Château Brane-Cantenac

Grand Cru Classé en 1855 Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2021

9.2

2021 vintage. Courtesy of @Neil Valenzuela Decanted and tasted after 1 hour. Light medium/medium body. Backing band and structure mainly there. Intro and middle of the song catchy. Last third/finish will round into form in the next 7-8 years. Pretty introduction as we speak. Def beyond above-average producer that strives for (leaner) balance. So young but feel like this will represent that eventually. 12.10.25. — 4 days ago

with Neil

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Neil Valenzuela

Deep purple color. Aromas of dried violets, tobacco and cedar. Took a bit to open up, elegant flavors of black fruit and oak on the finish.

🍇74% cab, 22% Merlot, 2% cab franc, 1% carmenere and 1% petit verdot.

🏅95 Points - Vinous
🏅95 Points - Decanter

9.2

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

@Neil Valenzula My pleasure!

Château du Tertre

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Jeroen Koenen

9.3

Music ‘n Magnum tasting.
🎶Eagles - Hotel California — 15 days ago

Tom, Rene and 6 others liked this

Château d`issan

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

Mark S.

9.0

Earthy Special flavors Château d`issan Margaux 18 @14300, Pieroth, 251117 — a month ago

Château Bel Air-Marquis d'Aligre

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2011

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.6

This is drinking so well. Nose of cassis, redcurrant, classic Margaux flowers, green peppercorn (Carmenere), crazy florals, just a masterful nose. Leather and glorious spice. Palate is wide and sleek, elegant and decadent than sharply concentrated and sweet. The tannins are sweet and aggressive but the fruit is extraordinary and in a few hours I see this being even more supple. Fantastic. — 13 days ago

Zach, Dave and 6 others liked this

Château Margaux

Premier Grand Cru Classé Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1990

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

1990 vintage. Last tasted 11.19.25 (9.6)…yes…two days ago! Someone’s gotta do the dirty work. Comparable experiences with the cork, fill and flavors from the 11.19.25 visit. Not decanted. Tasted one and two hours after opening. After one hour open (not decanted)...a 9.4. two hours...a 9.5. Perhaps decanted, surmise it could have touched 9.6 but we'll never know. This specimen slightly more advanced but still ridiculously phenomenal. 11.21.25. — 24 days ago

Tom, Somm and 15 others liked this

Château Palmer

Alter Ego Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2019

Daniel Sullivan

9.3

Opaque garnet/purple.
Nose of black currant, sour black cherry, dry rose petals, forest floor.
Perfectly balanced acid for age worthiness. Gritty to velvety tannins. Opened too soon. Enjoyed over the course of a week:) decades of aging potential. — 20 days ago

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Château Lascombes

Margaux Merlot Blend 2010

Mark S.

9.1

Aroma good elegant Château Lascombes 10 @26070, Pieroth, 251117 — a month ago

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Château Giscours

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2001

Jeroen Koenen

9.2

Wonderfully soft and silky upon opening, pruney fruit, feminine and rounded.
Drink now. Cuz during a few hours it fell apart pretty quickly. 93 -> 90… — 3 days ago

Brian, Rob and 7 others liked this

Château Palmer

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2007

Andrew McIntyre

9.4

Not the best vintage but this was very impressive. Decadent but refined and elegant. Rounded off the red wines beautifully — 15 days ago

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Doug Powers

@Andrew McIntyre, hey, Palmer is “Palmer”, no apologies are EVER necessary when you’re lucky enough to drink some. I only have some bottles of 1983 left in my cellar (a nearly perfect wine), but was blessed enough to have some NYC friends when I was “learning” back in the 1980s who graciously shared some 1961/66/70 Palmer with me!!

Andrew McIntyre

@Doug Powers Kind of have the feeling that there are no bad Palmer. Was really surprised how good this was!

Château Lascombes

Chevalier de Lascombes Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2022

Mark S.

8.9

Lascomb 2nd elegant Château Lascombes Chevalier de Lascombes 22 @7370, Pieroth, 251117 — a month ago