Vine | Fine Wines from France and Beyond featuring A Great Cellar
Vine | Fine Wines from France and Beyond featuring A Great Cellar
OLD WORLD TREASURES
Auction Closed
November 24, 01:22 PM GMT
Estimate
3,500 - 4,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Château Margaux 2003
Margaux, 1er Cru Classé
Excellent levels and appearance, case banded until inspection
45% made the 'grand vin'. Glorious red fruit showing beautiful maturity of the grapes. Very, very good. David Peppercorn said that the texture reminded him of the young 1947. (They have also made a tremendous Pavillon Rouge in 2003.) That real "penetration" of a 1er Cru bouquet - intense, far-reaching and noble. A huge mouthful of stunning, healthy fruit with the complete, perfect balance of tannin and acidity. Smoky blackberries finish. In 2015, incredibly spicy on the nose, with that exotic touch. So fantastically drinkable and luscious. Serena Sutcliffe, MW
WA 98
12 bts (owc)
Provenance:
A TRULY WONDERFUL ARRAY OF OLD WORLD TREASURES INCLUDING A DRC ASSORTMENT, BORDEAUX FIRST GROWTHS AND BURGUNDY GRAND CRU, TOP CHAMPAGNE AND RHONE, BLOCKBUSTER OFFERINGS FROM ITALY AND SPAIN, COUNTERBALANCED BY NEW WORLD GEMS, SUCH AS HENSCHKE, STAG'S LEAP AND RIDGE, IN SUPERLATIVE CONDITION AND ATTRACTIVE FULL CASE QUANTITIES
LYING IN OCTAVIAN, WILTSHIRE Offered In Bond, available Duty Paid
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