CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1981
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1981
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1981
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1981
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1981
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1981
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1981
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1981
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1981

CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1981

Wine 1981 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Margaux

The previous four years were marked by fairly late harvests. This year 1981 is a return to a classic date.
The 1981 vintage at Château Margaux is very qualitative, and even superior to previous years, in particular 1978 and 1979. Margaux 1981 is a very good wine, elegant, balanced and mature.

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95 / 100
Wine Spectator October - 1994
Wine Spectator
The other wine of the vintage. Seriously powerful with fabulous color and mint, cassis and berry aromas and flavors. Has a full body and is tannic; still needs time to come around.
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92 / 100
Jean-Marc Quarin June - 2017
Jean-Marc Quarin
Light and evolved color. Discreet, fruity nose with a hint of wet wool. Delicate from the attack, marked on the palate by a note of cedar, juicy, slender and flavorful, this wine melts on the palate with class throughout. Good length.
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91 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu September - 2007
Franck Dubourdieu
88 / 100
Adrian van Velsen - vvWine June - 2018
Adrian van Velsen - vvWine
Mature Bordeaux red, brick red at the rim. Open nose, subtly burnt wood, cedar, also roses, very good complexity. Soft attack, ripe and with solid body, the tannin appears somewhat dusty, but the fruit holds up beautifully against it, slightly drying on the mid-palate, the acidity keeps it fresh. Medium-long finish, ends with a trace of brandied character. Enjoy now.
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Vintage Wine  1981
Classification Médoc - 1er Cru Classé 
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Margaux
Colour Red
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château Margaux
Château Margaux
Château Margaux

Château Margaux is one of the greatest wine estates in Bordeaux. In AOC, Margaux is listed among the First Growth wines in the official 1855 Médoc classification.

If it is a privilege to bear the name of its Margaux appellation, there is no doubt that Château Margaux does great honor to it.

For several centuries, this Premier Cru Classé has expressed to the highest degree the exceptional qualities of terroirs patiently gathered by several generations of owners. Maintained and harvested exclusively by hand with extreme care, the 78 hectares of vines (75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot) draw their richness very deeply from a particularly dense and thick clay-gravel soil.

Fermentation in oak vats, after which the wine is strictly selected, is followed by 18 to 24 months of aging in new oak barrels. A masterpiece among Bordeaux wines, considered by some to be the best, Château Margaux reveals finesse and opulence, depth and complexity in tasting, and develops a bouquet of rare elegance with notes of rose, violet, and black fruits, underpinned by tight tannins that require patient aging before reaching their full potential. The château also produces a second wine, Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux, and a dry white wine, Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux (100% Sauvignon Blanc).

The greatest vintages of Château Margaux are: 1900, 1928, 1953, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990

>> Read our article "Bordeaux Classified Growths, official 1855 classification"

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