Château Margaux, 1990 Port and smoky oak

and smoky oak

15% Merlot)

black fruits

Let’s hope the fruit continues to expand and sweeten

The 1999 is an exciting Cheval Blanc to drink relatively young

Château Margaux, 1990 Port and smoky oakA prototype Chteau Margaux that combines power and elegance, this wine which seemed to be sound asleep for nearly a decade, has begun to open over the last several years. Dense ruby purple with a developing yet compellingly ethereal bouquet of sweet black fruits, violets, smoke, camphor and licorice, this medium to full bodied, silky textured wine still tastes like a four or five year old barrel sample, but the aromatics are emerging and the wine has