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2003 Margaux


99
RP
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Producer: Margaux
Varietal: Bordeaux Blend
Type of Wine: Bordeaux Red
Color: Red
Format: 1.5L
Availability: Available Soon
Bottle(s) - $2,988.00

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Description: 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/lightness. There is riveting freshness to this offering, which tips the scales at a lofty (for this estate) 13.5% alcohol, as well as an alluring sweetness and accessibility. It probably will tighten up over the next few years. Nevertheless, it is a profound Chateau Margaux that brings to mind a hypothetical blend of the 1982 and 1990.

Robert Parker



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