Chateau Margaux 2015 Margaux Magnum
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er bewertet den Chateau Margaux 2015 am 02.02.2018 wie folgt: This is a haunting young wine that shows you a subtle and hidden strength on the nose with rose petals. currants. currant leaves. stones and plums.
Wonderful ripeness yet brightness. too. Takes your breath away with the intensity and structure.
Full-bodied. powerful and muscular. yet there's an agile undertone to the whole thing. Compact and condensed.
A new legend for Margaux. The 1961 that didn’t happen. Try in 2024.
Lisa Perrotti Brown bewertet den Chateau Margaux 2015 am 21.02.2018 wie folgt: The 2015 Chateau Margaux is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon. 8% Merlot. 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Medium garnet-purple colored. the nose features oh-so-seductive notes of warm blackberries. cassis and black forest cake with touches of forest floor. sandalwood. anise and cigar boxes plus a waft of lavender. Medium to full-bodied. it delivers taut. muscular. densely packed black fruits and exotic spice flavor layers supported by a very firm backbone of grainy tannins with oodles of freshness and a long. savory finish. It is tightly knit and a little reticent at this very youthful stage; afford it at least 15 years in the cellar. and it will open out into a classic Chateau Margaux of incredible proportions. Readers may be interested to know that this wine is beautifully packaged in a special commemorative bottle honoring winemaker Paul Pontellier. who passed away in 2016. The gold-etched black bottle bears the message. “Hommage à Paul Pontellier” at the bottom. This 2015 is an achingly beautiful swan song from an incredibly gifted winemaker. taken from us too soon. In my view. this alone makes this vintage more than worth the investment for the many lovers of history in a bottle.
Antonio Galloni bewertet den Chateau Margaux 2015 im Februar 2018 wie folgt: The 2015 Margaux is a compelling. arrestingly beautiful wine that expresses all the best qualities of the vintage. Dark. fleshy and richly textured. the 2015 nevertheless retains the super-classic Margaux sense of structure. Time in the glass brings out the wine's rich. multi-faceted personality. I imagine the 2015 will enjoy a very long and uninterrupted drinking window that will last decades. As exceptional as the 2015. it is not easy to taste. I walked the vineyards at Margaux with Paul Pontallier in late July of that year. A few months later. Pontallier's life was tragically cut short by a very aggressive cancer. The 2015 will live on as a fitting testament to the legacy of a man who did so much for Chateau Margaux and Bordeaux.
James Suckling
99-100 Punkte
The greatest Margaux ever made. More than perfection. Full body. firm and ultra-silky tannins. Black currant. mineral and floral character. It starts slowly and seems almost endless on the palate. Seamless. I want to sing! This is the wine that Margaux never made in some of the classic vintages like 1961. 1959 and 1945. Maybe it's the 1900 all over again? Breathtaking.
98-100 Parker Punkte
Neal Martin April 2016:
The 2015 Château Margaux is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon. 8% Merlot. 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. all together representing 35% of the total production at the estate. Raised entirely in new oak. it has a lucid garnet color. The bouquet is aimed directly at the senses - there is no dilly-dallying about. as it almost knocks you off your stool with its intense mineralité embroidered into this iridescent. graphite-tinged nose. The focus and penetration here ranks among the finest that I have tasted at this estate since first coming here in 1997. The palate is astonishingly well balanced. perfectly poised with super-fine tannins wrapped around pure blackberry. bilberry. graphite and cedar fruit. Like the Pavillon Rouge this year. there is a Pauillac-like sense of authority and aristocracy. leavened by Margaux-inspired femininity that completes that standout 2015 on the Left Bank. Beg for a bottle and worry about the cost later. Post script: I composed this tasting note five days before the passing of Paul Pontallier. It is a final gift from a gifted winemaker.
