Elite cellar ‘secret’ Margaux


Château Margaux 2014 will set you back £240-plus a bottle


Enjoy “the most exquisite claret of all” (Hugh Johnson) – at a fraction of its famously high price tag


No one would expect a bottle of fi ne vintage Margaux for less than £200 a bottle, let alone under £20.


The prettiest-sounding château in the Médoc makes wines that are just as beautiful to roll off your tongue. And in the great years “there is a delicacy about archetypal Margaux, and a sweet, haunting perfume, that can make it the most exquisite claret of all”. So says the world’s No.1 wine writer, Hugh Johnson.


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If you look back at history, it’s no surprise. In 1855, Bordeaux’s estates were ranked for quality.


61 were shortlisted and classifi ed in a league of ‘Growths’ from ‘First’ to ‘Fifth’. Margaux – along with just three others – was rated a ‘First Growth’, the best of the best. For that you pay: £3,000 a case for the fi ne 2014 vintage.


Today we can off er a bona fi de, from-behind-closed-doors scoop.


L’Epiphanie de Margaux 2014 is a secret deal from a super-smart address we cannot name … but we can drop you a few juicy clues!


The estate ranks among the elite band of only 15 ‘Second Growths’. Five are in Margaux, three of those have double-barrelled names and this is the most expensive!


Yet today you can snap it up for the very humble price of just £30 £19.99 a bottle. Read on …


This month – add a Mystery Case. See page 11 for details


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