it could actually be enjoyed though one thing that is crystal clear is that this is very much on the rise

Like virtually all '89s today

Once again subtle reduction pushes the underlying fruit to the background so I recommended decanting it for those of you who can't wait at least 5 years to try a bottle

This is so well-balanced that despite how young it is at present

with some 35% of the volume in barrique

This terrific effort is very clearly built-to-age and I wouldn't dream of touching a bottle for at least 10 years and it should easily reward 20

refined and lacy medium weight flavors that deliver excellent length on the balanced and beautifully persistent if slightly warm finale