Leather, burnt orange peel (or maybe I just think of this because this Margaux has an Old Fashion type of vibe to it), stewed Amarena cherries, forest floor, bark, and sherry. There is still some freshness clinging to…
Dark fruit and gravel, with a drying effect that signals another decade+ is needed to get into full consumption mode here. Both dark and higher register cherry notes, with mineral elements washing…
Black and red cherry, muddled strawberry, tobacco leaf, cedar, and earth. A fine food wine, but a bit mushroomy for my taste. Lacks depth and profundity. Medium-minus on the finish. Drink now.
Brighter red cherry with some purple-black fruit kick off the straight-shot profile of the 2019 Margaux. To no one's surprise, this is about as primary and linear as it gets in its current state. The…