Margaux 2015 vintage marks chateau's bicentennial, Norman Foster winery

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CHATEAU Margaux's 2015 vintage going on sale this spring will mark the Medoc estate's completion of a new winery by British architect Norman Foster as well as the bicentennial of the neo-Palladian mansion that embodies the vineyard and adorns its labels.

Those two events alone would have made the past year a memorable one for Margaux. What will probably set it apart further is the likely quality of the new vintage.

An exceptionally warm, dry growing season, combined with continuous sunshine during the harvest in September, augur well for the chat…