Past Issues:
Tasting Bordeaux -- Margaux
Now we’re playing in
the big leagues. We’re into fable and
history and lore. Not to mention Frasier
and the impressive price tags.
Marguax is red-wine only land,
and generally speaking, the soil here is
finer and lighter than other parts of Bordeaux.
This results in wines with an elegance and
finesse that make them highly prized as
the grande dame of Bordeaux. Margaux wines
are supposed to offer a bouquet of violet
and are often thought of as the most feminine
of Bordeaux's red wines.
We steadied ourselves, cleared
a little credit space, and went shopping.
We were pleasantly surprised
to find a range of prices – some firmly
affordable, others gulp-worthy. Here’s
what we scored:
($26)
($40)
($45)
($84)
($140)
We’ll report back next
issue with our
tasting notes on these wines, as well
as the introduction to the next part of
our Bordeaux tasting. For that, we head
upstream to another Left Bank appellation
– Saint-Julien...
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