„The 2009 Château Margaux is deep garnet in color and features wonderfully fragrant minted cassis, lilacs, Black Forest cake and oolong tea scents with touches of pencil shavings and dusty soil. Medium to full-bodied, it has a firm, grainy frame with lovely freshness lifting the perfumed fruit to a very long, mineral-laced finish.“
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 98 Punkte (März 2019)
„A brilliant offering from the Mentzelopoulos family, once again their gifted manager, Paul Pontallier, has produced an uncommonly concentrated, powerful 2009 Chateau Margaux made from 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest primarily Merlot with small amounts of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. As with most Medocs, the alcohol here is actually lower (a modest 13.3%) than most of its siblings-. Abundant blueberry, cassis and acacia flower as well as hints of charcoal and forest floor aromas that are almost Burgundian in their complexity are followed by a wine displaying sweet, well-integrated tannins as well as a certain ethereal lightness despite the wine's overall size. Rich, round, generous and unusually approachable for such a young Margaux, this 2009 should drink well for 30-35+ years.“
Robert Parker 99 Punkte (Dez. 2011)
„Tasted at the chateau with Paul Pontallier, who told me that the 2009 was bottled in mid-August because of the density of the tannins required a little more barrel ageing. This has 13.1% alcohol compared to around 13.9% for the Pavillon Rouge. With 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, the nose has typical traits of blackberry, wild hedgerow, graphite and a touch of sous-bois, quite -classic- compared to its primeur showing. The palate is simply awesome: brilliantly defined, filigree tannins, amazing balance and poise, layers of blackberry, cassis and a dash of pepper. Silky smooth in texture and blessed with a length I cannot remember tasting on a Margaux at this stage. Surpasses my expectations at primeur. „
Neal Martin 98 Punkte (Nov. 2011)
„Thirty-five percent of the crop went into the 2009 Chateau Margaux, composed of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. The alcohol level of 13.3% is high, but not excessively so. A wine such as this is like the quintessence of terroir. A super, uber-concentrated perfume of creme de cassis and flowers cascades across the palate with a lightness of being despite massive concentration, a sumptuous personality, and an unctuous texture. I have never tasted a Chateau Margaux quite like this. It should be relatively drinkable at an early age, yet will last for 50-100 years. Oh my! (Tasted once.)
Paul Pontallier told me they had never had such levels of concentration and tannin as they did in 2009, exceeding anything they ever produced since the Mentzelopoulos family purchased this property in 1978. Pontallier believes 1996 is the closest stylistically, but 2009 is significantly more concentrated than that vintage. I do not disagree because tasting the second wine, Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux, demonstrates that the 2009 is far superior to almost every Chateau Margaux made in the fifties, sixties, and seventies, except for the 1961 and 1953.“
Robert Parker 98-100 Punkte (Apr. 2010) - Fassmuster
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