MARGAUX · LEFT BANK

If Pauillac can be seen as the bastion of "traditional" Red Bordeaux, then Margaux represents its other facet in producing wines that are among the most sensual and alluring of Bordeaux. It is the biggest commune in the Médoc encompassing the communes of Cantenac, Soussans, Arsac andLabaude in addition to Margaux itself It is located in the centre of the Haut-Médoc, and is the closest of the important communes to the city of Bordeaux. The soils in Margaux are the lightest and most gravelly of the Médoc with some of the soils also containing a high percentage of sand. Vineyards located in Cantenac and Margaux make up the core of the appelation with the best vineyard sites being located on well-drained slopes. It is these lighter, well-drained soils which give Margaux its deft touch and silky perfumes. Further from the water there is a greater clay content and the wines are less dramatically perfumed. Margaux is the most diffuse of all the Médoc appelations with a reputation for scaling the heights with irreproachable wines such as Ch. Margaux and Ch. Palmer, but also plumbing the depths, with too many other Château not fulfilling their potential. There has been an upward shift in recent years, but the appellation cannot yet boast the reliability of St Julien. However the finest Margaux are exquisitely perfumed and and are models of refinement and subtlety which have few parallels in Bordeaux.

2022 CHÂTEAU BRANE CANTENAC
· MARGAUX AOC   2ND GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY VITICULTURE
+849082 · 6x750ml
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74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot, 1% Carmenère.
The 2022 vintage is characterised by its fruity framework mingling with rich and velvety tannins. The palate has a wonderful density and length.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
JMQ: 99 || DC: 98 || JA: 98 || JL: 98 || JS: 97 || NM: 97 || VN: 97 || JR: 17

VINTAGE NOTES:
22

2021 CHÂTEAU BRANE CANTENAC
· MARGAUX AOC   2ND GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY VITICULTURE
+888284 · 6x750ml
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74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot, 1% Carmenère.
The toasty aromas of Brane-Cantenac are more pronounced this year. But on the palate, it still delivers a matured and sophisticated expression as usual, without any trace of the 2021's character. I really like the texture of the tannins, possesive yet ingenious, combined with a mellow density on the taste buds. This is not only a credit to R'pulse maceration, but also to the winery's near-frenzied selection of the press wine. Christophe, the technical director, told me that they have blended the best 12.7% from more than 100 samples into the Grand Vin, and eventually resulted in this surprising Brane-Cantenac 2021.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
JMQ: 96 || JS: 95 || DC: 95 || JL: 95 || VN: 95 || JA: 94 || RP: 93 || NM: 93

VINTAGE NOTES:
21

2018 CHÂTEAU BRANE CANTENAC
· MARGAUX AOC   2nD GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY VITICULTURE
+881009 · 12x750ml
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74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot.
Deep and dark color with purplish reflections. The nose is intense. It harmoniously combines woody, spicy, fruity, and floral notes and reveals its great complexity when aired. The attack is large, the mid-palate is dense and has a high sweetness. The wine is concentrated and chewy. It is beautifully balanced. The grainy, silky, and coated tannins give the wine a great elegance. Undoubtedly a Brane of long aging.
Best served with meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, chicken, roasted braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
JS: 95 || WE: 95 || DC: 95 || WS: 94 || NM: 93 || RP: 93+ || JR: 17++

VINTAGE NOTES:
18

2022 CHÂTEAU CANTENAC BROWN
· MARGAUX AOC   3RD GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION
+123942 · 6x750ml
+123954 · 1x5000ml
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69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot.
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2022 Cantenac Brown spills from the glass with expressive scents of cassis, blueberry pie, and Morello cherries, followed by touches of lavender and cinnamon stick. The medium to full-bodied palate has an impressive amount of vibrant red and black fruit layers with fine-grained tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing long and perfumed. The new winemaking facility is carbon-neutral.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: PRE SOLD OUT
JS: 96 || DC: 96 || WS: 95 || RP: 95 || WE: 95 || JA: 95 || JL: 95 || JR: 17

