The 2004 vintage will be part of the great classics with a nice and rich stucture thanks to a very good maturity. 2004 is for us one of the great vintages of these last years. The evolution for the maturity was slow and complete. The nice all year long weather made it possible to work in the vineyard in good conditions. The leaf pruning, the green harvest (up to 3 times on the same parcel) made us think to a "marathon" vintage. After lots of hard work, the
harvest is beautiful. Degrees are high. Polyphenols are ripe thus the colour and the roundness of the tannins. This wine is racy, silky, with hints of red berries and liquorice; it is fresh and has notes of mint.
What the critics say...
Wine Spectator: 87 points(31/03/2007)
Blackberry and light mineral follow through to a medium body, with fine tannins and a caressing finish. Best after 2010.
Robert Parker: 86 points(01/06/2007)
This stern, hard Margaux exhibits a nicely saturated ruby/purple color, but an absence of fruit as well as an angular personality with austere tannin suggest it will become increasingly desiccated with age. It is a far cry from the fabulous effort made by the new proprietor in 2006.
Pairing: Aged Cheese, Game Animals, Grilled Red Meats, Legume, Roasts, Stews.
The vineyard covers 42 hectares (104 acres) and has the gravelly soils, typical of the Médoc area. The attractive white stones reflect the sun’s rays onto the fruit in daytime whilst at night they radiate the heatretained during the day. Grape varieties are 65% cabernet sauvignon and 5%... cabernet franc that produce subtle wines with an intense bouquet and are well-suited for laying down. 30% merlot makes up the remainder of the vines and contributes to colour, richness and roundness. The vines, average age of which is 35, are pruned using the double Guyot method. Vine density ranges from 8,500 to 10,000 stocks per hectare and yields 4,500 litres per hectare.
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