CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1985
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1985
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1985

CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1985

Wine 1985 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Margaux

This vintage was marked by very favorable ripening and harvesting conditions in September and October despite a difficult start to the year. This "Indian summer" remains in everyone's memory.
At Château Margaux, the 1985 vintage is one of the most pleasant to taste. Château Margaux 1985 is a cru classé at its peak, but can also surprise in the coming decades. Its nose is still remarkably fruity, with finesse and elegance, it is now more evolved and very complex. The length and persistence of this Premier Cru Classé also testifies to great concentration.

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95-100 / 100 Rated by 9 experts

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97 / 100
Tom Cannavan January - 2018
Tom Cannavan
In Bordeaux, 1985 is my favourite vintage bar none. Yes, '61 may be more legendary, '49 more revered, but I have bought and drunk a lot of '85s over the past 30 years with unfailing success in the wines being both sumptuous and structured, in an immensely pleasurable vintage. This Margaux may be the pinnacle, a heavenly depth of graphite and cedar-touched ripe, but not overripe, black fruits, the lightest nuances of game and vanilla, and just a gorgeous, ethereal Margaux perfume. In the mouth the tannins are now resolved of course, but the fine-grained, supple nature is lovely and the fresh acidity gives this an alert, still energetic character at 33 years of age. Wonderful fruit, again just touched with cedar and game on the palate, but a depth of blackcurrant and edged by black plum and chocolate bittersweet notes. Long, not fading in the glass after an hour, and possibly with substantial time ahead for well-cellared bottles.
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96 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate December - 2009
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
Tasted at the Claret Club -85 Dinner at -The Square-. Chateau Margaux remains one of the most compelling, indeed most delicious First Growths. Deeper in colour than its peers, there bouquet is vibrant and vivacious with succulent red fruits, date, a touch of iodine and violets and as before, further aeration reveals those classic pencil lead aromas. The palate is exquisitely balanced, focused and powerful and yet brilliant defined with a sublime talcum finish, a hint of exotic fruit on the finish. Divine.
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96 / 100
Adrian van Velsen - vvWine June - 2018
Adrian van Velsen - vvWine
Mature Bordeaux, lightened rim. The nose is open and very fragrant, many floral aromas dance with smoke and black cherries, behind it the cigar box makes itself known from time to time, a little drug and definitely very playful. In the opening taut and red-fruited, despite clear maturity appears very fresh and lively, dances on the palate as in the nose, shows character and charm, aromatic between red and dark berries, immensely spicy and with excellent length in the finish, ending on a fine note of white pepper.
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95 / 100
Jeannie Cho Lee June - 2015
Jeannie Cho Lee
Still at its peak, this 30-year-old wine is elegant and layered with sweet floral and cedar notes. Fine acidity with good depth and intensity and a fairly long length. Classic, mature Margaux.
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95 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider July - 2015
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
 At age 30, this is in the perfect place to experience its soft, silky, fresh, sweet, red and black fruit pleasures. Elegant, medium/full bodied, with a complex nose and regal, cherry toned finish, there is no reason to pull a cork if you have a bottle. This bottle showed a bit better than some examples as it came directly from the chateau and had not been moved since it was bottled.
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93 / 100
Falstaff January - 2010
Falstaff
Medium ruby garnet, delicately ochre-tinged, broad watery rim. On the nose delicate hints of damp wool, strong tobacco nuances, cherry confit. Juicy and fresh on the palate, elegant texture, cherry fruit, powerful, already well-integrated tannins, delicate hints of dark chocolate, subtle vegetal notes on the finish, very good food companion, a very typical, finesse-rich Margaux, shows good length, is considerably more convincing in the mouth than on the first nose.
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19 / 20
La Revue du Vin de France January - 2002
La Revue du Vin de France
18 / 20
Jancis Robinson January - 2019
Jancis Robinson
Very sweet and rich on the nose. Much less intense than the earlier vintages. Sweet and round and charming but without the sheer intensity of the younger wines. Very fresh. A flattering wine that’s at its peak. Intense and rich. Quite long. Racy. Super-fresh, though not intense.
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5 / 5
Michael Broadbent November - 2000
Michael Broadbent
Vintage Wine  1985
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 is built upon a terroir of fine, deep gravels that favor the expression of a wine of rare elegance and great aromatic complexity.

The Grand Vin of Château Margaux has been recognized since the 17th century as one of the most accomplished expressions of the Bordeaux vineyard. It owes its qualities to the combination of an exceptional terroir, demanding viticulture and vinification work oriented toward precision and balance. The tannic finesse, aromatic depth, freshness and length on the palate constitute the constant hallmarks of the Margaux style.

Emblematic vintages such as Château Margaux 1899, Château Margaux 1949, Château Margaux 1953, Château Margaux 1982, Château Margaux 1990, Château Margaux 1990, Château Margaux 2000 or the iconic Château Margaux 2015 illustrate the estate's ability to produce wines of great complexity, capable of evolving harmoniously over several decades while maintaining a remarkable readability of their terroir.

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