Chateau Margaux, Margaux, France 1990 Burgundy Supple and full-bodied with sleek

Supple and full-bodied with sleek and fine tannins

Nose: Floral aromas

The gentle embrace of phenolics is so delicate that it leaves a gently satisfying texture throughout the mouth

Dry and fairly creamy

The nose offers up hints of leather

Chateau Margaux, Margaux, France 1990 Burgundy Supple and full-bodied with sleekThe 1990 Chteau Margaux is really beginning to hit its stride at age 31, soaring from the glass with aromas of blackberries and cassis mingled with notions of licorice, cedar and violets, framed by subtle hints of vanilla and spice. Full bodied, deep and multidimensional, it's seamless and complete, its velvety tannins and ripe acids entirely cloaked in a lavish but vibrant core of fruit. This is an especially dramatic, fleshy rendition of Margaux,