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Find this 2003 vintage wine at award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London – Château Margaux 2003.
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Find this 2003 vintage wine at Arden Fine Wines in London – Château Margaux 2003
In 2003 we could have expected, given the extreme weather conditions some alcoholic warmth in the nose, marked by aromas of very ripe or even roasted black fruits.
However, what we actually have, jumping out of the glass, are red berry fruit aromas, freshness and purity.
We can even find, as in 1996 and 2000, a mingling of floral and slightly spicy notes coming through delightfully in this very complex cocktail, in which the new oak has already been totally integrated, as if it had been “digested” by the body of the wine.
The 2003 vintage wines exhibited extreme concentration.
This density gives the 2003 Château Margaux not just power and strength, but depth and length too – and above all, a tannic structure that tightly knits its texture into a silky feel.
Producers rarely picked grapes at such low levels of acidity as in 2003.
And yet, through the combination of the acids they produced during the fermentation process, a lesser tartaric acid precipitation, and a low malic acid content, we actually ended up with a total acidity that matched the average of the last 20 vintages.
This 2003 Château Margaux vintage, with its extreme weather conditions (as we thought), actually birthed a great classic claret!
You can find this 2003 vintage wine at Arden Fine Wines in London – Château Margaux 2003.
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.
