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1979 Margaux, Margaux

1979 Margaux, Margaux

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Bid History: 2 Bids

Bid on this 2-bottle lot of 1979 Margaux, Margaux (93RP, 90VN). Wine Advocate: "This wine is just now reaching full maturity, much later than I initially expected. It is a classy, elegant example of Margaux possessing a dark ruby/purple color, and a moderately intense nose of sweet black currant fruit intermixed with minerals, vanillin, and floral scents. The wine is medium-bodied, with beautifully sweet fruit. This linear, more compressed style of Margaux possesses a good inner-core of sweet fruit, and a charming, harmonious personality. Although not a blockbuster, it is aging effortlessly, and appears to take on more character with each passing year. (RP) " (12/1997)

Included in this lot · 2 bottles

Provenance: Purchased from a reputable source and stored at a professional temperature-controlled wine storage facility until picked up by K&L.

1979 Margaux, Margaux

1979 Margaux, Margaux

93RP
90VN
Quantity:2Bottle Size:750 mlFill Level:Two bottles very high shoulderLabel Condition:One bottle lightly scuffed label; One bottle scuffed labelCapsule Condition:Two bottles oxidized capsule

Reviews

93

Wine Advocate

12/1997
This wine is just now reaching full maturity, much later than I initially expected. It is a classy, elegant example of Margaux possessing a dark ruby/purple color, and a moderately intense nose of sweet black currant fruit intermixed with minerals, vanillin, and floral scents. The wine is medium-bodied, with beautifully sweet fruit. This linear, more compressed style of Margaux possesses a good inner-core of sweet fruit, and a charming, harmonious personality. Although not a blockbuster, it is aging effortlessly, and appears to take on more character with each passing year. (RP)

90

Vinous

03/2025
It is many years since I tasted the 1979 Château Margaux, so long that it simply possesses the far-off afterglow of what was a lovely wine. Now? It has a slightly deeper hue than I recall. The nose is a little frayed at the edges, but it coheres with a couple of hours of decanting, vestiges of brambly red fruit, old school desk, cedar and pressed rose aromas. The palate has probably lost some cohesion in recent years, though a core of red fruit commingles with cedar, mint and tobacco notes. (NM)

SKU: 2080420

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