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Find this 1989 vintage wine at award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London – Château Margaux 1989.
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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 1989 vintage wine at Arden Fine Wines in London – Château Margaux 1989
1989 will long be remembered as an exceptionally early vintage and a very easy one.
The flowering, then the colour-change, and then the ripening all took place in perfect weather, which was particularly hot and dry.
Finally, there was not one single day of rain during the harvest.
From beginning to end, 1989 was a dream year.
The picking began 11th September
The harvest of Château Margaux 1989 was the earliest since 1893, when it started on August 17th.
Merlot, Cabernets, and Petit Verdot reached an exceptional level of ripeness, which brought back memories of the legendary 1982.
The sugar levels were even higher in 1989.
The development of the wine in bottle has confirmed the great expectations at the harvest.
Richness, complexity and opulence could be the key words to describe this outstanding wine.
It was a wine that was already nice to drink from the day it was made.
It was the great ripeness of the grapes which gave the tannins that smoothness that is only normally acquired after a long period in bottle.
Château Margaux 1989 is a great wine that you can open now, but don’t feel the need to rush…
You can find this 1989 vintage wine at award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London.
