Château Margaux 2014 – Margaux, 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Margaux 2014 – Margaux, 1er Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fine, fruity, elegant and offers a beautiful purity. It reveals notes of blackberry, cassis, slight notes of wild fruits, hints of crushed strawberry combined with slight notes of spices, a touch of gray pepper, Sichuan pepper, slight hints of violet as well as a discreet hint of cardamon and discreet toasted hints….

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Château Cantenac Brown 2008 – Margaux, 3ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Cantenac Brown 2008 – Margaux, 3ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, aromatic and relatively tight. It reveals notes of fresh berries, cassis and slight notes of blackberry, red fruits combined with slight / discreet hints of Sichuan pepper as well as a hint of tea and a few discreet (and well-integrated) woody hints. The mouth is fruity, mineral, well-balanced, delicate, supple, relatively…

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Château Cantenac Brown 2012 – Margaux, 3ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Cantenac Brown 2012 – Margaux, 3ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, slightly velvety and quite aromatic. It reveals notes of crushed blackberry, fine notes of crushed strawberry, licorice, toasted oak and a discreet hint of undergrowth, Cuben pepper combined with discreet hints of spices, a discrete hint of Cardamone, a very discreet hint of cinnamon as well as a hint of nutmeg…

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Château Cantenac Brown 2014 – Margaux, 3ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Cantenac Brown 2014 – Margaux, 3ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is gourmand, fruity, elegant and fine. It reveals fine notes of minerality, blackberry and a touch of redcurrant associated with slight hints of cherry, wild strawberries, discreet hints of cinnamon, Sichuan pepper, a few delicate oaky hints as well as a very discreet hint of strawberry, Bourbon vanilla and menthol. The mouth is…

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Château Palmer 2014 – Margaux, 3ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Palmer 2014 – Margaux, 3ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, gourmand, aromatic and offers a (very) beautiful finesse and richness (but well-balanced!). It reveals notes of blueberry and cassis associated with slight hints of graphite, gray pepper as well as slight notes of crushed strawberry. The palate is fruity, mineral, silky, delicate, beautifully well-defined / melodious and offers an acid frame…

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Château Palmer 2012 – Margaux, 3ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Palmer 2012 – Margaux, 3ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, fine, gourmand, precise, fresh and offers a certain richness. It reveals notes of blackberry, wild black berries and touches of ripe red fruit associated with slight notes of blueberry, liquorice, toasted oak as well as slight notes of caramelization and a hint of almond. The palate is fruity, fine, fluid, gourmand,…

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Château Palmer 2008 – Margaux, 3ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Palmer 2008 – Margaux, 3ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is aromatic and slightly more austere than vintages 2012 and 2014. It reveals fine notes of oak and touches of coffee associated with fine touches of undergrowth as well as hints of cassis, dried blackberry and very discreet / fine hints of gray pepper. The palate is fruity, fluid, fine, mineral (frame), beautifully…

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Château Margaux 2008 – Margaux, 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Margaux 2008 – Margaux, 1er Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, elegant and powerful. It reveals notes of blackberry, blackberry cream, cassis and slight notes of mocha, undergrowth associated with hints of truffle, (very) slight notes of clove as well as a toasted hint and discreet hints of spice. The mouth is fruity, juicy, round and offers a beautiful finesse, a nice…

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Château Margaux 2012 – Margaux, 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Margaux 2012 – Margaux, 1er Grand Cru Classé

The nose is aromatic, fine, elegant, intense, powerful and delicate. It reveals fine notes of blackberry and cassis associated with slight hints of tobacco, discreet hints of undergrowth as well as a discreet hint of bell pepper and slight hints of saline minerality. The palate is fruity, mineral, silky, racy, elegant, round, gourmande, quite powerful,…

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Château Brane-Cantenac 2008 – Margaux – Grand Cru Classé

Château Brane-Cantenac 2008 – Margaux – Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, fine, quite elegant and quite fruity. it reveals woody notes, notes of dark chocolate/mocha, blackberry and wild strawberry associated with slight hints of racy minerality/flint, crushed cassis as well as a discreet hints of crushed raspberry, very discreet hints of Cuben pepper and slight touch of roasting. The palate is fruity,…

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