12 bottles per lot
Details
Château Margaux--Vintage 2002
Margaux, 1er cru classé
Tasting Note: Two notes, at the château. Merlot crop seriously affected by poor summer. Highest-ever percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in blend (86. Ex cask April 2003: opaque, intense; whiff of raspberry though only 2 Cabernet Franc; silkily dry, crisp young fruit; discrete oak, long dry finish. A year later, also in cask: plummy purple, attractive fruit and spicy new oak; very flavoury and relatively easy. Last tasted March 2004 (****) 2010 - 2020. M.B.
12 bottles per lot
Margaux, 1er cru classé
Tasting Note: Two notes, at the château. Merlot crop seriously affected by poor summer. Highest-ever percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in blend (86. Ex cask April 2003: opaque, intense; whiff of raspberry though only 2 Cabernet Franc; silkily dry, crisp young fruit; discrete oak, long dry finish. A year later, also in cask: plummy purple, attractive fruit and spicy new oak; very flavoury and relatively easy. Last tasted March 2004 (****) 2010 - 2020. M.B.
12 bottles per lot
Special notice
Offered duty paid, but available in bond. VAT at 17.5% will be charged on the hammer price on removal of the lot from bond.