Château Margaux 1999 was one of the stars of the vintage. Captivating in its youth and at ten-years of age plus it displays a wonderful, exuberant bouquet with blackberry and a touch of spice and smoke.

Margaux is one of Bordeaux's most strikingly elegant châteaux. Yet, despite its status, it has a wonderful family feel, lacking the pretension and snobbery that enshrouds other elite Bordeaux châteaux. The key behind its approach is the partnership between owner Corinne Mentzelopoulos and the long-standing winemaker Paul Pontallier, and there is a great team ethic from the vineyard workers right through to the management.

"The palate is full-bodied, great depth and breadth with firm tannins, there is a real backbone to this Margaux, struck through with a tangible sense of mineralite that sends a tingle down the spice. It does actually take time to coalesce in the glass but it ultimately seduces the palate with its wily feminine charms. Lovely." eRobertParker.com (July 2009)