Château Margaux 2016

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

The Wine Independent

VertdeVin

The nose is fine, aromatic, elegant/classy and offers a slight freshness as well as a beautiful power (full of finesse!). It reveals notes of fleshy blackberry, fresh strawberry and fresh cassis associated with slight hints of grilled oak, a very discreet hint of coffee, violet, chocolate and vanilla. The palate is fruity, fine, fluid, mineral, charming/enveloping, beautifully elegant/delicate and offers fat, a slight acid frame as well as tension. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of fresh/ripe blackberry and hints of red fruits, cassis associated with a discreet woody hint, licorice stick as well as discreet hints of chocolate (on the finish) and a hint of vanilla/sweet spices. Good length and persistence. The finish is suave and gourmande. There is a very discreet hint of salinity and an imperceptible hint of grilled bread on the persistence.

Wine Enthusiast

With a rare 94% Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend, this wine is packed both with black-currant flavors and impressive tannins and acidity. It moves Château Margaux into a new dimension with its dense, dry core of tannins that will power the wine into a seriously long-term future. Drink from 2025

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Château Margaux (blended of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot) sashays out of the glass with glamorous red currants, candied violets, kirsch and crushed blackcurrants scents followed by notions of tilled black soil, forest floor, cast iron pan and cigar box with subtle wafts of lavender and oolong tea. Medium-bodied, mineral laced accents hover over the palate with an ethereal sensation of weightlessness, yet it is super intense with layers of red and black flavors supported by a firm texture of silt-fine tannins, finishing wonderfully fragrant and incredibly long.