Chateau d'Arsac, Margaux

Notes of blackberry, wildflower with hints of cedar. Tannins have some grip. Overall, it’s a pleasurable wine.

2019 vintage

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2019 vintage

Château d'Arsac 2016 Rather rich texture, less aromatic than previous bottles, but with a good depth of flavour. Dark fruit and tobacco. Good but I have preferred the previous bottles which were more Margaux. ***1/2, but behind the Citran.

2016 vintage

This wine has continued to improve and should have a long life ahead of it. Its all pencil shavings and cassis fruit on the nose, with a complex but nicely balanced, blend of cassis, graphite, earthy tannins, savory, and acids, all trying to sing in harmony.

2016 vintage

250701: Tror jag drack den i somras och tror det här betyget, hittas den i källaren minns jag fel. (260108)

2016 vintage

Very elegant and retrained. Very good structure and balance. Closed

2016 vintage

Pleasant wine. Not the best example of a Margaux. Decent fruit and body.

2016 vintage

Drank over 2 evenings. The tannin relaxed a bit overnight and I really enjoyed the character which came to the fore.

2019 vintage

Opened at a cellar cool 13 degrees, when it was a little muted and a bit blocky on the palate. A decent pour in a glass really helped this warm up and develop into a lovely classic mid-weight wine. Aromatic with red fruits, a touch of leather and herbs. Very moderate in every way and all the better for it. Balance and drinkability and a little charm. Tannins gentle and provide a backdrop of structure more than obstruction. Not that …

2016 vintage

Another excellent bottle.

2019 vintage

Enjoyable scented claret; dark fruit, cedar, mineral/graphite. Enjoyable but not quite as focused as the last bottle, perhaps its a bit warm. Still ***1/2.

2016 vintage

Medium full body, round, balanced, long.

2019 vintage

Clean, crisp, medium bodied, cedar and pencil lead, blackcurrant and minerals. Doesn't need long keeping, but may improve a little.

2016 vintage

For less than $30, this is drinking above its weight class. It is definitely integrated and drinking like a classic cab dominant Bordeaux. You can hold off for the next five+ years but it is drinking well here at n 2024!

2016 vintage

Very deep; stern nose; tannins remain, lean, solod; robust finish. Leave alone for a while.

2016 vintage

This is a nice dinner wine right now. I wouldn't mind drinking a few more of these in their youth.

2019 vintage

Found in cellar - a fun and tasty little surprise! Enjoyed while watch the stars on a beautiful night.

2016 vintage

Ten 2019 Left Bank Offerings : Tasted over two days, alongside the same vintage Poujeaux and Domaine de St-Guirons Very pretty bouquet and attack, featuring spring flowers and red and purple berries. Rock solid middle as well. The middle to back transition, however, shows a greenish bite. The clipped finish shows the same edginess. Generally underripe tannins. Overall, well balanced, not over extracted, judiciously oaked, and mostly seamless alcohol.

2019 vintage

Hints of petrol and lilac on the nose. On the palate a mix of very ripe red raspberry, some ripe blackberry, dusty tannins, white flower, and garrigue. Well balanced acidity, but lacks fruit. Could be a bit thin at times. Decent wine but not for the price. The odd thing here is there is some new French oak, that really is imperceptible, maybe it adds some balance, but no depth. 72% cabernet sauvignon and 28% merlot

2016 vintage

Very pretty bouquet; Margaux all the way. Supple and somewhat expansive attack. The wine turns pedestrian thereafter. The middle holds the attack's form well enough, but adds nothing. The back features a certain harshness, typical of non-phenolic ripeness. The finish shows a similar bite and comes up fairly short. Solid overall, but lack of noteworthy substance and edginess detract from the whole.

2019 vintage

90/91. Needs 3-4 hrs aeration before that it is an 89. Has reticent aromas of floorpolish, flowers, plums, iron hints and chocolate. Its medium bodied a bit foursquare nicely oaked blue and red fruits palate ends longish, fresh and a bit gripping. Needs 5-10 years to sort out the grip. 13.5%. This had a Napa Valleystyle tasting centre la Winery which was one of the first to open in the Medoc.

2016 vintage

Showing much better in the bottle than it did in barrel, the wine offers pungent aromas of dried flowers, tobacco leaf, and red fruits. Soft, round, and forward, this is already easy to taste. Drink from 2022-2033.

