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FOUR VINTAGES OF CHATEAU MARGAUX
Château Margaux--Vintage 1970
Margaux, 1er cru classé. Château-bottled
Stained label. Level top-shoulder
Tasting note: A big wine but, unsurprisingly, much more approachable than the Latour. Not as many notes, and not tasted in cask. It was deep, rich, complex in 1974 and ploughed steadily through the 1980s, beefy for Margaux, and, in 1987, I wrote 'a bit four-square' and 'holding back'. Fragrant but not the captivating variety. The two most useful notes, and the most recent, one again made at Wagner's verticals, first in 1997, the second three years later. Almost identical notes. Now medium-deep, a lovely colour; nose low-keyed but harmonious, sweet, good fruit, slow to open up; medium sweetness and body, rich, good fruit, grip and balance, its sustaining tannins and acidity under control. Last tasted Nov 2000 **** Drink or keep Michael Broadbent, Vintage Wine
1 magnum per lot
Château Margaux--Vintage 1970
Margaux, 1er cru classé. Château-bottled
Stained label. Level top-shoulder
Tasting note: A big wine but, unsurprisingly, much more approachable than the Latour. Not as many notes, and not tasted in cask. It was deep, rich, complex in 1974 and ploughed steadily through the 1980s, beefy for Margaux, and, in 1987, I wrote 'a bit four-square' and 'holding back'. Fragrant but not the captivating variety. The two most useful notes, and the most recent, one again made at Wagner's verticals, first in 1997, the second three years later. Almost identical notes. Now medium-deep, a lovely colour; nose low-keyed but harmonious, sweet, good fruit, slow to open up; medium sweetness and body, rich, good fruit, grip and balance, its sustaining tannins and acidity under control. Last tasted Nov 2000 **** Drink or keep Michael Broadbent, Vintage Wine
1 magnum per lot
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