VINTAGE NOTES:
22

2021 CHÂTEAU CANTENAC BROWN
· MARGAUX AOC   3RD GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION
+123942 · 6x750ml
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73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot.
The first vats are very aromatic with notable hints of raspberry. The Merlots are softer than usual and the Cabernets more concentrated. The blend of the two varietals should give a round and full-bodied wine, with fine and elegant tannins. Typically, Bordeaux. The blend confirms our choice. Very good conditions also came together for the harvest of the whites. The balance is excellent between acidity and roundness. .
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
DC: 94 || JL: 94 || RP: 93 || JS: 93 || JA: 93 || TA: 92 || JR: 16+

VINTAGE NOTES:
21

2014 CHÂTEAU CANTENAC BROWN
· MARGAUX AOC   3RD GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· SUSTAINABLE FARMING
+744982 · 12x750ml
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The color is very deep, almost black, sign of a great substance and a beautiful ripeness. The nose is a blend between red and black fruits, such as blackcurrants or blackberries, cherry or redcurrant. The roasted notes wrap the whole in a savory way. The wine is full-body, opulent and rich. It coats the palate delicately. The length of this wine doesn’t have an end, what a fantastic finish! The still very young wine has excellent dispositions to age.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
JA: 94 || JS: 93 || TA: 93 || DC: 92 || RP: 92 || JL: 92|| VN: 92 || JR: 17

VINTAGE NOTES:
14

2014 CHÂTEAU D'ISSAN
· MARGAUX AOC   3rd GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY VINEYARD PRACTICES
+866162 · 12x750ml
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77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot.
Ch. d'Issan has increasingly impressed us over recent years. There is a wonderful explosion of fruit on the nose, with strong, black fruit and soft, creamy notes. The combination of weight and polish is particularly pleasing. There is some grip, crunchy tannins, and a feeling of composure on the palate. The nose has excellent intensity. The palate has a real density of fruit and impressive length. The typical cooling freshness of this vintage is apparent on the finish, and the fruit is wonderfully pure, juicy, and ripe. This is one of the best wines from the Margaux appellation this year.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
JS: 94 || DC: 94 || NM: 91+ || VN: 91 || WS: 89 || JR: 16.5

VINTAGE NOTES:
14

2022 CHÂTEAU DURFORT-VIVENS
· MARGAUX AOC   2ND GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· CERTIFIED ORGANIC (2016) & BIODYNAMIC (2016)
+124346 · 6x750ml
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84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot.
Two vintages in one. The power, density and length of a great and solar vintage. The brilliance, elegance and energy of a great classic vintage.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
DC: 96 || VN: 96 || JA: 95 || NM: 95 || TA: 94 || RP: 93 || JR: 17+

VINTAGE NOTES:
22

2021 CHÂTEAU DURFORT-VIVENS
· MARGAUX AOC   2ND GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· CERTIFIED BIODYNAMIC (2016)
+102900 · 6x750ml
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97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Merlot.
Dominated by the Cabernets this year (the blend is 97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Merlot), this is a lovely fleshy attractive wine with classic aromas of blackcurrant, wildflowers, and a touch of liquorice. On the palate, the wine is round and smooth with good blackcurrant sweetness; some spice and lively, prickly tannins which are structured but well integrated. This year’s Durfort is a lovely, happy wine, very much at ease with itself and showing no trauma in spite of the difficult climate. It is elegantly balanced with an appetizing finish which brings the wine’s different characteristics together.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
VN: 95 || DC: 94 || RP: 93 || JA: 93 || TA: 93 || JR: 16.5

VINTAGE NOTES:
21

2020 CHÂTEAU DURFORT-VIVENS
· MARGAUX AOC   2ND GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· CERTIFIED ORGANIC (2016) & BIODYNAMIC (2016)
+102900 · 6x750ml
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88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot.
On the palate, Château Durfort-Vivens 2020 echoes hazelnuts by itself. Its ageing in oak barrels, as well as a blend with a strong predominance of Cabernet Sauvignon, give rise to aromatic tones similar to those of hazelnut. A combination of roundness, aromatic power and a contrast of textures, between voluptuousness and crunchiness!
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
WE: 97 || JS: 96 || VN: 96 || RP: 95+ || DC: 94 || JA: 94+