2019 vintage

Nose: Sweet floral perfume, damp soil and scorched earth. Palate: creamy cassis, cedar, tart raspberries, firmly structured tannins that are approachable now, subtle hint of yeasty brioche on the finish.

2019 vintage

Nicely integrated now. Dark berries, a bit of saddle leather, mild oak influence. Went well with slow cooker short ribs and polenta.

2016 vintage

72/28 Cabernet/Merlot. Gorgeous, elegant, tasty, not a crazy long finish but nice QPR, especially for region.

2016 vintage

Medium-bodied, fresh, bright, and forward, this is a ready-to-go, early-drinking, earthy, red currant filled charmer. Drink from 2022-2032.

2016 vintage

Nice maturing Bordeaux with a nicely evolving rounded character, purple notes in the glass, dark fruit on the palate, hint of oak, smoothing finish that could still use a few more years (but drinkable now). Overall, nice effort and would definitely recommend.

2016 vintage

Welcome back NZ, Cynthia! (Forrest Hill, Auckland) : 72% CS, 28% Merlot. Classic Margaux, cassis, fresh and fruity, sweet core. some spices and leather. m+ body, supple tannins, all integrated but should be aging well in the next 5 years. good on balance and length. WE 93, Decanter 92, JS 92, RP 91, JL 88, JCL 90 Ap 5/5, Ar 12/15, Palate 17/20, Overall 3+4/10 Total 91+/100

2016 vintage

Nose: Pure cassis and crisp, clean gravel. Palate: Delicious quintessential Bordeaux with tart cassis, perfectly underripe blueberries, leather; full-bodied with muscular tannins; really nice.

2016 vintage

Opened a bottle I´ve been coravining from for a month and it is much better now. Very promising for the future.

2016 vintage

sehr rustikal , unelegant. Unreifes Holz

2006 vintage

Nose 90+ but taste a little muted.

2016 vintage

a bit too much oak, drinkable

2006 vintage

bien buvable , le boisé ( modérât)

2006 vintage

Bien buvable

2006 vintage

By the glass. Perfume of roses and red berries with clove and cinnamon. A classic delicacy. Soft yet intense and with a slightly tannic finish. For those who want to know what all the wines of Margaux were like thirty years ago. It would be worth letting these bottles sleep for another ten years. Por copas. Perfume a rosas y bayas rojas con clavo y canela. Una delicadeza clásica. Suave aunque intenso y con un final ligeramente tánico. Para quien …

2016 vintage

Getting there but not yet ready. Chewy tannins still predominate but behind the veil is lovely fruit. Another 3-5 years would be perfect to open your next bottle and check on its development.

2016 vintage

Very enjoyable earthy old world style. Firm tannins and lingering flavors of berries, floral aspects and leather. Great value in this wine!

2016 vintage

This was superb, especially for the price of $23+ for a decent Margaux (cheers, Garagiste). It has pretty seamless tannins and is just gorgeous already. A wine for enjoyment if not for (that much) contemplation.

2016 vintage

Promising signs for Bordeaux 2019 : Cru Bourgeois sampling (Strasbourg, France) : Refined nose, elegant. Spicy, oak derived notes combined with floral. Cherry pit. Quite tannic on the palate, but shows character: red fruit character and ripe. Ripe raspberry. A note again of freshness on the finish. If tannic, one senses the finer grain of the tannin.

2019 vintage

The wine is medium-bodied, forward and fruity with a green olive, herb and bright, crunchy red berry tinged finish. 84-86 Pts

2019 vintage

a bit unripe, but no hurry to drink this

2006 vintage

Volle Vanillepackung und austrocknend mineralisch.

2006 vintage

good wine, but not at the level of a GCC, bought for 10 euro, OK for that price

2006 vintage

My first try of the 2006 vintage and I think it will be an early drinker. This wine has pretty good complexity for a young wine - decent tannins balanced off against reasonable fruit. There is a nice tension between the two but this lacks real depth to age for a long time. 5 years for this wine will probably be enough.

2006 vintage

Saturated red. Nice currant fruit but shows some of the flabbiness of a hot year.

2003 vintage

Tasted at a friend's place. A fragrant and perfumed nose, deep purple colour, hints of oak and a little touch of leather. Not bad.

2003 vintage

Relais de Margaux: Nice cigar, burried cassis.

2003 vintage

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