1928 Château Margaux

1928 Château Margaux;

Mid shoulder fill, ruby with thin brick rim. Tobacco, cigars, spicy, cedar, compact, licorice, needs a lot of time to open, coffee, caramel, tea, citrus, after two hours some floral notes in the back. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, intense, elegant texture, does not give that much on the palate at first, again after two hours, magnificent fruit, superb balance and exceptional long finish. After four hours, even more elegant fruit, pure violets, even more refreshing in the mouth, better body and texture, a magnificent experience, perfect balance, and it sat in the mouth until the next morning. 98

Broadbent:Eight notes. Slight bottle variation but mainly very good: deeply coloured; sweet, singed, cedary, fragrant bouquet; sweet tanned and tannic. This was the first time in 1976 I used the expression 'iron fist in velvet glove'. .....a mouthfilling powerhouse. Most recent, rather too sweet and caramelly; rich yet still very tannic. 2000 At best *****

Very interesting to see how some notes that is different and atypical like caramel in a read wine actually was still there, but it was not as sweet I found. But it needed many hours in the glass to shine.

From Château Margaux:

1928 Château Margaux

Château Margaux 1928 is an outstandingly great wine and is today perhaps superior to the 1929, since it has, on the whole, aged better. There is more consistency in the bottles, the wine has lost its hardness, but has kept an absolutely extraordinary freshness and richness. It may not have the great finesse of a bottle of 1929, but its freshness is far greater. Without going as far as to say that we still have to wait to drink it, we think its potential for ageing is almost in tact. Like 1870 and 1900, this wine seems to have been made for eternity...