1959 Margaux

jamessucklingMember

This was served blind from magnum. I was surprised how tannic it was for a 1959. I was thinking more like 1966. Anyway, it showed lots of minty, blackberry and spice character on the nose and palate. It was full-bodied with a long fruity, and almost chewy finish. This has a long life ahead of it. Interestingly, I left some in my glass and two hours later during the dinner the tannins had softened a lot. 94 points.

12/17/068:08 PM

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board-oMember

My experience with this wine was a bit different. I've finished all three of mine. I felt that the final bottle was one of the best 5 wines I'd ever had. I also felt this wine was fully ready to go and peaking ten years ago.

12/17/0610:00 PM

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jamessucklingMember

Me too. But this was in magnum. And as you know, the wines were bottle by barrel back then. So may be it was a better barrel?

12/17/0610:18 PM

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wine+artMember

What an elegant beauty, offering a wonderful floral nose, cherry that turned towards strawberry over time upfront, balanced against earthy flavors of mushroom, hints of olive, with dried herbs and dusty tannins on the finish.

A pleasure to enjoy with dear friends.

9/2/099:35 PM

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doktapMember

Typical Margaux. Elegant, finesse, and feminine. Floral nose with strawberry perfume aroma. Soft, velevty tannins, cherry and nice finish Fruit fading, but overall, phenomenal for its age.

9/2/0911:22 PM

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board-oMember

I'm sorry to hear that the fruit is fading. This was a magnificent wine every time I had it, one of the best I ever had. The Mouton and Latour are still going strong.

9/3/097:39 AM

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ksc02Member

This is a nose! WOW! What elegance and finesse. Floral and perfume as descriptors is spot on. A beautiful melange of red fruit and earthy aromas. Absolute elegance in a bottle. I detected no fading of fruit, personally. It just all seemed so incredibly well integrated and balanced.
This wine is defying time and I thank you, DoktaP, for allowing me the opportunity to experience this.

9/3/098:35 AM

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longboarderMember

So Margaux on the nose. I agree with the floral nose and I did detect more than a hint of olive. "Dusty" is the best descriptor for the tannins as well. W+A, it appears our noses and palates align quite well.

DoktaP, thanks so much for sharing this special wine. This was just one of the wines we shared in what was my best night of Bordeaux ever.

9/3/093:48 PM

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