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  • Country ranking ?

    1 504
  • Producer ranking ?

    95
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    Flank Steak and Salsa Verde

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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...

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Wine Information

Harvest Report 2007 Château Margaux

The harvesting of the Sauvignon Blanc began yesterday after an initial selective picking at the end of last week to bring in those grapes with the most golden colour. It is already guaranteed that 2007 will be an excellent year for white wine: the relatively cool temperatures during the summer preserved all of the finesse of the aromas and then the dry and warm weather of the last three weeks intensified ...

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Average Bottle Price

2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
326€ -3.8% 339€ +12.3% 302€ -22.4% 389€ +40.9% 276€

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Tasting note

color

Purple

flavors

Coffee, Toasty and Mineral

taste

Medium-bodied and Vigor

Written Notes

We were treated to a couple of other recent vintages, beginning with the 2007 Margaux, which was bottled five months prior. The nose was quite mild compared to the 2008, with a hint of wet hay and light spice cabinet. Bipin liked its nose and perfume, and a little iron rounded out the nose. The palate was round but soft, ‘elegant and silky,’ but light in its tannins. It was pleasant and easy, but deceptively so as it kept gaining in the glass with time. I think it still had a bit of bottle shock to shake off, as it soon became excellent, giving off what I called, ‘Thanksgiving sex appeal.’ That’s when you get to baste the turkey :) (93).
  • 93p

Consistent notes. This wine was as pretty and light on feet as slim and young ballerina, had beatifully aromas of violets and roses, enchanting elegance and finesse. Seductive like h.... and still improving. At least 15 more years to cellar this wine.

  • 92p
Ruby, fresh feel to it, herbs and lilies over cassis. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, chocolate mid palate, has beautiful flavours but on the lean side. What I've started to wonder about the 07's are if they actually would be the classic and old style of Bordeaux, with the greener touches and leaner bodies, but with modern and ripe tannins. Will they age gracefully or not? Will they remain lean, or will they become the truly elegant and layered wines of the olden days?
  • 90p
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Origin

Margaux, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Average

Value For Money

Satisfactory

Investment potential

Below Average

Fake factory

None
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