1963 was a bad year for Bordeaux, in a time
before the technical advances we now enjoy could mitigate the worst
characteristics of a poor vintage; in ’63, cold, wet, rot and hail were all
major problems for growers, and it was a vintage of light, acidic wines which
by and large did not age well. So we approached this ’63 without great
expectations, compounded by the bottle being full only to below the shoulder.
On opening, there is a fine, very
attractive but short-lived perfume that is at least classic Margaux; it is
replaced in fairly quick succession by similarly light but less elevated
touches of leather and creosote and the more expected dry wood and pencil lead.
Fragile and faded, but still with the
elegant structure of a once very fine wine.
88 points
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