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CHATEAU MARGAUX 1er cru classe, Margaux 1986 Bottle
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CHATEAU MARGAUX 1er cru classe, Margaux 1986 Bottle
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Wine Advocate
A magnificent example of Chateau Margaux and one of the most tannic, backward Margaux of the last 50 years, the 1986 continues to evolve at a glacial pace. The colour is still a dense ruby/purple with just a hint of lightening at the rim. With several hours of aeration, the aromatics become striking, with notes of smoke, toast, crème de cassis, mineral, and white flowers. Very full-bodied, with high but sweet tannin, great purity, and a very masculine, full-bodied style, this wine should prove nearly immortal in terms of its aging potential. It is beginning to budge from its infantile stage and approach adolescence. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2050. 98 points, Robert Parker (1/2003).
The 1986 Chateau Margaux is one of the dark horses of the vintage. It has an exquisite bouquet that is now fully mature, with a mixture of red and black fruit, violets, pastilles and hints of cold stone. It blossoms in the glass, gaining intensity all the time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, a more robust Margaux as you would expect given the vintage, clearly with firm backbone, more straight-laced than the 1985 or 1989. Yet there is wonderful delineation and focus here. If you seek strictness and classicism in a wine, then this is the place to come, plus there is superb mineralité and tension on the ferrous finish. Perhaps a little overlooked in recent years, the 1986 Margaux comes highly recommended for those who love the property. This is a wine finally coming of age. Drink 2016-2040. 97 points, Neal Martin (12/2016).
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Antonio Galloni
...emotionally moving. Still incredibly youthful, it showed incredible focus and depth, all backed up by considerable structure. As hard as it may seem to believe... the 1986 appeared to still be some years away from peaking. It was striking in every way. 98 points, Vinous (2/2012).
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Wine Spectator
This has matured fully but still clings to a slightly rugged feel, with a briar patch note framing the core of dried currant, blackberry and bitter cherry fruit. Twinges of alder, plum skin and cedar fill in the finish, which shows a decidedly grippy edge of smouldering charcoal. Impressive for depth and power, though this very tannic Margaux may never yield fully to the inherent elegance of its terroir. It can certainly handle more cellaring... Drink now through 2030. 95 points, James Molesworth (12/2013).
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Jancis Robinson MW
Bright, youthful-looking crimson. The most notable thing about this wine is its dramatically opulent, almost spicy, nose. This is very fruity, fine, elegant wine that is so concentrated, almost brutal, it is very far from the Margaux stereotype. There is no shortage of subtlety, however. This is probably the second most successful left bank 1986. 18.5/20 points, jancisrobinson.com (8/2005).
Very tight and unyielding. Mineral with a slightly dry end. Still very taut. I would wait awhile for this. 17+/20 points, jancisrobinson.com (4/2010).