19 von 20 Punkte
Rene Gabriel
87 % Cabernet Sauvignon. 8 % Merlot. 3 % Cabernet Franc. 2 % Petit Verdot. Nur ein Drittel der Produktion wurde als Grand Vin selektioniert. Sattes Purpur-Granat. dicht in der Mitte. lila Schimmer aussen. Süsses Bouquet mit einem Hauch von ganz frisch gepflückten Beeren und auch Dörrfrüchten. eine Nuance Grenadine. gekochte Kirschen. fein laktische Töne. welche dem ausladenden Bouquet eine herrliche. aber auch elegante Fülle verleihen. Im Gaumen seidig. elegant mit veloursartiger Textur. und wieder diese süssen. verführerischen roten Beeren in ausufernder Form. Man muss wissen. dass der Cabernet sonst eigentlich den Blend verdünnt. weil die Merlots höhere Alkoholgradationen avisieren. Hier lagen die Cabernetchargen auf über 13 Volumenprozenten was nicht die Regel ist. Ein royaler Margaux mit viel Finessen. Seine Kraft merkt man irgendwie am Anfang gar nicht. aber man erspürt diese am druckvollen Nachklang. Diesen Château Margaux zu verkosten war für mich emotionell sehr schwerig. Seit 1989 stand der Direktor Paul Pontallier immer neben dran. Jedes Jahr. Ohne Unterbruch. Er liess mich immer in Ruhe probieren. dann sprachen wir über den Wein. Er wusste meine Reflektionen zu schätzen. ja war sogar neugierig zu hören. was ich über den neuen Schützling dachte. Heuer war Paul Pontallier nicht mehr dabei. Er war just eine Woche vor dem Primeurtheater einem Krebsleiden erlegen. Merci Paul - au revoir!
99-100 Punkte
The greatest Margaux ever made. More than perfection. Full body. firm and ultra-silky tannins. Black currant. mineral and floral character. It starts slowly and seems almost endless on the palate. Seamless. I want to sing! This is the wine that Margaux never made in some of the classic vintages like 1961. 1959 and 1945. Maybe it's the 1900 all over again? Breathtaking.
98-100 Parker Punkte
Neal Martin April 2016:
The 2015 Château Margaux is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon. 8% Merlot. 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. all together representing 35% of the total production at the estate. Raised entirely in new oak. it has a lucid garnet color. The bouquet is aimed directly at the senses - there is no dilly-dallying about. as it almost knocks you off your stool with its intense mineralité embroidered into this iridescent. graphite-tinged nose. The focus and penetration here ranks among the finest that I have tasted at this estate since first coming here in 1997. The palate is astonishingly well balanced. perfectly poised with super-fine tannins wrapped around pure blackberry. bilberry. graphite and cedar fruit. Like the Pavillon Rouge this year. there is a Pauillac-like sense of authority and aristocracy. leavened by Margaux-inspired femininity that completes that standout 2015 on the Left Bank. Beg for a bottle and worry about the cost later. Post script: I composed this tasting note five days before the passing of Paul Pontallier. It is a final gift from a gifted winemaker.
19 von 20 Punkte
Rene Gabriel
87 % Cabernet Sauvignon. 8 % Merlot. 3 % Cabernet Franc. 2 % Petit Verdot. Nur ein Drittel der Produktion wurde als Grand Vin selektioniert. Sattes Purpur-Granat. dicht in der Mitte. lila Schimmer aussen. Süsses Bouquet mit einem Hauch von ganz frisch gepflückten Beeren und auch Dörrfrüchten. eine Nuance Grenadine. gekochte Kirschen. fein laktische Töne. welche dem ausladenden Bouquet eine herrliche. aber auch elegante Fülle verleihen. Im Gaumen seidig. elegant mit veloursartiger Textur. und wieder diese süssen. verführerischen roten Beeren in ausufernder Form. Man muss wissen. dass der Cabernet sonst eigentlich den Blend verdünnt. weil die Merlots höhere Alkoholgradationen avisieren. Hier lagen die Cabernetchargen auf über 13 Volumenprozenten was nicht die Regel ist. Ein royaler Margaux mit viel Finessen. Seine Kraft merkt man irgendwie am Anfang gar nicht. aber man erspürt diese am druckvollen Nachklang. Diesen Château Margaux zu verkosten war für mich emotionell sehr schwerig. Seit 1989 stand der Direktor Paul Pontallier immer neben dran. Jedes Jahr. Ohne Unterbruch. Er liess mich immer in Ruhe probieren. dann sprachen wir über den Wein. Er wusste meine Reflektionen zu schätzen. ja war sogar neugierig zu hören. was ich über den neuen Schützling dachte. Heuer war Paul Pontallier nicht mehr dabei. Er war just eine Woche vor dem Primeurtheater einem Krebsleiden erlegen. Merci Paul - au revoir!