Master Classes, Jewels of Margaux

I had a chance to taste twelve quite magnificent wines from different vintages and prestigious châteaux and almost everything was an extraordinary quality.


Speakers: Alexander Van Beek, Henry Lurton, Dominique Befve and John Kolasa.


I'm deeply concerned about the future of the...


nine wine ready for tasting, and the last ones, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2001, 1999 and 1998 coming bit later...


Château Giscours 2003
Rubi at the rims this wine already showing some aging... round but with some hotness (88pts.)

Château Giscours 2000
More color than 2003, open and more feminine (89pts.)


Château du Tertre 2000
A blockbuster wine... (87pts)


Château Brane-Cantenac 2002
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Château Brane-Cantenac 2001
Cedar, chocolate and quite complex. Nice stuff (90pts.)

Château Brane-Cantenac 2000
Excellent wine and drinking nicely now, but wait... (91pts.)


Château Lascombes 2006
This is almost purple and creamy black fruit nose. Nice taste but cant access this wine at this time.

Château Lascombes 2005
This is fantastic... it is almost unbelievable how the Château Lascombes is improving the last 6-7 years... and 2005 is amazing; you can drink now or you can keep it next 20 years... (92 pts.)

Château Lascombes 2004
Just nutty at this point but I'm positive it will develop in a real beauty (89pts.)


Château Rauzan-Ségla 2001
This is one of the most beautiful Rauzan-Seglas I've tasted until now. Gorgeous flowers, cherries, currants, licorice, some restrained oak. Fantastic (93pts.)

Château Rauzan-Ségla 1999
Not as good as 2001 and also bit different in stile but still very good effort (88pts.)

Château Rauzan-Ségla 1998
Beautiful nose with tobacco, spiced wood, leather... this is fantastic stuff and I'm sad I should constrain my self and spit... Elegant and full of lust (90 pts.)