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Margaux 2003 (750ML)
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A very expressive vintage, red berry fruit aromas, freshness, and purity jump out of the glass with the 2003. We can even find a mingling of floral and slightly spicy notes coming through delightfully in this very complex cocktail, in which the new oak has already been totally integrated, as if it had been “digested” by the body of the wine, which is extremely concentrated. This density gives the wine not just power and strength, but depth and length too; and above all, a tannic structure which is so tightly knit that its texture has taken on a silky feel. Although destined for a superb future, we can already start to open the first bottles, provided that they are decanted.
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Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Appellation
Margaux
Color
Red
Varietal
Bordeaux Blend
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Critic Reviews
Wine Advocate
93 Points
93 Points, Neal Martin, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "Tasted blind as a vintage comparison at the Valandraud vertical, the 2003 Margaux is fully mature on the nose. There is ample fruit here, well defined for the vintage with blackberry and cedar, this bottle demonstrating a subtle fungal character that I have not discerned in previous bottles. There are faint scents of rust iron piping that develop with further aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly dry tannin, offering more fruit than the 2003 Valandraud it was paired with: feisty black pepper and allspice finish with a decent aftertaste. There might be better bottles than this, even so, there is probably not another Margaux that touches this First Growth. I see no harm in broaching bottles now and over the next ten years. Tasted December 2016." 03/17
Wine Spectator
95 Points
95 Points, James Laube, Wine Spectator: "Shows a note of torréfaction typical of the vintage, but uses it to its advantage, coupling it with accents of ganache and dark tobacco leaf along with rich plum, currant and fig compote flavors. The finish is slightly firm, with alder and plum skin details, but this has pretty impressive composure considering the vintage.—Blind '01/'03/'05 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2017). Drink now through 2035. 10,833 cases made." - Web Only 2018
Vinous Media
96 Points
96 Points, Stephen Tanzer, Vinous: "Full, saturated red-ruby. Knockout nose combines redcurrant, tropical chocolate, leather, woodsmoke and nutty oak with exotic chocolate mint and coffee liqueur; still manages to retain floral lift even in this beastly vintage. Then wonderfully fat, sweet and full, even if it comes across as almost heavy following the ineffable 2005 and 2004 examples. But "relatively inelegant" for Margaux still suggests a degree of refinement that few chateaux can match in the greatest vintages. A hugely rich and dense wine that finishes with elevated but ripe tannins and great length, with a subtle suggestion of dry spices. Pontallier says the terroir will take over in 20 years, "like with the '82." Splendid." 05/06
James Suckling
97 Points
97 Points, James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com: "A wine with spices, meat, and very ripe fruit on the nose, with hints of dried flowers. Full bodied, and deeply layered, with loads of fruit and spices. Long and decadent, very complex. Pull the cork after 2013. Find the wine." 03/11
