2003 Margaux | FINE+RARE Wines

Bts

0 Immediate | 4 Marketplace

£429.00

Mags

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£858.00

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£2,575.00

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

Duty Paid

£2,575.00

Scores + Notes

Average Score

Critic Notes

Ultraconcentrated, with layers and layers of fruit and superfine tannins. Plenty of fruit, mineral and meat character. Full-bodied yet refined and classy, it coats your palate with gorgeous fruit and ripe tannins. Truly superb. One of the wines of the vintage. Best after 2012. 10,830 cases made. James Suckling,Wine Spectator 2006

Score: 98-/100Wine Spectator

This was the finest performance by this wine that I have seen since it was released. I did not expect the 2003 Chateau Margaux to show this well in a vintage where the southern part of the Medoc was clearly less impressive than the north. However, it is a beautiful, dark plum/purple-tinged effort with sensational aromatics, a full-bodied mouthfeel, and a youthfulness, precision and freshness that belie what one generally associates with this vintage. It can be drunk now and over the next 15-20 years. Kudos to Chateau Margaux. Wine Advocate.August, 2014

Score: 98-/100Robert Parker

About The Producer

The producer

Chateau Margaux

Whilst Château Haut-Brion  was the first Premier Cru to be mentioned in historical literature, it was a decision by the land owners of Margaux to abandon cereal growing in favour of grapes in 1572 that played the most important role in the complete restructuring of the Médoc. The first record of a bottle of Château Margaux being sold at auction was in the London Gazette in 1705. Château Margaux’s roots date back eight centuries. The Margaux site was originally used as a fortress, constructed close to the Gironde river to protect against invasion. With a wealth of soldiers to feed in the fortress, they were encouraged to plant grains in the surrounding fields but they soon found that due to the particular gravel soils, large parts of the land were not feasible for grain production and so instead opted to plant grapes.

Château d’Issan vertical

Over the last two decades, Emmanuel Cruse has transformed Château d’Issan. We caught up with Cruse to taste through key vintages from the Margaux Classed Growth, tracing its evolution Château d’Issan might not be one of Bordeaux’s most famous addresses – but the Margaux Third Growth has seen huge investment since Emmanuel Cruse arrived in 1998, and it’s a name on the rise. Jane Anson – Decanter’s Bordeaux correspondent and ...

BY Sophie Thorpe,

ON January 29, 2021

Bragging Rights: 2014 Margaux

In terms of bragging rights our annual tasting at Margaux is very, very, hard to beat. This is the third February (and Bud Cuchet’s fourth) that I have visited Bordeaux and, in particular, visited Chateau Margaux for what is an eye-opening tasting of some of the component parts of the blend of the previous year’s vintage – in this case ...

ON February 20, 2015

Chateau Margaux - Ethereal Elegance and Grace

After profiling the three Pauillac first-growths, we turn our attention to the last of Médoc, the heavenly, ethereal Chateau Margaux. Chateau Margaux – A Beautiful Chateau Home to Gorgeous Wines While all of the first-growths have helped shape the history of Bordeaux winemaking, none perhaps has left a legacy quite like that Chateau Margaux. Its stately pavilion is ...

ON November 3, 2015

Assessing the blend: 2011 Chateau Margaux

Me: “Paul, are you sure that sample is Merlot, it tastes a lot like Cabernet?” Paul Pontallier: “Yes absolutely it’s a Merlot, amazing eh?” Me: “Paul, are you really sure this isn’t a Cabernet?” Paul Pontallier: “Hmmm, no, not any more. Let me check…” It had started as a simple question in late Nov 2011 when I was at Ch ...

BY FINE+RARE,

ON February 28, 2012

Chateau Margaux - Talking Terroir with Aurelien Valance

Chateau Margaux is one of the world’s most iconic and historic wineries, producing some of the finest wine in the region for over 600 years. Despite its historical roots it has never rested on its laurels, remaining at the forefront of top Bordeaux wine production. More than ever, the owners and team are committed to retaining its reputation, investing huge ...

ON November 22, 2019

Product Details

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Margaux

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

13%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Margaux

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

13%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Average Score

Critic Notes

Score: 98-/100Wine Spectator

Score: 98-/100Robert Parker

The producer

Chateau Margaux

Château d’Issan vertical

BY Sophie Thorpe,

ON January 29, 2021

Bragging Rights: 2014 Margaux

ON February 20, 2015

Chateau Margaux - Ethereal Elegance and Grace

ON November 3, 2015

Assessing the blend: 2011 Chateau Margaux

BY FINE+RARE,

ON February 28, 2012

Chateau Margaux - Talking Terroir with Aurelien Valance

ON November 22, 2019

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Margaux

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

13%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-region

Margaux

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

13%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window