Wine Chateau Margaux, Margaux AOC Premier Grand Cru Classe, 2011, gift box
Tasting Notes
Dark ruby-purple color.
Taste wine elegant, clean, soft, elastic texture, well integrated tannins and a long, luxurious finish.
The aroma of wine - charming symphony, woven from notes of spring flowers, creme de cassis and graphite shavings.
The wine is perfect as a digestif, for meditation. Perfect with grilled meat, hard aged cheeses.
Interesting Facts
Following the indisputable rule to select only the best grapes for wine making Chateau Margaux, Chateau Margaux wine makers were used only 38% of the crop. In 2011, a blend of wines consists of four grape varieties - Cabernet Sauvignon (86%), Merlot (10%), Cabernet Franc (2%) and Petit Verdot (2%). Red grape varieties occupy 80 hectares of Chateau Margaux gravel soils with excellent drainage. The average age of the vines is 35 years. Crop harvested by hand. Fermentation and maceration for 3 weeks in oak casks tested at a controlled temperature. After aging for 18-24 months in new oak barrels the wine is bottled without filtration. According to wine experts wine will be at the peak of ripeness in 2014 and can be stored in the bottle for many years 35-45.
History of Chateau Margaux goes back to the XII century, although the building that can be seen today on the label Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux, was built in the XIX century. Going from one owner to another noble, estate began to take shape today only at the end of the XVI century, when it acquired the family Lestonnak. It was under Pierre de Lestonnake from 1572 to 1582 in most of the land instead of Chateau crops were planted vineyards. Special attention should also figure Berlona manager, who at the beginning of the XVIII century insisted that the white and red grape varieties were planted and vinified separately, and the harvest was carried out in the afternoon, when the dew dries. He also paid great attention to the peculiarities of the terroir and knew him best sites. It was at the Chateau Berlone steel produced excellent wines that during a blind tasting of Bordeaux wines in 1855 were attributed to the upper class Premier Grand Cru Classe and scored 20 points out of 20 possible.
Today, Chateau Margaux among the top five producers of Bordeaux, a major role in this played its last owner - Andre Mentselopulos. It was during his 1977 to 1980, was restored manor itself, restructured vineyards, equipped with new underground cellars for wine storage, and most importantly - under the leadership of enologist Emile Peynaud was revived by the creation of a second Great wine Chateau Margaux - Pavillon Rouge and Pavillon Blanc, and last recipe was slightly adjusted. Thanks to the mild climate in the estate created ideal conditions for ripening grapes in the first place, it refers to soils Chateau Margaux, which are represented by clay, limestone and gravel, soil endow wine is a complex bouquet and fine texture, allowing them to grow for decades. But some legendary wines (1900, 1953, 1961, 1982 and 1990) have the potential to store more than 100 years.
Producer's description
The history of Chateau Margot goes back to the 12th century, although the building that can be seen today on the labels was built only in the 19th century. Passing from one noble owner to another, the estate began to take on its present appearance only at the end of the 16th century, when it was acquired by the Lestonnac family. It was under Pierre de Lestonnac from 1572 to 1582 that vineyards were planted instead of grain crops on most of the lands of the chateau. Of particular note is the figure of the steward Berlon, who at the beginning of the 18th century insisted that white and red grapes be planted and vinified separately, and the harvest was carried out in the afternoon, when the dew dries. He also paid great attention to the characteristics of the terroir and knew its best parts. It was under Berlon that excellent wines began to be produced in the chateau, which, during a blind tasting of Bordeaux wines in 1855, were classified as Premier Grand Cru Classe and scored 20 points out of 20 possible.
Today, Chateau Margaux is one of the top five producers of Bordeaux, its last owner, Andre Menzelopoulos, played a big role in this. It was under him from 1977 to 1980 that the estate itself was restored, the vineyards were restructured, new underground cellars were equipped for storing wine, and most importantly, under the leadership of the oenologist Emile Paynaud, the creation of the second great wines of Chateau Margaux, Pavillon Rouge and Pavillon, was revived. "Blanc, and the recipe of the latter was somewhat corrected. Thanks to the mild climate, the estate creates ideal conditions for the ripening of grapes, and the characteristics of the soils of Chateau Margaux, which are represented by clay, limestone and gravel, endow the wines with a complex bouquet and fine texture, allowing them to develop for decades.