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5 notes

2018

Château Margaux

Médoc · Margaux

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…

Reviewed 13 July 2026
2008

Château Margaux Pavillon Rouge

Médoc · Margaux

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.

Reviewed 5 July 2026
2019

Château Margaux

Médoc · Margaux

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…

Reviewed 26 April 2024
1996

Château Margaux

Médoc · Margaux

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…

Reviewed 6 June 2023
1983

Château Margaux

Médoc · Margaux

The nose and the palate match, with a sherry liqueur note that stays prominent throughout the delivery. Finishes with a bite. Muddled and stewed cherries, mushroom, leather, golden raisin, and pink…

Reviewed 6 June 2023