Chateau Margaux 2011

Characteristics and tasting advice for Château Margaux 2011

Tasting

The cabernet sauvignon present in this vintage gives it an uncommon strength and vigor, balanced by a lot of sweetness. Château Margaux 2011 is a concentrated wine but with very discreet tannins that are barely felt.

A great Margaux wine combining power and structure

The property
With origins dating back to the 12th century, Château Margaux is part of those Grands Crus that have built the legend of great Bordeaux wines around the world. The château will achieve the title of Premier Grand Cru Classé in 1855 and will be the only one of the four châteaux presented to have obtained a score of twenty out of twenty. With the acquisition of the property in 1977 by André Mentzelopoulos, Château Margaux writes a new page in its history. Raising the Grand Vin of Château Margaux to the highest level, he will reintroduce the Second Wine of the château, Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux, initiated in 1908. Following in her father's footsteps due to his premature death, Corinne Mentzelopoulos will take up the family banner with energy and passion to maintain the rank of Château Margaux, which has become a Bordeaux masterpiece, so recognizable by its neo-Palladian style. Vintage after vintage, the wines of the property are among the greatest wines in the world.

The vineyard
The vineyard of Château Margaux owes its uniqueness to its rare and unique terroir, located on a gravel mound. The grape variety of the property favors the flagship black grape of the area, cabernet sauvignon, not forgetting merlot, petit verdot and cabernet franc. The clay-limestone soils of the estate give birth to legendary wines, with a sleek and sensual style, so representative of the Margaux appellation.

Blend

Cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc and petit verdot.