2000 Château Margaux Margaux Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note

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Now, you are talking. This is a heat-stopping vintage of Margaux. The perfume, with its lavender, lilacs, currants, plums, cedar and tobacco hits you. But it is the rich, opulent, silky, sensuous, multi-layered palate presence with its seamless finish that steals the show. Drink this now, or age it for 2-3-4 decades!

Now, you are talking. This is a heat-stopping vintage of Margaux. The perfume, with its lavender, lilacs, currants, plums, cedar and tobacco hits you. But it is the rich, opulent, silky, sensuous, multi-layered palate presence with its seamless finish that steals the show. Drink this now, or age it for 2-3-4 decades!

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What a wine! Mind-blowing in every sense of the word. The nose, with its explosion of earth, flowers, tobacco leaf, ripe red and dark fruits grabs you. But the magic happens as soon as the wine hits your palate, coating every inch of your taste receptors with layers of fruit that just do not quit. The finish moves past the 60 second mark with ease. This is stunning today and will be even better in 10-20 or perhaps more years.

What a wine! Mind-blowing in every sense of the word. The nose, with its explosion of earth, flowers, tobacco leaf, ripe red and dark fruits grabs you. But the magic happens as soon as the wine hits your palate, coating every inch of your taste receptors with layers of fruit that just do not quit. The finish moves past the 60 second mark with ease. This is stunning today and will be even better in 10-20 or perhaps more years.

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One of the best bottles of this vintage I can recall tasting. This continues to soften, fill out and add nuances to the concentrated, lush, rich, full, floral, pure style of the vintage. With a genuine depth of flavor, rich, silky textures and soft tannins, the sweet, deep red fruits in the finish hang with you for close to 60 seconds. By 2025, this should enter its plateau of maturity and will offer pleasure for at least 40 more years after that.

One of the best bottles of this vintage I can recall tasting. This continues to soften, fill out and add nuances to the concentrated, lush, rich, full, floral, pure style of the vintage. With a genuine depth of flavor, rich, silky textures and soft tannins, the sweet, deep red fruits in the finish hang with you for close to 60 seconds. By 2025, this should enter its plateau of maturity and will offer pleasure for at least 40 more years after that.

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Absolutely beautiful from start to finish. There is a lot of tannin here. Yes, the tannins are incredibly silky, but they are still firm, holding the wine in check. Secondary aromas have started to emerge, but there a lot more room for development. Give this wine at least 5-8 more years and everything should fall perfectly into place.

Absolutely beautiful from start to finish. There is a lot of tannin here. Yes, the tannins are incredibly silky, but they are still firm, holding the wine in check. Secondary aromas have started to emerge, but there a lot more room for development. Give this wine at least 5-8 more years and everything should fall perfectly into place.

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Clearly, this is not ready for its closeup, or prime time. It's hard not to be impressed with the elegant, silky tannins, velvety, sweet, ripe fruits, intense aromatics or the length of the finish, but similar to driving a Ferrari in traffic, this is just not running at its full potential. As a guess, 5-10 years are needed for well stored bottles.

Clearly, this is not ready for its closeup, or prime time. It's hard not to be impressed with the elegant, silky tannins, velvety, sweet, ripe fruits, intense aromatics or the length of the finish, but similar to driving a Ferrari in traffic, this is just not running at its full potential. As a guess, 5-10 years are needed for well stored bottles.

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This is not quite ready, but that does not take anything away from the pleasure found here. Elegance, concentration, opulence and complexity are the hallmarks of this wine. The smoky, floral, earthy, fresh, sweet, ripe fruits are close to perfect. But it's the silky, cashmere textures and length that steals the show! If you like the fresh qualities of young Bordeaux, give it a few hours of air and enjoy the ride. If you're patient, and prefer more aged, secondary characteristics, wait a decade. Either way, you're in for a wild ride on the hedonism train.

This is not quite ready, but that does not take anything away from the pleasure found here. Elegance, concentration, opulence and complexity are the hallmarks of this wine. The smoky, floral, earthy, fresh, sweet, ripe fruits are close to perfect. But it's the silky, cashmere textures and length that steals the show! If you like the fresh qualities of young Bordeaux, give it a few hours of air and enjoy the ride. If you're patient, and prefer more aged, secondary characteristics, wait a decade. Either way, you're in for a wild ride on the hedonism train.

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Violets, black raspberries, dark chocoalte and black cherry liqueur scents pop. Soft, polished, silk and velvet textures are made better by the multiple layers of fresh, ripe, pure berries. Still young, I'd wait another 5 - 10 years, but if you offered me a glass, I'd be all over it.

Violets, black raspberries, dark chocoalte and black cherry liqueur scents pop. Soft, polished, silk and velvet textures are made better by the multiple layers of fresh, ripe, pure berries. Still young, I'd wait another 5 - 10 years, but if you offered me a glass, I'd be all over it.

