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CHATEAU MARGAUX, 2018

MARGAUX

" The 2018 Château Margaux is made of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. The grand vin represents 36% of the crop this year. The wine has a pH of 3.8 and 14% alcohol. Deep purple-black in color, it comes prancing out of the glass with energetic Morello cherries, black raspberries and blackberry pie scents plus nuances of fragrant soil, candied violets, lavender, sandalwood, unsmoked cigars and black olives with a gentle wave of cassis and licorice emerging with coaxing. Full-bodied, the palate is charged with the most amazing energy, delivering layer after layer of red and black fruits with tons of earthy nuances, framed by the most exquisitely ripe, fine-grained tannins, finishing with amazing freshness and an extraordinarily long-lingering perfume. Magnificent. " - Robert Parker

CHARACTERISTICS

CLASSIFICATION 1er Grand Cru Classé
GRAPE VARIETIES 90% of cabernet sauvignon, 4% of merlot, 4% of cabernet franc, 2% of petit verdot
AROMAS

Morello cherry, black raspberry, blackberry pie, earth, candied violet, lavender, sandalwood, non-smoked cigar, black olives, blackcurrant, liquorice

FOOD AND WINE PAIRING Pauillac sucking lamb, pan-fried Bordeaux ceps
WINEMAKING The wine fermentation is done in oak barrels. Wines age in new oak barrels for 18 to 24 months.
BOTTLE SIZE 75 CL

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840,00 € T.T.C.
840,00 € T.T.C.
Tax included.

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Vineyard Detail
AGRICULTURE Sustainable
GRAPE VARIETIES

Red varieties: 74% of cabernet sauvignon, 23% of merlot, 3% of cabernet franc

White varieties: 100% of sauvignon blanc
VINEYARD SURFACE AREA 94 hectares, 87 hectares for red varieties and 12 hectares for white varieties
ANNUAL PRODUCTION 120,000 bottles
HARVEST Manual
SOIL

Medium and fine gravel on a depth of 4 to 11 metres, clayey-gravelly

History and anecdotes
The history of the Château dates back to the 13th century when it was a fortress known as “Château de la Mothe Margaux”, the word “motte” meant “small hill” which is a rare relief on the Medoc plain. In the 15th century, the vineyard was structured thanks to the Lestonnac family, which anticipated the Medoc agricultural turn, abandoning cereal farming towards vine-growing. In 1855, the vineyard was classified as Premier Grand Cru in the 1855 classification. The estate was sold to André Mentzelopoulos in 1977, he started important modernization works. Nowadays, his daughter Corinne, keeps working on her father’s creation.
CHATEAU MARGAUX

Caracteristics

CHARACTERISTICS

CLASSIFICATION 1er Grand Cru Classé
GRAPE VARIETIES 90% of cabernet sauvignon, 4% of merlot, 4% of cabernet franc, 2% of petit verdot
AROMAS

Morello cherry, black raspberry, blackberry pie, earth, candied violet, lavender, sandalwood, non-smoked cigar, black olives, blackcurrant, liquorice

FOOD AND WINE PAIRING Pauillac sucking lamb, pan-fried Bordeaux ceps
WINEMAKING The wine fermentation is done in oak barrels. Wines age in new oak barrels for 18 to 24 months.
BOTTLE SIZE 75 CL