2011 Ch Margaux 1er Cru Margaux - 6x75cl
06B1MARG6PK _ 2011 - Ch Margaux 1er Cru Margaux - 6x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Margaux
  • Region Margaux
  • Drinking 2020 - 2037
  • Case size 6x75cl
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2011 - Ch Margaux 1er Cru Margaux - 6x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Margaux
  • Region Margaux
  • Drinking 2020 - 2037
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £2,539.24 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £423.20 Duty Paid inc VAT
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  • Goedhuis, April 2012, Score: 93-96

    Wine director Paul Pontallier’s attention is famed throughout the region and we saw this ourselves when visiting this great estate at harvest time last year. The fruits of all his hard work can clearly be seen in this hugely poised and restrained wine. A wine of immense quality with numerous layers of flavours and which will, as with all great wines, require a number of years cellarage before reaching its peak.

  • Robert Parker, April 2012, Score: 94-96+

    Administrator Paul Pontallier is nearly embarrassed to explain the amazing success of the 2011 Chateau Margaux, a candidate for wine of the vintage. With the harvest occurring between September 5-20, it was the smallest crop in over twenty years as yields were cut significantly by the drought. The berries were tiny. Moreover, analytically, the 2011 has a higher level of concentration as well as tannins than the 2009. A blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, only 38% of the harvest made it into the grand vin. The wine offers an inky/purple color, barely noticeable sweet tannin, and a beautiful nose of creme de cassis, spring flowers and lead pencil shavings backed up by fresh acids and good overall structure. This medium to full-bodied effort possesses tremendous personality and character. It rivals what they achieved in both 2010 and 2009, which is virtually impossible to contemplate given the quality of those two vintages.

  • James Suckling, April 2012, Score: 94-95

    Very elegant and ethereal with ultra-fine tannins and delicate fruit. Full body. I love the floral and aromatic quality to this. Then the tannins kick in. This has more tannins than 2010, according to technical director Paul Pontallier, and others, but you can't tell when tasting it.

  • Decanter, April 2012, Score: 18.5

    Floral cassis fruit, lovely florality and perfect texture, beautifully harmony of expression above concentrated natural tannins. Drink 2017-2035.

  • Jancis Robinson, April 2012, Score: 17.5

    Very small berries brought greater concentration but also had to be careful with the extraction. Deep dark crimson. Rich, dark and intense fruit on the nose. Floral note of violets too – open and expressive with plenty of fruit. Expressive on the palate – open and approachable and soft. Balanced and harmonious but almost too soft. 'Nothing sticks out', Paul Pontallier said, with a positive intention, but somehow it was a negative to me, all rather too safe and unexciting. Moderate length. Drink 2018-2035.

Producer

Château Margaux

Known as the most elegant and aromatic First Growth due to its Cabernet-friendly, sandy soil, Château Margaux is owned by the Mentzelopoulos family. The estate's vineyard holdings amount to almost 200 acres, though a much smaller percentage is selected for the grand vin to ensure exceptional concentration.

Region

Margaux

Plump, silky and seductive are the words often used to describe wines from Margaux. Because of their style, they tend to be user friendly and more approachable when young. This is in part due to its terroir which is comprised of the thinnest soil as well as the highest proportion of chunky gravel in all of the Médoc. It drains well but also is it more susceptible to vintage variation. Margaux wines tend to have the highest proportions of Merlot within the core of the Médoc further adding to their ample roundness and openness. Margaux is home to the largest number of classified growths including its namesake first growth, Château Margaux, as well as third growths, Palmer and d'Issan.

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