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This is an OMG wine. For people not familiar with my notes, that is short for Oh My God! What a wine. Cassis, violets, spice box, truffle, blackberries, cedar wood, cigar box and tobacco scents flood your senses. The wine is so silky, it must be felt to be believed. The wine is intense, long and pure. This was decanted about 2-3 hours before serving and improved in the glass for as long as the lunch lasted.

This is an OMG wine. For people not familiar with my notes, that is short for Oh My God! What a wine. Cassis, violets, spice box, truffle, blackberries, cedar wood, cigar box and tobacco scents flood your senses. The wine is so silky, it must be felt to be believed. The wine is intense, long and pure. This was decanted about 2-3 hours before serving and improved in the glass for as long as the lunch lasted.

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Massive, intense, refined, pure, sensuous, powerful and concentrated with wave after wave of soft, elegant, deep layers of ripe dark berries, spice, flowers, truffle and earth, the wine really coats your palate with the essence of Margaux. Opened far too young, at least 10 more years are needed for the wine to begin showing what it's really made of.

Massive, intense, refined, pure, sensuous, powerful and concentrated with wave after wave of soft, elegant, deep layers of ripe dark berries, spice, flowers, truffle and earth, the wine really coats your palate with the essence of Margaux. Opened far too young, at least 10 more years are needed for the wine to begin showing what it's really made of.

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Can you say Rock Star? Oh My God, this is off the charts! The perfume explodes in your face with smoke, cassis, tobacco, mineral, floral, spice, earth and truffle scents. In the mouth, this perfect Bordeaux wine fills your palate with decadent fruit that offers perfect balance, harmony, length and depth in a long seamless finish. If you have the wine, don’t sell it. If you have the money, buy it!

Can you say Rock Star? Oh My God, this is off the charts! The perfume explodes in your face with smoke, cassis, tobacco, mineral, floral, spice, earth and truffle scents. In the mouth, this perfect Bordeaux wine fills your palate with decadent fruit that offers perfect balance, harmony, length and depth in a long seamless finish. If you have the wine, don’t sell it. If you have the money, buy it!

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This is a rock star! There is no other way to say it. Intense aromatics of a mélange of spices, floral notes, perfectly ripe cassis, blackberry and tobacco introduce you to the wine. On the palate is where the wine takes off! Perfectly polished layers of pure, ripe fruit fill every nook and cranny of your palate. Everything is in balance with velvet like textures that conclude with an endless bath of ripe, black fruit and silky textures. The sublime finish is seamless. If this wine is already this stunning at 10, when fully mature, this will be off the charts. This is one of the finest vintages of Margaux I recall tasting. Life is too short not to taste this wine and hopefully have at least a few bottles of it in your cellar.

This is a rock star! There is no other way to say it. Intense aromatics of a mélange of spices, floral notes, perfectly ripe cassis, blackberry and tobacco introduce you to the wine. On the palate is where the wine takes off! Perfectly polished layers of pure, ripe fruit fill every nook and cranny of your palate. Everything is in balance with velvet like textures that conclude with an endless bath of ripe, black fruit and silky textures. The sublime finish is seamless. If this wine is already this stunning at 10, when fully mature, this will be off the charts. This is one of the finest vintages of Margaux I recall tasting. Life is too short not to taste this wine and hopefully have at least a few bottles of it in your cellar.

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This was so complex, concentrated and charismatic, it was almost surreal! Endless layers of aromatics are followed by wave after wave of a myriad of tastes and flavors as cascade every nook and cranny of your palate. This is so dense and rich, it’s almost off the charts! Absolutely compelling. Very deep and lush. This is already a legendary wine.

This was so complex, concentrated and charismatic, it was almost surreal! Endless layers of aromatics are followed by wave after wave of a myriad of tastes and flavors as cascade every nook and cranny of your palate. This is so dense and rich, it’s almost off the charts! Absolutely compelling. Very deep and lush. This is already a legendary wine.

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When to Drink Chateau Margaux, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time

Chateau Margaux is not a wine to drink on the young side. The wine is usually far too tannic, powerful, and reserved during its youth. Young vintages can be decanted for an average of 3-6 hours, give or take. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment.

Chateau Margaux is usually better with at least 15 years of bottle age. Of course, that can vary slightly, depending on the vintage character. Chateau Margaux offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 18 and 60 years of age after the vintage.

Serving Chateau Margaux with Wine, Food, Pairings

Chateau Margaux is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.

Chateau Margaux is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Chateau Margaux is also good when matched with Asian dishes, rich fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta.

The white wine of Chateau Margaux, Pavillon Blanc can be paired perfectly with all types of seafood, shellfish, sushi, sashimi, veal, chicken, pork, and assorted cheeses.

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