12 bottles per lot
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Château Margaux--Vintage 1985
Margaux, 1er cru classé. Château-bottled
Levels base of neck or better
Tasting note: Tasted twice in cask, June and August 1987: a deep, already fragrant, fleshy wine though mouthfilling with mouth-puckering tannins. At five years of age, those tannins were soft and silky, the wine already displaying Margaux's inimitable scent and elegance. Bottled velvet. Nine notes tracing its development through the 1990s, the most revealing at Manfred Wagner's two verticals, the first in 1997, an excellent 'flight' which enabled us to compare the virtues of the decade of the 1980s. For example, the Margaux '85 was less deep and softer looking than the '86, but much more evolved on the nose. In fact, a glorious, fruity charm, confirmed on the palate. One of my highest notes in this 48-vintage tasting. Identical marks at Wagner's next, in November 2000. If anything even more faboulously evolved; sweet, full, rich, with perfect fruit and balance. Dipping back to Kaplan's '85s event in April 2000, it was almost beyond description. 'Soft, feminine yet determined.' Last tasted Nov 2000 ***** Lovely now, many beautiful years ahead. Michael Broadbent, Vintage Wine
12 bottles per lot
Margaux, 1er cru classé. Château-bottled
Levels base of neck or better
Tasting note: Tasted twice in cask, June and August 1987: a deep, already fragrant, fleshy wine though mouthfilling with mouth-puckering tannins. At five years of age, those tannins were soft and silky, the wine already displaying Margaux's inimitable scent and elegance. Bottled velvet. Nine notes tracing its development through the 1990s, the most revealing at Manfred Wagner's two verticals, the first in 1997, an excellent 'flight' which enabled us to compare the virtues of the decade of the 1980s. For example, the Margaux '85 was less deep and softer looking than the '86, but much more evolved on the nose. In fact, a glorious, fruity charm, confirmed on the palate. One of my highest notes in this 48-vintage tasting. Identical marks at Wagner's next, in November 2000. If anything even more faboulously evolved; sweet, full, rich, with perfect fruit and balance. Dipping back to Kaplan's '85s event in April 2000, it was almost beyond description. 'Soft, feminine yet determined.' Last tasted Nov 2000 ***** Lovely now, many beautiful years ahead. Michael Broadbent, Vintage Wine
12 bottles per lot
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