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Château Margaux 2004 wine gift for sale at award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London.
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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.
Château Margaux 2004 wine gift
- Château Margaux 2004 was born in conditions closely resembling those of 1996…
- The same unsettled summer weather, the same lovely early autumn, the same rainy harvest…
- Château Margaux 2004 is therefore a great classic vintage.
- There is great finesse and above all purity on the nose in this subtle combination of floral, fruit and spice aromas.
- All are clearly present, but no single aroma dominates.
- On the palate, the tannic structure is tight-knit, fine and tender.
- The general impression is firstly balance, precision, freshness and finally an air-light grace which can only be found in great Margaux.
- We can start drinking it now even though it has a bright future ahead of it.
