2000 Chateau Margaux, 1st Growth Margaux, ex Chateau Release 2019 (1 x Magnum)
Tasted blind, the 2000 Chateau Margaux was a reminder of the peaks that the millennial vintage could reach. Noticeably deep in color, the bouquet rivets you to the seat with copious red berry fruit, clove and truffle, hints of cedar emerging with time. As the aromatics open and aerate, the fruit profile seems to darken and manifests blackcurrants and bilberries. The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannin. There is immense depth and symmetry conveyed by this First Growth, quite masculine for the estate with a gentle but insistent grip. It is a brilliant wine that flirts with perfection. Afford it another 3-4 years if you can, because it will last decades. Tasted November 2016.
2000 Chateau Margaux, 1st Growth Margaux, ex Chateau Release 2019 (1 x Magnum)
Tasted blind, the 2000 Chateau Margaux was a reminder of the peaks that the millennial vintage could reach. Noticeably deep in color, the bouquet rivets you to the seat with copious red berry fruit, clove and truffle, hints of cedar emerging with time. As the aromatics open and aerate, the fruit profile seems to darken and manifests blackcurrants and bilberries. The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannin. There is immense depth and symmetry conveyed by this First Growth, quite masculine for the estate with a gentle but insistent grip. It is a brilliant wine that flirts with perfection. Afford it another 3-4 years if you can, because it will last decades. Tasted November 2016.
| Producer | Chateau Margaux |
|---|---|
| Sub-Region | Margaux |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Country | France |
| Vintage | 2000 |
| Colour | Red |
| ABV | 14.00% |
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Vinous
The 2000 Château Margaux has always been one of the stars of the millennial vintage. A dozen or so bottles over the years, starting with my first encounter from bottle with the late Paul Pontallier, have never disappointed. Philippe Bascaule did not decant this bottle, although it does deserve an hour’s aeration before serving. Deep in color with little aging on the rim, it has a very intense bouquet, sophisticated and almost aloof. Oddly, it reminds me of the 2000 Latour in its sense of aristocracy and breeding. The palate is medium-bodied with gorgeous, rounded, pliant tannins that frame the multilayered red fruit. Always a Margaux with considerable backbone, the 2000 has mellowed in recent years, though it has lost none of its complexity or ethereal balance. There is substance but not sinew, and the silky-smooth finish fans out gloriously. A brilliant Château Margaux from beginning to end. It’s difficult to find fault with this magnificent wine.
99 Points / Drinking 2021 - 2075
By Neal Martin / September 2021
Vinous
The 2000 Château Margaux remains one of the standouts of the millennial year. This bottle is consistent with the previous example. It’s deep in color. The aromatics are intense and backward, opening with blackberry, crushed violet and pencil box scents with time, but there remains a sense of beguiling aloofness, as if you are so lucky to be in its presence, which you are. The palate has a large structure for this First Growth, yet there is a sense of pliancy with a multi-layered, very persistent, satin-textured finish. Divine. Tasted at the château.
99 Points / Drinking 2023 - 2075
By Neal Martin / September 2023
Vinous
Bright medium ruby. Explosively perfumed aromas of blackberry, black raspberry, violet, bitter chocolate, minerals, mint and sexy oak. Powerful, superconcentrated and seamless, with superb inner-mouth aromas. Very full and sophisticated. The finish boasts uncanny flavor complexity, with major, ripe tannins reaching every nook and cranny of the palate. Built for the long haul.
94-97 Points
By Stephen Tanzer / May 2001
Vinous
(just fined; Pontallier expected to bottle this wine very late rather than fine it a second time) Very bright dark ruby. Explosive, somewhat exotic aromas of sappy boysenberry, black raspberry, dark chocolate and violet. A wine of great richness, sweetness and depth of flavor; this coats every nook and cranny of the palate, with fruit to spare. Very young and vibrant, but already utterly silky. Still, the big, ripe tannins are a bit less fine than those of the 2001. A wine of extraordinary dimension, and likely to last for 40 years.
95-98 Points
By Stephen Tanzer / May 2002
Vinous
Full ruby-red. Penetrating, highly perfumed aromas of sappy dark berries, violet and minerals; seems less oaky today than the ’01. Offers compelling mouthfilling concentration and perfume. A wine of great power and consistency, with a pungent minerality lingering on the palate-staining finish. This somehow doesn’t flag or grow narrower even after one swallows or spits. Makes the 2002 seem almost dry in comparison. Wine-of-the-vintage material.
98 Points
By Stephen Tanzer / May 2003