Château Margaux - Margaux 2002

Les conditions climatiques, assez défavorables au moment de la floraison, ont entraîné un millerandage très important dans les vieilles parcelles de merlots. L'été a été frais et relativement humide, surtout le mois d'août. Mais à partir du mois de septembre, s'est heureusement installé jusqu'à la fin des vendanges un temps sec, chaud et ensoleillé. (Vendanges le 30 septembre)

Wine Advocate

95 / 100

par Neal Martin le 13/11/2009

Tasted blind at Farr’s 2002 Bordeaux tasting. Very refined on the nose...definitely First Growth quality with a beautiful floral scent. Margaux? Black cherries, a touch of cassis, violets and wild hedgerow. Superb clarity. Ripe succulent entry, very pure and very harmonious with filigree tannins and a natural, graceful finish that belies its power. Tasted October 2009.

Jancis Robinson

17 / 20

par Jancis Robinson le 13/10/2009

Sweet and easy and round and digestible. Racy, with a very neat finish. Drink 2010-17

Wein Wisser

18 / 20

par René Gabriel le 06/02/2008

Recht dunkles Rubin-Granat, lila Rand. Kompaktes BOuquet zwischen roten Beeren, Greandine und Rosenduft, helle Edelhölzer, dominikanischer Tabak, Anklänge von Dörrfrüchten, Bananen, extrem dicht und tiefgründig, klassisches Margaux-Nasenbild. Im Gaumen eine burgundische Fülle zeigend, frisch gebackenes Schwarzbrot, reife Beeren im Finale, jetzt shon eine Freude. Wird sich der Wein wieder verschliessen oder seine grossartige Frucht bewahren?

Wine Advocate

93 / 100

par Robert Parker le 29/04/2005

Performing better from bottle than at any time in cask (which of course is the objective of great winemaking, isn’t it?), this wine reveals a dense ruby/purple color in a style somewhat reminiscent of the 1988 but with more power, concentration, and volume. It has a beautifully elegant nose of black fruits intermixed with truffle, flower, and oak. The wine is medium to full-bodied, dense, with wonderful precision, freshness, and a long, full-bodied finish with impressive levels of concentration. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2030.

Wine Spectator

92 / 100

par James Suckling le 31/03/2005

This is beautiful on the nose with currants, berries and flowers. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and pretty fruit. Needs a bit more fruit on the midpalate to be a classic Margaux, but clearly outstanding. Best after 2007. 12,500 cases made.

Wine Advocate

91-93 / 100

par Robert Parker le 01/10/2003

Weight-wise, the 2002 is reminiscent of the 1999 Margaux. However, the 2002, a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, reveals some of the stylistic characteristics of the 1996, but without the power, density, and perfection of that great wine. The color is a healthy deep ruby/purple, and the aromas reveal notes of black currants, licorice, dried herbs, vanilla, and loamy soil. While it is medium-bodied, with noteworthy purity, elegance, and stature, it does not possess the extraordinary flavor dimensions, persistence, or surreal quality level found in the 2000, 1996, 1995, 1990, 1986, 1985, 1983, and 1982. Nevertheless, it is a lustrous effort from this noble estate so meticulously run by the Mentzelopoulos family and their brilliant administrator, Paul Pontallier. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2026

La Revue du Vin de France

4 / 5

le 30/06/2003

Dôté de la finesse et du brillant de tanins caractéristiques de son terroir, Margaux 2002 possède tout le cachet du cru mais témoigne semble-t-il d'un léger déficit de vinosité et de soyeux dans la texture pr égaler Mouton ou Haut brion