CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1981
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1981
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1981

CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1981

Wine 1981 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Margaux

The previous four years were marked by fairly late harvests. This year 1981 is a return to a classic date.
The 1981 vintage at Château Margaux is very qualitative, and even superior to previous years, in particular 1978 and 1979. Margaux 1981 is a very good wine, elegant, balanced and mature.

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90-94 / 100 Rated by 4 experts

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95 / 100
Wine Spectator October - 1994
Wine Spectator
The other wine of the vintage. Seriously powerful with fabulous colour and mint, cassis and berry aromas and flavours. Has a full body and is tannic; still needs time to come around.
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92 / 100
Jean-Marc Quarin June - 2017
Jean-Marc Quarin
Light and evolved colour. Discreet, fruity nose with a hint of wet wool. Delicate from the attack, marked on the palate by a note of cedar, juicy, slender and flavoursome, this wine melts on the palate with class throughout. Good length.
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91 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu September - 2007
Franck Dubourdieu
88 / 100
Adrian van Velsen - vvWine June - 2018
Adrian van Velsen - vvWine
Mature Bordeaux red, brick red at the rim. Open nose, subtly burnt wood, cedar, also roses, very good complexity. Soft attack, ripe and with solid body, the tannin appears somewhat dusty, but the fruit holds up beautifully against it, slightly drying on the mid-palate, the acidity keeps it fresh. Medium-long finish, ends with a trace of brandied character. Enjoy now.
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Vintage Wine  1981
Classification Médoc - 1er Cru Classé 
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Margaux
Colour Red
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château Margaux
Château Margaux
Château Margaux

Château Margaux is one of the most prestigious estates of the Margaux appellation and a major historical figure of Bordeaux excellence. Classified as a Premier Grand Cru Classé in the official 1855 classification, the château draws on a terroir of fine, deep gravels that encourages the expression of a wine of rare elegance and great aromatic complexity.

The Grand Vin de Château Margaux has been recognised since the 17th century as one of the most accomplished expressions of the Bordeaux vineyard. It owes its qualities to the combination of an exceptional terroir, demanding viticulture and a winemaking approach oriented towards precision and balance. The finesse of the tannins, the aromatic depth, the freshness and the length on the palate are the constant hallmarks of the Margaux style.

The great vintages punctuate its history, from the 1953 wine, then the 1982 vintage to the 1990 and the 2000 vintage, through to the 2015, regarded as one of the estate's recent pinnacles. Le Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux, the second wine, offers a more immediate interpretation. They illustrate the estate's ability to produce wines of great complexity, capable of evolving harmoniously over several decades, whilst retaining a remarkable clarity of their terroir.

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