Wine

Chateau Margaux

1999

Pungently aromatic, super-ripe nose of grapefruit, mango and honey. Silky and voluminous, with very strong extract and enough acidity to maintain its freshness. Actually rather stylish for a white wine of this much sheer size. Very long, rather power... Stephen Tanzer's IWC. A Bordeaux Blanc wine from Bordeaux in France. 1999 Margaux, Pavillon Blanc du Chateau 750ml

Bottle Size: 1.5 L Wine Spectator: -- Robert Parker: 99 Wine Enthusiast: -- Allen Meadows' Burghound: -- 2003 Chateau Margaux Bordeaux 1.5 L (Magnum) RP--99 Robert Parker Tasting Notes: Wine Advocate # 164 Apr 2006 Robert Parker 99 Drink: 2011 - 2035 9-06 (376) Am I being too stingy with the 2003 Chateau Margaux? A wine of extraordinary complexity and intensity, it reveals a deep purple color, a style not unlike the 1990 Margaux (possibly even more concentrated), a velvety texture, and notes of spring flowers interwoven with camphor, melted licorice, creme de cassis, and pain grille. Not a blockbuster, it offers extraordinary intensity as well as a surreal delicacy/lightnes s. There is riveting freshness to this offering, which tips the scales at a lofty (for this estate) 13.5% alcohol,... Less