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2008 Château Margaux, Margaux, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (87%),Merlot (10%),Cabernet Franc (1.5%),Petit Verdot (1.5%)
Ready, but will improve
Robert Parker
94/100
Jancis Robinson MW
17.5/20
Product: 20088007951
2008 Château Margaux, Margaux, Bordeaux

Description

This is a stunning Chateau Margaux, made in a sexy, up-front, elegant style, with deep creme de cassis fruit intermixed with spring flowers, a solid inner core of richness and depth, but again, very sweet tannins as well as striking minerality and elegance. One of the most seductive Chateau Margauxs given its recent bottling, this blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, and the rest tiny quantities of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot should drink beautifully for the next 25-30 years. Remarkably, a mere 36% of the entire production was selected for the 2008 Chateau Margaux.
94/100 Robert Parker- Wine Advocate- May 2011

This is a superb vintage for Chateau Margaux, and while it may be too early to say this, the 2008 appears superior to the 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001.... As always, the first characteristic one notices is the extraordinary floral component as well as the sweet black currant fruit allied to full-bodied richness, sweet tannin, and superb freshness and delineation. In many ways, the 2008 is reminiscent of the 1996, but the former wine is showing even more density and concentration than the 1996 did at the same point in its evolution. The 2008.. is a remarkable effort from this great estate.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate - Apr-2009
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2008
Alcohol % 13
Maturity Ready, but will improve
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (87%),Merlot (10%),Cabernet Franc (1.5%),Petit Verdot (1.5%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Margaux

Critics reviews

Robert Parker 94/100
This is a stunning Chateau Margaux, made in a sexy, up-front, elegant style, with deep creme de cassis fruit intermixed with spring flowers, a solid inner core of richness and depth, but again, very sweet tannins as well as striking minerality and elegance. One of the most seductive Chateau Margauxs given its recent bottling, this blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, and the rest tiny quantities of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot should drink beautifully for the next 25-30 years. Remarkably, a mere 36% of the entire production was selected for the 2008 Chateau Margaux.Robert M. Parker, Jr. - 02/05/2011
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (May 2011)
Jancis Robinson MW 17.5/20
Rather opulent on the nose – hints of tobacco – and a little more burly and savoury than usual, perhaps because of less Merlot flesh. Dry start with the same backbone as the Pavillon Rouge. Firm, very fine tannins. No shortage of acidity. Mainly structure at the moment. Very clean but very youthful. Great freshness. Purity but I do feel we are tasting this too young. It should take on a bit more flesh. Very straight backed. Very fresh. Very embryonic. jancis_robinson_mw MW - JancisRobinson.com - Apr 09
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2009)

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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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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