1998 Chateau Margaux (1.5 L - Magnum)Colour : Red Producer : Chateau Margaux Country : France Region : Bordeaux Sub Region : Margaux Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 1998 Capacity : 1. 5 L Magnum Rating : WS 91 Wine Spectator Tasting Note : Shows a lightly taut feel, with plum skin and cherry pit notes melded into the core of damson plum, blackberry and mulled cherry fruit. Shows the estate's telltale black tea and lilac hints through the finish, with lovely grace and charm that

finishing very long and multilayered

a pure Merlot of cult status produced in tiny quantities from the estate’s clay and mineral-rich vineyard plots near Suvereto in the Maremma Toscana

graphite and French oak meld together effortlessly

It offers a structured

James Suckling 96 pts Tasting Note : Typically ripe

and I suspect this very young Pomerol is better than it showing now

and for collectors who seek the world’s great Merlots outside the narrow confines of Pomerol

black currants and graphite as well as medium to full-bodied

but the Pomerol plateau’s clay-dominant soils and the late-ripening Merlot’s particular sensitivity to the long

bright ruby

Colour : Red Producer : Leoville-Las Cases Country : France Region : Bordeaux Sub Region : St Julien Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 1989 Capacity : 750 ml - Standard Bottle Rating : RP91 - Robert Parker Wine Advocate Tasting Note : The 1989 tasted California-like in its ripe

and a great