1946 Chateau Margaux
Margaux, France
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- Style Red - Savory and Classic
- Grape Variety Bordeaux Blend Red
- Food Pairing Beef and Venison
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Producer tasting notes: (1946 vintage) "Château Margaux 1946 has always been a wine of modest quality. At over 70 years of age, it is finally beginning to gain in complexity with a pleasant nose, but still retains a very lively acidity. Will it ever soften? (October 2019)" - Chateau Margaux
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$916.71
$1,833.43 / 750ml
inc. 20% sales tax
1946 Half Bottle (375ml)
Chateau Margaux 1946 (demi-bouteille) - Margaux - 1er Grand Cru Classe, Bordeaux
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Details
About the Product
- Classification
- 1er Grand Cru Classé
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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12.5 - 13.5%
- Sweetness
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Dry
Production Attributes
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Winemaker
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Philippe Bascules
- Ownership
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Corinne Mentzelopoulos
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vintage Notes
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In spite of a few very hot days in the summer, the conditions for ripening were quite poor, and the grapes did not ripen well.
- Harvest Notes
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Picking began 1st October.
- Producer Tasting Notes
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Château Margaux 1946 has always been a wine of modest quality. At over 70 years of age, it is finally beginning to gain in complexity with a pleasant nose, but still retains a very lively acidity. Will it ever soften? (October 2019)
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Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Sirloin steak Main Course
- Western
- Beef fore rib Main Course
- Western
- Fillet steak Main Course
- With beef dripping merlot gravy
- French
- Manchego Cheese Course
- Spanish
Details
About the Product
- Classification
- 1er Grand Cru Classé
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
-
12.5 - 13.5%
- Sweetness
-
Dry
Production Attributes
- Maturation
-
Oaked
- Oak Type
-
French
- Winemaker
-
Philippe Bascules
- Ownership
-
Corinne Mentzelopoulos
- Closure Type
-
Cork
- Vintage Notes
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In spite of a few very hot days in the summer, the conditions for ripening were quite poor, and the grapes did not ripen well.
- Harvest Notes
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Picking began 1st October.
- Producer Tasting Notes
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Château Margaux 1946 has always been a wine of modest quality. At over 70 years of age, it is finally beginning to gain in complexity with a pleasant nose, but still retains a very lively acidity. Will it ever soften? (October 2019)
Read more
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97 / 100
$ 871
2024
95 / 100
$ 377
2023
97 / 100
$ 490
2022
97 / 100
$ 839
2021
95 / 100
$ 593
2020
97 / 100
$ 735
2019
97 / 100
$ 879
2018
97 / 100
$ 928
2017
96 / 100
$ 597
2016
98 / 100
$ 899
2015
98 / 100
$ 1,993
2014
95 / 100
$ 639
2013
92 / 100
$ 625
2012
94 / 100
$ 637
2011
94 / 100
$ 615
2010
97 / 100
$ 1,147
2009
97 / 100
$ 1,287
2008
94 / 100
$ 626
2007
93 / 100
$ 537
2006
95 / 100
$ 703
2005
97 / 100
$ 1,200
2004
94 / 100
$ 597
2003
96 / 100
$ 831
2002
93 / 100
$ 1,353
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94 / 100
$ 984
2000
98 / 100
$ 1,580
1999
93 / 100
$ 671
1998
94 / 100
$ 787
1997
91 / 100
$ 538
1996
97 / 100
$ 1,252
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94 / 100
$ 832
1994
91 / 100
$ 570
1993
91 / 100
$ 802
1992
87 / 100
$ 711
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97 / 100
$ 1,549
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94 / 100
$ 835
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92 / 100
$ 646
1987
88 / 100
$ 639
1986
93 / 100
$ 733
1985
95 / 100
$ 876
1984
87 / 100
$ 480
1983
96 / 100
$ 832
1982
96 / 100
$ 1,417
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90 / 100
$ 543
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91 / 100
$ 310
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92 / 100
$ 547
1978
92 / 100
$ 859
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87 / 100
$ 498
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$ 1,110
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86 / 100
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$ 599
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$ 888
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As the world recovered from war and relative peace now reigned, nothing was going to take the spotlight from the magnificent 1945 vintage, even though the 1946 vintage Bordeaux was very good – Château Mouton Rothschild shone again. Port was good but went undeclared and most wines were more for good short-term drinking. It ...
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