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A wine which has a huge reputation as a 1st Growth from an incredible vintage.
Deep colour. An austere nose of tobacco and leather. Supreme balance on the palate. Mature tannins though not as much complexity as expected. However this has the edge on Lafite-Rothschild in its balance and femininity. It did seem a little dry at the end. Does not blow you away but definitely an understated great wine. Tasted October 2001. 90-92pts
Wine Journal
Neal Martin
I have never been a great fan of this Chateau Margaux. A moderate garnet hue. The nose is tight at first, but lacking vigour and joie-de-vivre – a little dour. Notes of balsam, cedar and cigar box. The palate is medium-bodied, harmonious, perhaps even a little tart. Quite charming and feminine and yet it does not have the complexity one would expect of a First Growth, let alone one from this fabled vintage. Dry on the conservative finish. No worse, but no better than other Margaux 1961’s…but a little more expensive. Drink now. Tasted June 2007. 88pts
Wine Journal
Dec 2007
Neal Martin
An intense bouquet filled with the scents of ripe plums, flowers, toasted walnuts, and oak is divine. This expansive wine is silky, rich, very generously flavored, long, and full bodied on the palate. It is fully mature, but there is little chance of this wine falling apart for at least another decade. I have high hopes that the 1982, 1983, and 1986 will ultimately surpass this vintage of Margaux. The 1961 is a top-flight wine and unquestionably the last great Margaux until the Mentzelopoulos era began its remarkable string of great Margaux in 1978.Anticipated maturity: Now. Last tasted, 4/91. 93pts
Bordeaux Book, 3rd Edition # B1
Jan 1998
Robert Parker
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