1986 Château Margaux
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The 1986 Château Margaux remains somewhat firm and forbidding as it closes in on its 40th birthday. Offering up aromas of cassis, cigar box and toasty new oak, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and structured, with a sweet core of fruit that's framed, and almost overwhelmed, by an abundance of chalky tannin. I actually preferred this wine a decade ago, when its sheer abundance of fruit did a better job of balancing out its structuring elements.
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James Molesworth, Wine Spectator
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
Altre recensioni e punteggi
Better on the nose than on the palate with its austere, rustic edge to its tannins, there is a wealth of ripe fruit, but the finish is a bit rough around the edges. This is best for tasters longing for days gone by. Give it air, and, or time.
Looks much younger than the 1988. Deep crimson. A little bit of TCA, alas. Very tough fruit and a bit tough on the end – because of TCA? Lack of flesh. Drying finish. Not a good bottle? Acidity dominates a little but there is lots of dry tannin. (JR)
The 1986 Chateau Margaux is one of the dark horses of the vintage. It has an exquisite bouquet that is now fully mature, with a mixture of red and black fruit, violets, pastilles and hints of cold stone. It blossoms in the glass, gaining intensity all the time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, a more robust Margaux as you would expect given the vintage, clearly with firm backbone, more straight-laced than the 1985 or 1989. Yet there is wonderful delineation and focus here. If you seek strictness and classicism in a wine, then this is the place to come, plus there is superb mineralité and tension on the ferrous finish. Perhaps a little overlooked in recent years, the 1986 Margaux comes highly recommended for those who love the property. This is a wine finally coming of age. (NM)
Informazioni sul produttore
Ch. Margaux è una delle tenute più storiche e famose di Bordeaux. Unico vino classificato "Primo Cru" a Margaux, incarna l'eleganza della denominazione, producendo vini con un fantastico potenziale di invecchiamento.