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Find this 1986 vintage wine at award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London – Château Margaux 1986.
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A brief history of Château Margaux
People in the XII century referred to Margaux as “La Mothe de Margaux” (the Margaux mound).
The old name didn’t happen by chance.
In a flat region like the Médoc, the slightest “mound” easily stood out.
This is because sloping land that ensures good drainage always produces the greatest wines.
In 1152, England advanced into Aquitaine and continued until 1453.
Thus, this new market benefited Bordeaux wines.
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 planted 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.
Find this 1986 vintage wine at Arden Fine Wines in London – Château Margaux 1986
The very fine summer weather was hardly affected by the brief spell of rain around 20th September, which in the end, may have been more beneficial than we first thought.
Immediately afterwards, the fine weather came back and stayed for the whole of the harvest time, bringing the grapes to superb ripeness.
The picking began on 1st October 1986.
Another outstanding Château Margaux vintage, immediately after 1985.
But as much as Château Margaux 1985 was full of charm, Château Margaux 1986 was austere.
Seldom has a vintage (until the 2005 and the 2010) been from the start as powerful and concentrated.
We would have to go back to the legendary Château Margaux 1961 to find a previous vintage with such richness and such balance.
Château Margaux 1986 is an astonishing vintage; its very slow development in a way reminds us of the previous generation’s wines.
Its tannic structure is very tight-knit, very dense and softens only very slightly from year to year.
The bouquet is starting to open up; however, we feel that it is still only showing a limited part of its enormous potential.
It is full and rich on the palate, still a little bit firm.
You can find this 1986 vintage wine at award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London.
