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Margaux 2015 nearly triples release price
When it was announced that Margaux 2015 would be released in a commemorative bottle, its bid price jumped from £6,600 per case of 12 to £7,500 in a matter of days – a considerable leap from its En Primeur price of £4,260. Today, it commands a market price of £12,000 – early buyers are no doubt delighted with these rapid returns.
The 98-100 point wine (Neal Martin) is in good company. The 1990, 19...
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The Story
Since the 17th Century, the first wine of Château Margaux has been recognised as being one of the greatest wines in the entire world. It owes its unique qualities to the genius of its terroir as well as to the passionate work of a succession of generations. It’s a remarkable wine that comes from a combination of characteristics that are only rarely found: finesse, elegance, complexity, density, intensity, length and freshness. Although its tan...
Wine Information
2015 was, literally, an historic year at Château Margaux. We celebrated the bicentenary of the Estate’s buildings dating from 1815, and the inauguration of the new facilities, designed or reorganised, by Norman Foster. It is easy to imagine how much we dreamed that 2015 would be a great vintage! Without doubt, some of the result is owed to decisions made at the time of blending; only 35% of the harvest went into the first wine, which was a rec...
Vintage 2015
Full report of Bordeaux 2015 by Andrew Caillard MW “Next in line in a great series of vintages; 2000, 2005, 2009, 2010 and 2015.
2015 is a wonderful Bordeaux vintage without the hype or hysteria associated with 2009 and 2010. The wines are generally expressive and generous with wonderful concentration and structure. Given another year in barrel, the wines should gain more complexity and fruit volume. Châteaux, in all sub-regions, are e...
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2024 | 2022 | 2018 |
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1 490€ +17.3% | 1 270€ +6.7% | 1 190€ |