Château Margaux, Ch. Margaux 2008, 3er owc, 100/100 The Wine Palate, tasted May 25

94 / 100 Robert Parker
This is a stunning Chateau Margaux, made in a sexy, up-front, elegant style, with deep creme de cassis fruit intermixed with spring flowers, a solid inner core of richness and depth, but again, very sweet tannins as well as striking minerality and elegance. One of the most seductive Chateau Margauxs given its recent bottling, this blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, and the rest tiny quantities of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot should drink beautifully for the next 25-30 years. Remarkably, a mere 36% of the entire production was selected for the 2008 Chateau Margaux.
Wine Advocate #194 May 2011

91 / 100 Wine Spectator
A tangy style, with lots of grilled herb, dried bay leaf and damson plum notes laced with extra roasted cedar and mesquite on the finish. Opens slowly, very slowly, to show more layers of flesh, mulled cherry and spice, with a lingering sanguine note developing on the finish. Needs patience. Best from 2013 through 2019.
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17 / 20 Jancis Robinson
Relatively pale ruby. Intensely Cabernet on the nose. Very grown up. Not overtly sweet nor green. Very sophisticated. Just a bit chewy and light on the end.
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