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Bordeaux 2011 – Margaux

Thursday 19 April 2012
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For a wealth of tasting notes and articles related to the 2011 vintage, see our Bordeaux 2011 guide.

Dark smudgy cherry crimson. Delicate fragrance, fresh red plum...
Smudgy dark cherry, black core. Spicy blackberry fruit and a...
Deep cherry red. Leafily aromatic. Lifted red-cherry fruit...
Very dark elderberry juice colour. Dusty but fragrant with pure...
Deep dark cherry red. Some dark fruit on the nose but not very...
Deep black cherry colour. Ripe and figgy but also with a coaly...
Deep dark black cherry. Fragrant, cedary on the nose and palate...
Deep cherry crimson. Sweet oak spice. Some vanilla but the clean...
Deepest crimson. Fragrant with cherries and a hint of violets...
Cedary dusty nose. But bright and juicy on the palate. Balanced...
40% Merlot, 60% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep cherry crimson. Fresh...
31% Merlot, 69% Cabernet Sauvignon. Less graphite on the nose, a...
Sweet toasty oak but equally sweet rich dark fruit on the nose...
Dark, dark cherry and black core. Oak char. Ripe and floral...
Richly aromatic – cassis, vanilla, violets. Much less aromatic...
Elderberry juice, black core. Sweet damson fruit. Gently...
Rich deep crimson. Bright aromatic cherry fruit. Full in the...
Very small berries brought greater concentration but also had to...
Deep dark crimson. Spicy and rich on the nose. Ripe fresh plum...
Dark cherry red. Oak spice to the fore. Vanilla and dark cherry...
48% Merlot, 37% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Petit Verdot. Petit...
55% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon. 13% press wine. This year it...
Dark blackish crimson. The first cedary note of the tasting...
Dark greyish crimson. Sweet vanilla aroma. Then damson and...
Bright black cherry colour. Black core. Fairly closed; a...
Deep black cherry, black core. A touch dusty but there's cassis...
Very dark, black core. Fresh, lightly cedary red fruit. Verging...

 

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