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Château Margaux 2000

Château Margaux, Bordeaux, France

Château Margaux
Bordeaux France
  • 100
    Points
  • The 125 best
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  • 14 Pros of
    15 recommend
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  • Country ranking ?

    102

  • Producer ranking ?

    9

  • Decanting time

    4h

  • When to drink

    from 2018

  • Food Pairing

    Beef Short Rib Bourguignon

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      10/13/2000 Eternal new beginnings  

The celebrations were a resounding success, as was the harvest which nothing and nobody upset right through to the end. For the winegrowers it’s a year that is finishing, the crowning glory of their efforts after months of hard work ; they’ll go on holiday in a few days and most of them won’t come back until the beginning of November in order to prune their v...

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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

2000/ We were unaware at that time that we were harvesting one of the greatest vintages of the late 20th century.

The grapes had rarely, perhaps never, been as concentrated, particularly the Cabernets. In certain cases we surpassed the already historic levels of the 1986 and 1995 vintages, with an elegance and softness on the palate, reminiscent also of the 1990 and 1996 vintages. It seemed in fact that 2000 was setting a new benchmark in q...

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Vintage 2000

Weather conditions / The 2000 vintage was proclaimed from the start as one of the best vintages of modern times. In the spring of 2003, I had many opportunities to find out if we really had a true dream vintage on our hands.

During the 2000 harvest, while doing a “personal inspection” in the vineyards, I noticed that something extraordinary was on the way. The grapes looked extremely healthy.

While the sorting table was rolling, I observ...

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Average Bottle Price

2024 2020 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2005
1 129€ +15.2% 980€ +14.5% 856€ -4.4% 895€ -5.3% 945€ +19.8% 789€ -16.3% 943€ +16.7% 808€ -28.7% 1 134€ +1.0% 1 123€ +197.1% 378€

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Tasting note

color

Deep and Ruby red

ending

Long and Smooth

flavors

Blackcurrant, Voluptuous, Coffee, Raspberry, Toasty and Mineral

nose

Complex

recommend

Yes

taste

Low in Acidity, Warming, Low tannin, Balanced, Complex, Medium-bodied, Harmonious, Firm, Rich and Dry

Verdict

Excellent

Written Notes

On this exquisite super-vintage only 40%of the Château Margaux crop was used to this grand vin. It was made with full, almost superbly ripe Cabernet Sauvignon containing only 10% of Merlot. The appearance of the wine is a bright, moderately intense, ruby red colour. An attractive and complex nose shows delicate black currant and raspberry aromas combined with violets. After a few minutes the nose gains more toasty aromas, with spicies, roasted coffee and chocolate. On the palate the wine behaves aristocratically. Very sophisiticated, medium-bodied structure with marked acidity and minerality. Tannins are very firm but opulent and persistant. Wine shows classic Margaux features being more dominated with tannins and acidity than fruit. Nevertheless due to this perfect vintage the fruit is extremely intense giving such a tremendous potential for ageing that it could be paralleled to 1900 Margaux. If it behaves as this legendary vintage, it will keep easily another 50 years and more.

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  • 95p
The 2000 Margaux had a fabulous nose with its hallmark elegance but still great intensity. There were buckets of t ‘n a and great spine and spice. The palate was rich, concentrated, spicy and long, packed and compact, dense and exotic with almost blue fruit flavors smothered in soy
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  • 96p

This is like smelling an amazing bouquet of flowers, deep and thought provoking. Notes of raspberries, and strawberries round out the refined nose. Full and silky. More than just silk really, it is almost transparent. Incredibly mellow, yet enticing. It is difficult to find the perfect word. It is as ethereal as Paul Pontieller, managing director of Chateaux Margaux says. The impeccable balance makes this perfect to drink now, but it will get even better with more time. This is already ageless.

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We were unaware at that time that we were harvesting one of the greatest vintages of the late 20th century. The grapes had rarely, perhaps never, been as concentrated, particularly the Cabernets. In certain cases we surpassed the already historic levels of the 1986 and 1995 vintages, with an elegance and softness on the palate, reminiscent also of the 1990 and 1996 vintages. It seemed in fact that 2000 was setting a new benchmark in quality, never before attained, at least in terms of style. Throughout the barrel ageing time, these first impressions were gradually confirmed. The wine has now acquired a slightly tighter texture and at the same time keeps such a soft and especially long finish that it seems to go on forever… The bottling took place in November 2002, after over 2 years of barrel ageing. Such a long ageing is unusual but not as rare as one might think: most of the greatest vintages are aged for that length of time.

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Good deep plum, there is a touch of aging here, the nose is very serious and strong in a seductive way, deep intense, cedar with black fruits, the palate is again fresh and youthful but now it has a lot of breath with stylistic etching coming through, it is really quite profound for me with mega promise. It has earthy, even a rustic edge but you feel that will fade into a totally charming engrossing expression of Margaux, and slightly outplays the 1996 on this occasion. Brilliant wine. 98/100

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  • 98p
Good looking magnum size bottle. Colour is tiilenpunainen. This wine is erinomainen.
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Information

Origin

Margaux, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Outstanding

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

Very Good

Fake factory

Be Cautious

Glass time

2h

Drinking temperature

18

Inside Information

Wine Advocate #146
Apr 2003		 Robert M. Parker, Jr. 100 Drink: 2012 - 2050 $829-$3000 (350)
Bottled in late November, 2002, the 2000 has turned out to be a colossal example of Chateau Margaux that is tasting even better from bottle than it was from cask. Only 40% of the crop made it into this 2000 Margaux, a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot. Stylistically, it is somewhat of a hybrid between the succulent, opulent, fleshy 1990, and the more delineated, structured, cooler climate-tasting 1996. The 2000 possesses a saturated ruby/purple color to the rim as well as an extraordinarily promising nose of creme de cassis intermixed with white flowers, licorice, and hints of espresso and toasty oak. There is great intensity, compelling purity, a multi-layered, full-bodied palate, and a finish that goes on for nearly 70+ seconds. Bottled naturally, with no filtration, it is a monumental example of the elegance and power that symbolize this extraordinary vineyard. A tour de force in winemaking, many of my colleagues predicted, far earlier than me, that it would be the "wine of the vintage." It is certainly one of the wines of the vintage, but there is plenty of competition, even at this lofty level of quality. Absolutely awesome! Anticipated maturity: 2012-2050.
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