CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 2002
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 2002
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 2002
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 2002
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 2002
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 2002
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2002

CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 2002

Wine 2002 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Margaux

Tasting note: After bottling, Château Margaux 2002 had gained even further in finesse, without losing any of that classic, tight tannic structure that so strongly promises excellent ageing. We recommend, ideally, waiting a few more years, even though it already gives a great deal of pleasure.

Grape variety / Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon (~75%), Merlot (~20%), Petit Verdot (~3%), Cabernet Franc (~2%) (variations are possible from one vintage to another)

Ageing: 18 to 24 months in new oak barrels

Maturity: 2010-2045

Food and Wine Pairing: Beef and game (venison, roe deer, wild boar), Pauillac lamb, Ceps (risotto, sauté, omelette), Aged cheeses

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96 / 100
La Revue du Vin de France January - 2007
La Revue du Vin de France
Green Guide 2007
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95 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate October - 2009
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
Tasted blind at Farr's 2002 Bordeaux tasting. Very refined on the nose...definitely First Growth quality with a beautiful floral scent. Margaux? Black cherries, a touch of cassis, violets and wild hedgerow. Superb clarity. Ripe succulent entry, very pure and very harmonious with filigree tannins and a natural, graceful finish that belies its power.
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94 / 20
Jean-Marc Quarin November - 2012
Jean-Marc Quarin
In chronicle 127 recounting the comparative tasting between Château Margaux and Haut-Brion, I was surprised by the excellent result of Château Margaux 2002. I have just retasted it at the château, with a lower potential score, but still the same pleasure score. Decanting: half an hour before. Dark and intense colour. Fruity, fresh nose, with a note of ink. Beautiful, fairly ample entry on the palate, then the wine develops juicy, melting, airy, with flavour and structure. Flavoursome, a little less mellow than the great vintages of Château Margaux, it finishes melting, long and particularly difficult to spit out.
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18 / 20
Vinum Wine Magazine June - 2003
Vinum Wine Magazine
92 / 100
Wine Spectator March - 2005
Wine Spectator
This is beautiful on the nose with currants, berries and flowers. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and pretty fruit. Needs a bit more fruit on the midpalate to be a classic Margaux, but clearly outstanding.
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92 / 100
Tom Cannavan January - 2003
Tom Cannavan
A deep purple/ruby colour. A lovely violet, cassis nose with notes of damp earth (though I'm sure I detected an unwanted "metallic" note). The palate is very fine, full of toasty tannins, sweet cherry flavoured fruits and usual floral flamboyance. Yet it lacks the complexity I expect from a First Growth: not an intellectual wine: more pretty and flouncy. 
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93 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider May - 2014
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
From a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot, this medium bodied wine is perhaps slightly more interesting on the nose than the palate. The pleasurable floral, cherry, tobacco, leaf and earthy nose lead you to a wine with some rusticity in the tannins in the crisp finish. More time could soften the wine, but I am not willing to bet the farm on it.
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17 / 20
Jancis Robinson October - 2009
Jancis Robinson
Sweet and easy and round and digestible. Racy, with a very neat finish.
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Vintage Wine  2002
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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