1961 Chateau Margaux, Margaux, France 375ml

"This expansive wine is silky, rich, very generously flavored, long, and full-bodied on the palate. Fully mature, but there is little chance of this wine falling apart for at least another decade."

"Full medium red. Great sweet, mature nose of redcurrant, rose petal, truffle and underbrush, with some exotic tarry merlot showing. Wonderfully sweet and concentrated, with a hint of the liqueur-like quality of the vintage. This reminded me of a great old bottle of Hermitage. Finishes with powerful sweetness and uncanny persistence. This was one of the handful of wines that completely dominated the scorecards of both groups of tasters. Drink now through 2015."

"Absolutely lovely ripe fruit without a hint of over-ripeness. Rich, concentrated and intensely complex and fruity on the nose. Full, well-matured. Velvety. Rich. Very ample. Very classy indeed. This is subtle and distinguished. Lovely finish: complex; lingering; fragrant. Great wine."

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Hedonist's Gazertte: "While Château Margaux's 1961 was the top wine of the flight, I have had greater bottles. Nevertheless, this was a superb example boasting a dark plum/garnet color with some amber at the edge, a remarkable fragrance filled with flowers, black currants, cedar, and spice, a big, expansive mouthfeel, and a long finish with a touch of hard tannin evident."

Hedonist's Gazertte: "While Château Margaux's 1961 was the top wine of the flight, I have had greater bottles. Nevertheless, this was a superb example boasting a dark plum/garnet color with some amber at the edge, a remarkable fragrance filled with flowers, black currants, cedar, and spice, a big, expansive mouthfeel, and a long finish with a touch of hard tannin evident."