Château Margaux 2004

An evocative nose with perfumed aromas jumping out of the glass. This balances intensity with freshness giving sour cherry, blueberry and raspberry fruit flavours alongside wet stone, salty mineral notes. There is a precision to this, it’s not so weighty but more direct and focussed. Fine tannins fill the palate and this is just starting to show some of the savouriness of mature Bordeaux. A superb wine at an excellent time to drink but still with ageing potential. 1% Cabernet Franc completes the blend. Drinking window: 2022-2050. Part of Top Bordeaux wines for Christmas: vintage by vintage. Score – 96. (Georgina Hindle, decanter.com, Dec. 20, 2022)