Chateau Margaux 1. Cru Classé 2021 i trækasse

"99 points. Nuanced, elegant texture, long finish." - Christer Byklum
"98 points. A wonderful Margaux in its classic beauty." - Markus Del Monego MW
"98 points. Precise, focused, vibrant, great complexity." - Izak Litwar

Anmeldelser af Chateau Margaux 1. Cru Classé 2021

99/100 Christer Byklum
"Dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, nuanced, elegant texture, long finish."

99/100 Tastingbook.com

98/100 Markus Del Monego MW
"Well structured and ripe tannins, great freshness, depth of flavour, a wonderful Margaux in its classic beauty."

98/100 Izak Litwar
"Very flowery with violets and peonies and displayed the aroma of tobacco leaves, graphite and the scent of black winter truffles. Precise, focused, vibrant, great complexity."

97-98/100 James Suckling
"A Margaux with beautiful depth and grace and wonderfully well-placed, refined tannins, showing presence and a soft texture. They caress your palate. Full-bodied, yet tight and extremely long. Seamless. 87% cabernet franc, 8% merlot, 3% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot."

96-98/100 Anthocyanes

96-98/100 VV Wine

96-98/100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
"Deep garnet in color, the wine opens with lilacs, spice, black currants, tobacco leaf and a hint of cedar in the perfume. On the palate, the wine is elegant, polished, silky, fresh and reserved in character. Classic, (In a good way) there is lift, vibrancy and poise to the fruit on the mid-palate, leaving you with a supple, refined, discreet, almost formal finish. Give it 5 years or so and it will be even better. Clearly, this is one of the wines of the vintage! The wine blends 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, 13.1% ABV, pH 3.64. The Grand Vin was produced using only 36% of the harvest. Picking took place September 24 - October 13. Drink from 2029-2060."

96-97/100 Bettane & Desseauve

96-97/100 Alexandre Ma
“I stay who I am no matter how the world changes” —— this is the message Château Margaux 2021 delivered to me. This vintage does present a higher acidity. But when you focus on what's happening in your mouth, you will be surprised to realise that it is far more concentrated and matured than the standard level of this vintage. Tasting the wine is like holding a piece of tender Mozzarella, delivering some silky, mushy, and yummy tastes, and also accompanied by the milky and mellow texture on the aftertaste. Perhaps, this is the legendary “everlasting classical masterpiece”.

95-97/100 Robert Parker
"The 2021 Château Margaux is clearly one of the finest wines of the vintage. Offering up a deep bouquet of raspberries, wild blueberries and plums mingled with sweet spices, violets, licorice and hints of cigar box, it's full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, with terrific depth at the core and beautifully refined, powdery tannins, concluding with a long, floral finish. Combining the vibrant flavors and moderate alcohol (13.1%) of a vintage of the last century with all the precision of the present in extraction and élevage, it is a timeless classic; and lest that be mistaken for a euphemism for a lack of concentration, note that the wine is analytically as high in polyphenols as the brilliant 2019. Representing only 36% of the estate's production, the 2021 is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot."

95-97/100 Vinous - Antonio Galloni
"The 2021 Château Margaux is a powerful, surprisingly brooding wine. According to Technical Director Philippe Bascaules, dry extract numbers are in line with 2019, which is hardly surprising in tasting the wine. Today, the Grand Vin is so primary. The intensity of the dark red/purplish fruit is notable, and yet the wine is positively embryonic. Bright acids and plenty of tannin abound. The 2021 is a rich, penetrating Margaux that is going to need a lot of time."

95-97/100 Jeb Dunnuck
"I think the wine of the vintage is the 2021 Château Margaux, which comes from a miniscule selection of just 36% of the total production. The final blend is 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, all of which is resting in 100% new French oak. Reminding me slightly of a riper 1996, it has incredible purity in its ripe cassis and blueberry fruits as well as notes of liquid violets, spicy oak, graphite, and hints of sandalwood. As seamless as they come, medium to full-bodied, perfectly balanced, and with ample Château Margaux purity and finesse, this brilliant juice is as good as it gets in the vintage."