TN: Château Bel Air-Marquis d'Aligre (Margaux) vertical 2010-1985

[Laurent_Gibet]

Thank you …
I often taste this wine and my last tasting was last week :
Margaux Bel Air Marquis d’Aligre 2010 : (16/20)
Présentation juvénile, vraiment peu loquace, sans la sensualité orientalisante généralement trouvée sur les vins de ce domaine. A revoir.

1962, 1961, 1959, 1948, 1947 are still tremendous …

[Arjan_Stavast]

1962, 1961, 1959, 1948, 1947 are still tremendous …

Hi Laurent, would you be able to share if you know anyone is selling these older vintages? Vins Etonnants has then going back to ‘85. I asked them about ‘47 (year of birth of my father, would make a great Christmas gift), but they indicated they only sell what they show on their site.
Merci en avance!

[Robert.A.Jr]

After reading a post a few months ago that RAJr posted, I found 4 bottles of the 2010 from WineX and tonight popped one. Wow what a unique experience. I wish it was more readily available, I’m a convert.

Hopefully I can find some back vintages, would love to see what some older ones taste like!

Thanks, Jonathan! I purchased but have not yet tried the 2010, so thanks for the check-in.

[Laurent_Gibet]

1962, 1961, 1959, 1948, 1947 are still tremendous …

Hi Laurent, would you be able to share if you know anyone is selling these older vintages? Vins Etonnants has then going back to ‘85. I asked them about ‘47 (year of birth of my father, would make a great Christmas gift), but they indicated they only sell what they show on their site.
Merci en avance!

The old vintages were bought at the domain …

[Robert.A.Jr]

Reviving this awesome thread, and for the interested peeps, Chambers Street Wine just released an offering of this wine with many vintages Otto tasted, from 1995-2010. Yes, I got my vig.

[Julian_Marshall]

For those who enjoy taking a risk, in France I see that Vins Etonnants is offering the 1964 at a cool 200€ and the 1969 at 190€!

[YLee]

Came online to post about CHambers but Robert beat me to it.
Got the '99 for now. Will pick more up in France next year.

[Josh_Grossman]

Reviving this awesome thread, and for the interested peeps, Chambers Street Wine just released an offering of this wine with many vintages Otto tasted, from 1995-2010. Yes, I got my vig.

Also grabbed some 375s of 2004 Olga Raffault

[Laurent_Gibet]

Lucky to discover an excellent Bel Air Marquis d’Aligre 1982 (17/20) last week-end : complex, fresh, persistant, ready to drink.

[AD_Northup]

Reviving this awesome thread, and for the interested peeps, Chambers Street Wine just released an offering of this wine with many vintages Otto tasted, from 1995-2010. Yes, I got my vig.

But left plenty behind for the rest of us…in for 95, 98, 99 and 00

[MikeHill]

Reviving this awesome thread, and for the interested peeps, Chambers Street Wine just released an offering of this wine with many vintages Otto tasted, from 1995-2010. Yes, I got my vig.

Enablers. After all of the waxing poetic, I sprung for a half case across the more well regarded older vintages available on the site.

[Robert.A.Jr]

Reviving this awesome thread, and for the interested peeps, Chambers Street Wine just released an offering of this wine with many vintages Otto tasted, from 1995-2010. Yes, I got my vig.

But left plenty behind for the rest of us…in for 95, 98, 99 and 00

I am a loving, caring, generous soul! I just have to take the Royal slice first.

The 95 and 00 are excellent, and every other vintage that I have had has at least fallen into the “very good” camp. So totally enjoyable. Very honest wines.

[Rodrigo_B]

Thanks for the heads up. Grabbed a few bottles

[Jayson_Cohen]

Damn you enablers! Just snagged a bottle of 1995 and 2 2000s. If I weren’t on a complete wine buying hiatus, I would have bought more.

[Robert.A.Jr]

Damn you enablers! Just snagged a bottle of 1995 and 2 2000s. If I weren’t on a complete wine buying hiatus, I would have bought more.

You love this sh*t!

[Neal.Mollen]

First bottles of wine I have purchased since the first week in November

[Jayson_Cohen]

This was killer. If 2000 is anything like it, life is good:

[Jeremy_C]

Thanks, Alfert for the heads-up. Love this wine.

[Arjan_Stavast]

Did anyone try the ‘69? Am thinking of grabbing it but am so far turned off by the vintage reports. At the same time, the ‘71 vintage wasn’t that heralded either yet that BAMA was awesome!

[L_e_e_H_olland]

If only they could ship BAMA to me in Alabama…