1929 Château Margaux;
High shoulder fill, very light color through the bottle. Pale amber in the glass, acetone, caramel, nuts, enormous volatility, and in the back ground a Madeira Bual, very fresh acidity.
Broadbent; Ten notes. A variable performer, but at its best characteristically fragrant and bursting with charm. Attractive colour, not deep; delicious bouquet, Margaux crystallized violets; sweet, very rich, fragrant. At best *****
Seems a far cry from our bottle, and Mr Pontallier warned me about the massive bottle variations on this wine, which Broadbent also mention above. Hope there will be a second chance someday.
And some words from Ch Margaux:
1929 Château Margaux
Ah, 1929 ! That legend of vintages that will always be remembered as the year of the century. Its reputation was made all the more glorious by the fact that immediately after, the 1930s were really catastrophic, and then war broke out… It was not until 1945 that anything comparable in quality was produced. It was only a space of sixteen years, but everyone had the genuine impression that it had been a century... Château Margaux 1929 is indeed a marvellous wine, whose bottles have unfortunately become inconsistent. We had the opportunity, a few years ago, to open a few at the same time. Around one out of three was in decline, another was fine, but a bit tired, and the last one... just marvellous ! An incomparable, indescribable finesse; a silky, long, delicate feeling on the palate... Sheer happiness...
