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Château Margaux 2003 — Bordeaux, 0.75 L

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Château Margaux 2003 — Bordeaux, 0.75 L

Name: Château Margaux 2003 — Bordeaux, 0.75 L
Brand: Château Margaux
SKU: BOR-MARGAUX-2003-075
Price: 594.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Château Margaux

2003 · 0.75 L · RP 99

€ 594,00

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Château Margaux 2003, 0.75 L: picking began on 10 September, the earliest vintage since 1893. Our suggested drinking window is 2011–2035.

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0.75 L
Drink 2011-2035
Cellar-stored
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SKU: BOR-MARGAUX-2003-075

Key facts

Vintage: 2003
Appellation: Margaux
Classification: 1er Grand Cru Classé
Grapes: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot
Drinking window: 2011–2035
Vintage rating: 88/100 — irregular vintage
Format: 0.75 L
Producer: Château Margaux
Region: Bordeaux
Country: France
Type: Red
Sweetness: Dry

Margaux 2003 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 harvest that began on 10 September

Picking in 2003 began on 10 September, as in 1989, the earliest vintage since 1893. 2003 was a very early vintage with an exceptionally hot summer and a very low yield, and the blend was reinforced by press wine.

The Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart gives Margaux 2003 a score of 88 and the letter I, which stands for an irregular vintage. That number describes the year across the appellation, not this château.

Illustration: gravel vineyards and a château, Margaux

Vines on Garonne gravel

The estate has 87 hectares of red vines in production, with an average age of 35 years, and 72 of its 126 mapped plots are planted to Cabernet Sauvignon. The Margaux vineyard stands on Garonne gravel terraces rising 6 to 33 m above sea level, in a temperate oceanic climate moderated by the Atlantic and the Gironde estuary. Its grand vin is aged an average of twenty-one months in new French oak barrels.

Illustration: columned Médoc barrel cellar, Margaux

A 0.75 L bottle from the only First Growth in Margaux

Margaux is a left-bank appellation of Bordeaux on the Gironde estuary, reserved for still red wines since its recognition in 1954, with 21 of the 61 classified growths of the 1855 classification. Château Margaux is its only First Growth and carries the 1er Grand Cru Classé rank. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot are the grapes of this wine.

Our suggested drinking window is 2011 to 2035, so the wine is inside it today.

Questions buyers ask

What is Château Margaux 2003?

A red wine from the Margaux appellation in Bordeaux, in a 0.75 L bottle. Its grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

Is Château Margaux a First Growth?

Yes. It holds the 1er Grand Cru Classé rank from the 1855 classification and is the only First Growth in the Margaux appellation.

Is 2003 a good vintage in Margaux?

The Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart scores Margaux 2003 at 88 and labels it an irregular vintage. 2003 was a very early vintage with a very low yield, and picking began on 10 September.

When should Château Margaux 2003 be drunk?

Our suggested drinking window runs from 2011 to 2035, so the bottle can be opened now.

What soil is the Margaux vineyard planted on?

The Margaux vineyard stands on Garonne gravel terraces at altitudes of 6 to 33 m, in a temperate oceanic climate moderated by the Atlantic and the Gironde estuary.

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