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2003 Château Margaux Margaux
| Vineyard: | Château Margaux |
| Price: | $489.00- $768.94 |
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| Varietal: | 85% Cabernet Sauvignon & 15% Merlot |
| Style: | Red |
| Region: | France > Bordeaux > Margaux |
| Other Vintages: | 2007 2006 2005 2004 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1958 1957 1956 1955 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1947 1945 1943 1937 1934 1933 1929 1928 1926 1923 1921 1920 1911 1906 1905 1900 |
| Drink By | 2020 |
WINEMAKER'S NOTE
An extraordinary wine and undeniably one of the great wines of the Medoc, and qualitatively a wine that towers over what other estates produced in the appellation of Margaux, the 2003 Chateau Margaux is made in a style that almost mirrors Lafite Rothschild in 2003. Last year I thought it could represent a hypothetical blend of the 1990 and 1996, but the wine has taken on even more opulence and seductiveness in an almost atypical but still fragrant, elegant, classic Chateau Margaux personality. De...
Expert Reviews
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International Wine CellarRating: 96/100 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 126, May/June 2006 ($399-$425) 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" fo...
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Wine AdvocateRating: (96-100) - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 158 on Apr-05
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Robert ParkerRating: 99/100 - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate in Issue 164
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Wine SpectatorRating: 98/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator on 03/31/06
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Vintage ChartRating for France-Bordeaux-Margaux: 88 (slightly better than average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: unpredictable<br/>
