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Château Margaux Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux 2004

Reviews

96 -Decanter -

An evocative nose with perfumed aromas jumping out of the glass. This balances intensity with freshness giving sour cherry, blueberry and raspberry fruit flavours alongside wet stone, salty mineral notes. There is a precision to this, it's not so weighty but more direct and focussed. Fine tannins fill the palate and this is just starting to show some of the savouriness of mature Bordeaux. A superb wine at an excellent time to drink but still with ageing potential. 1% Cabernet Franc completes the blend.

96 -Wine Enthusiast -

96 -

Tasted from barrel in 2005, this wine showed the freshness of the vintage in its bright woodland-berry scent before settling into tannins that felt mineral, powerful and black. Directeur général Paul Pontallier commented at the time, I consider this to be typical, absolutely, of Château Margaux. Two years on, the wine is definitively Margaux, from the fashionable scent of new oak, to the musculature and vinous strength of the fruit. The sweetness of the fraises des bois and plum seems improbable in the context of a completely dry, concentrated yet ethereal taste that doesn't stop. The wine will taunt you with its delicate, silken power whether you drink it in ten, 20 or 30 years

95 -Vinous -

The 2004 Chateau Margaux has an enticing nose with mainly red fruit and a light cedar and irony tincture. It's mature but still vigorous and has plenty in the tank. Fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with a fresh, tensile entry. It's irony (again) with a welcome spiciness on the finish. More concentrated than you might anticipate, this is drinking beautifully now but will clearly drink for another 20 to 30 years.

94 -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -

The 2004 Chateau Margaux has always been a promising wine and here, served blind against the First Growths, it finally proved that patience is necessary when it comes to such wines. It has an exquisite bouquet with brilliant delineation, scents of redcurrant, raspberry coulis, cold stone (almost flint-like) with pencil-lead and cedar lending it a Pauillac-like sense of aristocratic flair. The palate is extremely well balanced with a supple opening, nigh perfect acidity with a surprisingly citric undercurrent that lends so much freshness and tension. While it does not have the weight and power of say, 2000, 2005 or 2009, it cruises along with utmost harmony and you become smitten by its charms - something that is perhaps in short supply among the First Growths in this vintage. This is excellent. Tasted September 2016.

94 -Wine Spectator -

This is lovely, with enticing, velvety plum sauce, macerated red currant fruit, black tea and incense notes that have melded beautifully. This shows a lovely tug of earth at the very end, retaining some grip for further cellaring, despite being approachable now. A lovely wine. -- Non-blind Château Margaux vertical (December 2013). Drink now through 2029. 12,500 cases made.

93 -Jeb Dunnuck -

Drinking beautifully, the 2004 Château Margaux (78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot) is all about elegance and finesse and has perfumed notes of sandalwood, dried flowers, and sweet red and black fruits all soaring from the glass. With medium body, a silky, seamless texture, ultra-fine tannin, and a great finish, it glides across the palate and is just a joy to drink. While it doesn’t have the weight or richness of a top vintage, it’s a beautiful expression of this estate. Drink it anytime over the coming 10-15 years.

Technical Details

Blend 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot
Winemaker Paul Pontallier
Region Bordeaux
Sub Region Left Bank
Appellation Margaux
Vineyard Estate vineyards of Château Margaux, a Premier Grand Cru Classé
Farming Method Sustainable Practices
Oak 100% new French oak barrels
Aging / Cooperage 18 months
Alcohol 13%

Château Margaux Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux 2004

Name: Château Margaux Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux 2004
Brand: First Bottle
SKU: 1012529
Price: 529.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Bordeaux Blends | Bordeaux

DC96, WE96, W&S96, VN95, WA94, WS94, JD93

Sustainable Practices

$900.00

$529.00

750ML

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From one of Bordeaux’s most revered estates, Château Margaux, the 2004 reflects finesse over power. Red currant, floral aromatics, and subtle spice define the bouquet. The palate is refined, with polished tannins and a lingering, elegant finish. A beautifully balanced Margaux entering its drinking window.

About The Producer

In the heart of the Margaux appellation, situated right next to Chateau Margaux, lies 163 acres of pure gravelly soil and grassy rows overlooking the Gironde River that is Chateau Palmer. Now farmed biodynamically and sustainably, Palmer respects the hallowed land it occupies and makes wines that are true to the exceptional terroir.

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