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1995 Château Margaux, Margaux, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Ready - at best
Robert Parker
95/100
Product: 19958007951
1995 Château Margaux, Margaux, Bordeaux

Description

A first growth and perhaps the most famous wine in the world. Since its rebirth in 1978 the wine has never really been surpassed. The grapes are hand picked and sorted. Fermentation takes place in both 100% new oak and tanks. This is followed by 18 months to 2 years maturation in oak afterwhich the wine is fined but not filtered. The grapes are 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. There are aromas of liquorice, sweet smoky new oak, jammy black fruits and minerals. There is an extraordinary richness and balance. A truly exceptional wine.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 1995
Maturity Ready - at best
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Margaux

Critics reviews

Robert Parker 95/100
Bottled very late (November, 1997), the 1995 has continued to flesh out, developing into one of the great classics made under the Mentzelopoulos regime. The color is opaque ruby/purple. The nose offers aromas of licorice and sweet smoky new oak intermixed with jammy black fruits, licorice, and minerals. The wine is medium to full-bodied, with extraordinary richness, fabulous equilibrium, and hefty tannin in the finish. In spite of its large size and youthfulness, this wine is user-friendly and accessible. This is a thrilling Margaux that will always be softer and more evolved than its broader-shouldered sibling, the 1996. How fascinating it will be to follow the evolution of both of these vintages over the next half century. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2040.Robert M. Parker, Jr. - 23/02/1998
Drink 2005 - 2040
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Feb 1998)

About this wine

Chateau Margaux

Château Margaux, a First Growth property, has been owned by the Mentzelopoulos family since 1978. It has since consistently produced some of the finest wines in the Médoc.
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Margaux

Margaux

If Pauillac is the bastion of ‘traditional’ Red Bordeaux, Margaux represents its other facet in producing wines that are some of the region’s most sensual and alluring. The largest commune in the Médoc, it encompasses the communes of Cantenac, Soussans, Arsac and Labaude, in addition to the village of Margaux itself. Its finest examples are paragons of refinement and subtlety which have few parallels in Bordeaux.
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