Chateau Margaux
For me, no visit to Bordeaux would be complete without a stop at Chateau Margaux. Chateau Margaux is the wine that started my love affair with Bordeaux and I try to treat myself to a bottle of it every year. While Chateau Brane Cantenac is my favorite Bordeaux, Chateau Margaux will always hold a special place in my heart.
Chateau Margaux is the stuff of legend. The property has been around since the 12th Century and it has been known for its wine since the 16th century. Thomas Jefferson visited Chateau Margaux and declared the Chateau to be one of the four important properties of the area. Chateau Margaux was considered a first growth wine long before the 1855 Classification system, though that declaration cemented its role as one of the premiere Chateau in Bordeaux.
The estate is currently managed by Corinne Mentzelopoulos.
The Chateau itself consists of 262 hectares, 82 of which are used to grow red grape varietals. They grow Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot on the property. The average age of the vines is 35 years. About 150,000 bottles of Chateau Margaux are produced each year. They also produce about 200,000 bottles of their second wine, Pavillon Rouge.
Walking around the property you can almost feel the history of the Chateau, especially when descend into the barrel room and visit the library (shown in the sixth picture) which has wine dating back to the 1700s.
The tasting room (second photo) is decorated in a very classic style with a miniature version of the estate (shown in picture 3) and lots of information about the harvesting and wine making process at Chateau Margaux. During our tour we were surprised with a special treat. Normally, at the end of the tour they taste the Pavillon Rouge, but on this day they also let us taste the 2006 Chateau Margaux!
It was strange that both vintages were 2006 and from the same vineyard, yet there was clearly a distinction between the two.
Chateau Margaux is the stuff of legend. The property has been around since the 12th Century and it has been known for its wine since the 16th century. Thomas Jefferson visited Chateau Margaux and declared the Chateau to be one of the four important properties of the area. Chateau Margaux was considered a first growth wine long before the 1855 Classification system, though that declaration cemented its role as one of the premiere Chateau in Bordeaux.
The estate is currently managed by Corinne Mentzelopoulos.
The Chateau itself consists of 262 hectares, 82 of which are used to grow red grape varietals. They grow Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot on the property. The average age of the vines is 35 years. About 150,000 bottles of Chateau Margaux are produced each year. They also produce about 200,000 bottles of their second wine, Pavillon Rouge.
Walking around the property you can almost feel the history of the Chateau, especially when descend into the barrel room and visit the library (shown in the sixth picture) which has wine dating back to the 1700s.
The tasting room (second photo) is decorated in a very classic style with a miniature version of the estate (shown in picture 3) and lots of information about the harvesting and wine making process at Chateau Margaux. During our tour we were surprised with a special treat. Normally, at the end of the tour they taste the Pavillon Rouge, but on this day they also let us taste the 2006 Chateau Margaux!
It was strange that both vintages were 2006 and from the same vineyard, yet there was clearly a distinction between the two.
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