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2006 Château Margaux, Margaux, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (90%), Merlot (4%), Cabernet Franc (2%), Petit Verdot (4%)
Ready - youthful
Product: 20068007951
2006 Château Margaux, Margaux, Bordeaux

Description

General Manager Paul Pontallier is rightly proud of his 2006. It boasts an aristocratic, fresh cassis nose with mocha and violet notes. The powerful palate shows dark chocolate, black fruit, hints of cedar and a long pure finish while the texture, as ever, is pure silk. Pontallier's opinion is that with the least amount of Merlot ever (4%) and only 36% of the crop making it into the Grand Vin, this is like a tighter version of the 1996. Make no mistake, this is not only one of the best wines of the vintage, it is also a fantastic wine in its own right.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2006
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (90%), Merlot (4%), Cabernet Franc (2%), Petit Verdot (4%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Margaux

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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Margaux

Margaux

If Pauillac is the bastion of ‘traditional’ Red Bordeaux, Margaux represents its other facet in producing wines that are some of the region’s most sensual and alluring. The largest commune in the Médoc, it encompasses the communes of Cantenac, Soussans, Arsac and Labaude, in addition to the village of Margaux itself. Its finest examples are paragons of refinement and subtlety which have few parallels in Bordeaux.
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Chateau Margaux

Château Margaux, a First Growth property, has been owned by the Mentzelopoulos family since 1978. It has since consistently produced some of the finest wines in the Médoc.
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