Margaux - Margaux 1982 (Low Level)

Margaux - Margaux 1982 (Low Level)

so 5-6 years of cellaring is warranted

a giant of a wine that smashes your palate with sweet fruit and nearly tears it apart

Here too the middle weight flavors possess a highly seductive texture thanks to the velvety mouth feel that continues onto the serious

Strong sous-bois aromas blend with slightly astringent lightweight flavors with not much supporting material or length

culminating in a slightly austere and ever-so-mildly dry finish of solid though not exceptional persistence

Offering less obvious pleasure

Like virtually all '89s today

Joe Wender

This displayed a nose that bordered on being surmature with traces of stewed fruit along with good spiciness and earth nuances

dried meats

There is excellent energy and precision to the dusty

500-liter oak foudres