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The award-winning Arden Fine Wines in London offers this exceptional 1990 vintage wine – Château Margaux 1990.
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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.
Chateau Margaux 1990 vintage wine
- After a mild winter, the flowering was very early but quite long and uneven.
- Then, as in 1989, the summer was exceptionally hot.
- It was so dry that at the end of August the young vines were really suffering from lack of water.
- Therefore the two rainy intervals in September were very beneficial to the final ripening of the grapes.
- Eventually, the picking began on 17th September.
- The harvest lasted almost a month, as the Cabernets ripened much later than the Merlot.
- 1990 was the third in a run of very fine vintages, with 1988 and 1989.
- After the classic 1988 and the rich, opulent 1989, the 1990 immediately caused great excitement.
- The wines of the 1990 vintage, whether Merlot, Cabernets or Petit Verdot, were immediately outstandingly attractive.
- Today, all the aromas and flavours already mingle sweetly together into Château Margaux 1990.
- It is enjoyable now, as it was, in fact, shortly after its bottling.
- It will surely continue to be so over the next twenty or thirty years…
