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Château Margaux 1986 — Bordeaux, 0.75 L

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Château Margaux 1986 — Bordeaux, 0.75 L

Name: Château Margaux 1986 — Bordeaux, 0.75 L
Brand: Château Margaux
SKU: BOR-MARGAUX-1986-075
Price: 570.00 EUR
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Château Margaux

1986 · 0.75 L · RP 97

€ 570,00

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Château Margaux 1986 from the Margaux appellation, a 40-year-old First Growth in a 0.75 L bottle. Picking began on 1 October; our suggested drinking window runs 2016–2040.

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0.75 L
Drink 2016-2040
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SKU: BOR-MARGAUX-1986-075

Key facts

Vintage: 1986
Appellation: Margaux
Classification: 1er Grand Cru Classé
Grapes: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot
Drinking window: 2016–2040
Vintage rating: 90/100 — still tannic and youthful
Format: 0.75 L
Producer: Château Margaux
Region: Bordeaux
Country: France
Type: Red
Sweetness: Dry

Margaux 1986 on the Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart

Category: Margaux, 1er Grand Cru Classé, Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, France, Petit Verdot, Red, Wine

A 1986 First Growth at 40: inside its 2016–2040 window

Château Margaux 1986 is now 40 years old, from the only Premier Cru of the Margaux appellation. Picking began on 1 October. Rain fell briefly around 20 September, and fine weather held through the harvest.

Our suggested drinking window is 2016 to 2040, so the wine is inside it today. The estate ages its grand vin an average of twenty-one months in new French oak barrels, and about 40% of the harvest goes into it.

Illustration: gravel vineyards and a château, Margaux

The only First Growth in Margaux, owned by the Mentzelopoulos family since 1977

The château lies in Margaux-Cantenac, in the Médoc on the left bank of the Gironde. It was classified Premier Cru in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification, and the appellation holds 21 of the 61 classified growths. The Mentzelopoulos family has owned it since 1977, so the 1986 was made under their ownership. Other 1er Grand Cru Classé wines are listed in the shop.

The estate has 87 hectares of red vines on Quaternary gravel, sand and clay from the Garonne terraces, over Tertiary limestone and clay. The oldest red vines were planted in 1951.

Illustration: columned Médoc barrel cellar, Margaux

What is in the bottle: Cabernet-led vineyards

Of its 126 vineyard plots, 72 are planted to Cabernet Sauvignon.

Illustration: red Margaux with saddle of lamb, Margaux

How the 1986 vintage is rated in Margaux

The Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart gives Margaux 1986 a score of 90 with the letter T, which it defines as still tannic or youthful. That is a rating of the year in the appellation.

Questions buyers ask

Is Château Margaux 1986 a good vintage?

The Wine Advocate vintage chart rates the Margaux appellation in 1986 at 90, letter T (still tannic or youthful). This is a rating of the year across the appellation, not a score for this wine.

When should Château Margaux 1986 be drunk?

Our suggested drinking window is 2016 to 2040, so the wine is currently inside it.

What soils are the Château Margaux vines planted on?

The estate's 87 hectares of red vines stand on Quaternary gravel, sand and clay from the Garonne terraces, over Tertiary limestone and clay. The oldest red vines were planted in 1951.

Who owns Château Margaux?

The Mentzelopoulos family has owned the château since 1977, so the 1986 was made under their ownership. The estate is in Margaux-Cantenac, in the Médoc on the left bank of the Gironde.

Is Château Margaux a First Growth?

Yes. It was classified Premier Cru (First Growth) in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification and is the only First Growth in the Margaux appellation.

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