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1948 vintage red wine – Chateau Margaux 1948 for sale at award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London.
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A brief history of Château Margaux
Margaux was called “La Mothe de Margaux” (the Margaux mound) from the XII century.
The old name didn’t happen by chance.
In a flat region like the Médoc, the slightest “mound” easily stood out.
This is because the greatest wines always emerge from sloping land that ensures good drainage.
In 1152, England advanced into Aquitaine and continued until 1453.
Thus Bordeaux wines benefited from this new market.
In the ten years from 1572 to 1582, Pierre de Lestonnac completely restructured the property.
At the end of the XVII century, Château Margaux occupied 265 hectares.
A third of the estate was planted with vines, which remains the case today.
Then in 1705, the London Gazette advertised the first auction of 230 barrels of “Margose”.
Later, the 1771 vintage became the first “claret” to appear in a Christie’s catalogue.
In 1896, Count Pillet-Will, Margaux’s owner, employed Pierre Moreau to manage the property.
Subsequently, Pierre Moreau’s most important innovation involved bottling the wine at the château, which he adopted in 1924.
This guaranteed authenticity for the buyers.
In 1950, the Ginestet family acquired the whole property.
In 1977, André Mentzelopoulos bought the property.
The Mentzelopoulos family continues to own Margaux.
1948 vintage red wine – Château Margaux 1948
In 1948, nothing in particular stood out.
It was an “average” year.
Perhaps great vintages before and after it – 1947 and1949 – completely overshadowed it.
They began picking on 23rd September 1948.
I tasted a bottle in March 2018 that was excellent.
Despite its cloudy colour, the nose presented ripe, very complex, and surprising aromas.
The palate delivered pleasant flavours, and the acidity, which was a bit aggressive when Château Margaux 1948 was young, now brings a lovely freshness and lengthens the finish.
However, it quickly deteriorated in the glass and should not be decanted or should be decanted just before serving.
You can find the 1948 vintage red wine – Château Margaux 1948 – for sale at award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London.
