Chateau Margaux

Chateau level: 1855 g rating listed more than may level chateau the first level (Premier grands crus classes)

Margaux Chateau (Chateau Margaux) is the 1855 bordeaux wine when top wineries in the rating of one. Along with Mr Leognan, chateau latour, rafer chateau and 1973 years of gendarmerie winery in wood, which, he said, "five" bordeaux grand cru classe.

Margaux chateau has a long history, for hundreds of years. Margaux chateau founded in the fifteenth century. Here was the king of England AiDeHuaSanShi of a person of extraordinary powers curtilage, also is the auspicious "(Guyenne) region, the most magnificent strong one of the castle. For centuries, here a few easy the Lord, Lestonnac family long-term have margaux chateau. In 1787, French wine to add to the obsessed with the former President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson once margaux chateau as the grand cru classe bordeaux. In 1804, the marquis DE La Colonilla here, will the ancient gothic house burned to the ground, built today we see the castle. By 1977, the management chain Mentzelopoulos family bought the chateau, a large number of human and financial resources invested in make margaux chateau wine is even higher level, to get to the top.

Margaux chateau is "five" is abide by the traditional winery, not only keep the manual operation, and still use oak fermentation tank. Now, like latour, Mr Than the such top chateau, had already use stainless steel fermentation tank. Margaux chateau wine, usually put in fermentation tank 3 weeks, then put in new oak barrels 18 to 24 months. The chateau wine card-carrying tannins rich, you can hide, usually in the 20-30 years should be drinking is advisable.

Margaux chateau is located in bordeaux wine OuDeMei doc region, climate, soil conditions advantageous. Vineyard area of 87 hectares, with 78 hectares planting grapes, production is very small. Average grapes for 35 years old. Grape varieties with cabernet sauvignon is given priority to, 75% or so. Margaux chateau mainly in red wine, a little white wine. Card-carrying wine for margaux chateau, deputy brand wine for "red" (Pavillion Rouge).

Margaux chateau castle built in napoleon period, is more than the most magnificent in May, one of the buildings.

Grape species: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot

Vintage: * 1953, 1959, 1961, 1975, 1978, 1979, * 1982 * 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, * 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

Can be used for food: pork, chicken, beef, lamb, duck, other meat, eggs/cheese