1995 Chateau Margaux Premier Cru Classe, Margaux 1x750ml

Robert Parker 95

Medium garnet colour going brick at the rim. The nose is beginning to showing signs of evolution with aromas of leather, game, warm cassis, dried plums and cloves. Medium to high acidity, medium body and medium to firm, fine tannins support earthy, blackcurrant-preserve fruit. Long finish. Drink now – 2030+. Tasted February 2009. [Lisa Perrotti-Brown, 05/01/2009]

Anticipated maturity: 2009-2030

Vinous 94+

Excellent deep ruby color. Very complex aromas of blackcurrant, wild plum, violets, minerals, tar and smoky oak. Dense and supple, with great sweetness of fruit. Doesn’t have quite the sheer power of the ’96, but the flavors build and build. Substantial tannins are chewier than those of the ’96 but hit the palate later. 1986 was the vintage with the highest level of polyphenols ever recorded at this estate, but ’95 was the runner-up, according to Pontallier. Because this big, tannic wine needed longer barrel aging, it was bottled later than normal, in November of ’97. [Stephen Tanzer, 01/05/1998]