CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1978
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1978
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1978
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1978
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1978
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1978
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1978
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1978
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1978

CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1978

Wine 1978 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Margaux

A cool and humid spring, but fortunately the late season made it possible to delay the harvest and thus harvest completely healthy and fairly ripe berries.
Château Margaux 1978 is an elegant wine with very pronounced aromas, with a slight note of mint. This classified growth has significant aging potential.

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93 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu September - 2007
Franck Dubourdieu
92 / 100
Wine Spectator December - 1989
Wine Spectator
96 / 100
Jean-Marc Quarin February - 2000
Jean-Marc Quarin
Tasted blind after one hour of decanting. Color. Dark red. Blood. Medium to good intensity. Slight evolution. Bright. First nose clean. Intense. Fine. Fruity. With still a vanilla and fine oak well present. Slight touch of button mushroom. Swirling. Better. Complex and fine. Spicy. Quite warm too. What softness in the entry, what a caress! The wine develops with great delicacy of structure, velvety then, suddenly, it truly melts in the mouth, leaving a tight, long framework and very ripe tannins for the vintage. We find again the mushroom note. Beautiful refined length in this rather discreet wine, but which goes down with unbelievable ease.
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93 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate May - 2016
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
The 1978 Chateau Margaux is a significant wine for two reasons: that is was the first under the Mentzelopoulos family after acquiring the property and also, it was their best wine in many years. Today it is still going strong. Clear in color, it has quite a deep garnet core. The nose is very seductive with black fruit, leather, scorched earth, a hint of lavender all beautifully defined and quintessentially Margaux. The medium-bodied palate has exquisite balance, the acidity nicely judged, still a little masculine and "solid" compared to the subsequent vintages under Paul Pontallier, yet fresh and vital. Sure, there is a grittiness and a touch of rusticity towards the finish, but all in all, this represents a great 1978 Left Bank and a signpost that the First Growth was back on the right track after a dismal run of vintages during the 1970s.
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Vintage Wine  1978
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 most prestigious estates in the Margaux appellation and a major historical figure of Bordeaux excellence. Classified as a Premier Grand Cru Classé in the official 1855 classification, the château draws on a terroir of fine, deep gravels that promotes the expression of a wine of rare elegance and great aromatic complexity.

Le Grand Vin de Château Margaux has been recognized since the 17th century as one of the most accomplished expressions of the Bordeaux vineyard. Its qualities stem from the combination of an exceptional terroir, demanding viticulture, and a winemaking approach oriented toward precision and balance. Silky tannins, aromatic depth, freshness, and length on the palate are the defining hallmarks of the Margaux style.

The great vintages mark its history, from the 1953 wine, then the 1982 vintage to the 1990 and the 2000 vintage, up to the 2015, considered one of the estate's recent peaks. Le Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux, the second wine, offers a more immediate interpretation. These illustrate the estate's ability to produce wines of great complexity, capable of evolving harmoniously over several decades while retaining a remarkable expression of their terroir.

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