Cultural References
Margaux was mentioned in the movie Thank You for Smoking (2006) by the main character Nick Naylor.
The well known singer-songwriter and oenologist Al Stewart released an album of songs involving wine in 2000 called Down in the Cellar, of which one track is entitled "Waiting for Margaux."
Gossip Girl Season 1 Episode 6 "The Handmaiden's Tale" - in the final scenes, Nate's mum speaks about opening a bottle of Margaux to celebrate winning a contract.
In the movie Withnail & I, the character Uncle Monty brings a bottle of '53 Margaux to the cottage in the country; "best of the century".
In the movie Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Holmes refers to a Margaux 1858 and expresses fascination that an astronomical event can affect the quality of the harvest, referring to the 1858 Margaux being a comet vintage.
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