Château Margaux

[TheDean]

So a mate of mine has had a baby, and I said I'd cook him a steak and open a 1er Cru Classé, but which year? Forget Margaux...going for insanity money currently. No more than £100

 

[TheDean]

You won't get a First Growth of any year for that kind of money and would be pushing it to get even one of their second wines. I'd go 2ème Cru and look at Montrose, Léoville-Barton, etc..

2ème Cru does look the way forward. BBR best place to look? I literally have no idea what I'm after here

 

[TheDean]

For that money I'd go for Chateau Lynch-Bages - especially for steak

Will have a look on BBR, cheers for the reccomendation. You have a year in mind?

Why waste your money if you have no idea what your looking for, and going by this thread, probably have no idea how to enjoy it?

I see it as an extravagence for a friend, who will certainly enjoy it. In terms of 'no idea how to enjoy it'. Other than room temparature & decanting, what would you advise? Drinking it upside down, perhaps?

Chateau Montrose is very drinkable the moment

Will have a look. Year?

Make sure you decant it, I'd even go so far as to say spend £80 on the wine and £20 on a decanter. Sorry if it sounds obvious!

Leoville-Barton is indeed lovely and will be in the right price range.

Yes, thank you. I have a decanter very similar to this http://www.wineware.co.uk/Eisch+Glas+Claret+Decanter--712.15-details.htm .