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A brief history of Château Margaux
Margaux’s name was “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.
The owners planted a third of the estate 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.
1977 wine gift – Château Margaux 1977 vintage
A sharp frost at Easter reduced the crop size.
Then the summer months were cool and wet.
Later, the weather greatly improved in September and October.
This allowed a small crop of reasonably ripe grapes to be harvested late but in good conditions.
The picking began on 10th October 1977.
But also due to the joint involvement of André Mentzelopoulos, who had taken over the reins of the estate in July 1977.
And also Emile Peynaud, whom Mentzelopoulo had called in, as soon as he had arrived in July 1977.
Peynaud brought his precious advice during the vinification and blending.
The colour of Château Margaux 1977 is stunning.
It is still very dark for the vintage.
The bouquet is well developed, fine, complex and moderately rich.
Château Margaux 1977 is quite smooth, not very powerful, and it finished on a slightly firm note.
It should be enjoyed now.
