Lot 53
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 2012 (3) WS 95 WA 96
Lot 53 Details
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 2012
Margaux. 1er Cru Classé
Tasted blind at the 2012 Southwold tasting, the 2012 Château Margaux has a taut, linear, pencil lead-infused bouquet with pure blackberry and boysenberry scents, an undercurrent of tobacco that surfaces after five minutes in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, crisp acidity, a life-affirming sense of balance with well-integrated new oak towards the finish. I concur with Robert Parker that his has become more structured and masculine in bottle, yet there is pedigree here from start to finish, a sense of effortlessness that is seductive. This is a top-class wine from the late Paul Pontallier and his team.” Tasted January 2016 WS 95 WA 96