VINTAGE NOTES:
20

2014 CHÂTEAU DURFORT-VIVENS
· MARGAUX AOC   2ND GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· CERTIFIED ORGANIC (2016) & BIODYNAMIC (2016)
+721262 · 12x750ml
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90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot.
The 2014 Château Durfort-Vivens is distinguished by its great richness, its bright and intense ruby color and its complex and deep bouquet. The nose is impressively pure, intense, and vibrant. The nuances of black fruit are in harmony with the floral, mineral, and spicy notes. On the palate, richness, freshness, and balance dominate. The texture is luscious and fleshy with just the right amount of minerality to maintain the elegant freshness. The finish, although powerful and very long, seduces with its harmony and smoothness.
Best served with Potatoes Roast goose, truffle, and potatoes with coarse salt. Monkfish with morels served with truffleflavored mashed potatoes.

STATUS: OPEN
WE: 94 || JS: 93 || DC: 90 || JMQ: 88

VINTAGE NOTES:
14

2019 CHÂTEAU DURFORT-VIVENS - LES PLANTES
· MARGAUX AOC   2ND GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· CERTIFIED ORGANIC (2016) & BIODYNAMIC (2016)
+133760 · 6x750ml
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88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc.
Les Plantes is a little bomb of flavors, an outrageous seduction. On the nose, notes of chocolate coexist with hints of iodine, all sprinkled with oriental spices." On the palate, this wine displays a lovely freshness. The texture is reminiscent of a chocolate pastry, combining power and sweetness.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, chicken; roasted, braised, and grilled dishes

STATUS: OPEN
JS: 93 || VN: 91 || DC: 90 || JA: 89

VINTAGE NOTES:
19

2020 CHÂTEAU DURFORT-VIVENS - LE PLATEAU
· MARGAUX AOC   2ND GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· CERTIFIED ORGANIC (2016) & BIODYNAMIC (2016)
+133761 · 6x750ml
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52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 48% Merlot.
Le Plateau is the estate’s blend built for POWER – and this one certainly does not disappoint, there!!! 52% cabernet sauvignon and 48% merlot…this is plush, rich, and utterly stylish right out the bottle, adding on layers of weight and complexity over time in the glass. Dark plums, and inky blackberries, are followed up with this sweet cherry cola note…just immediately captivating and compelling with that first delectable sip! But then, this roasted fennel note, and a structured opulence of tobacco, and saddle leather, with savory meatiness and roasted mushroom richness, finishing with this toasted peppercorn and chocolatey finish.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, chicken; roasted, braised, and grilled dishes

STATUS: OPEN
VN: 94 || JA: 91

VINTAGE NOTES:
20

2020 CHÂTEAU DURFORT-VIVENS - LE HAMEAU
· MARGAUX AOC   2ND GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· CERTIFIED ORGANIC (2016) & BIODYNAMIC (2016)
+133762 · 6x750ml
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72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc.
Velvety and plush, Le Hameau 2020 offers a rich tapestry of black fruits supported by firm yet supple tannins. Concentrated and structured, it retains an elegant Margaux signature with floral and graphite nuances complementing the deep cassis and blackberry flavors. Biodynamically farmed, this wine will reward patient cellaring, unfolding beautifully from 2027 onward with grace and complexity.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, chicken; roasted, braised, and grilled dishes

STATUS: OPEN
JS: 94 || VN: 93+ || DC: 92

VINTAGE NOTES:
20

2022 CHÂTEAU DU TERTRE
· MARGAUX AOC   5TH GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION
+744968 · 12x750ml
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57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Cabernet Franc, 15% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot.
This 2022 vintage harmoniously releases the nuances of each grape variety that make up the blend. The freshness and delicious taste of the Merlot and the elegance and silky feel of the Cabernet Franc mingle with the concentration and power of the Petit Verdot, and with the density and balance of the Cabernet Sauvignon. An exceptional vintage, with wonderful density and maturity.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
JS: 95 || WE: 94 || WS: 93 || DC: 93 || JA: 93 || JL: 93 || TA: 92 || VN: 92 || JMQ: 92 || JR: 16.5

VINTAGE NOTES:
22

2022 CHÂTEAU FERRIERE
· MARGAUX AOC   3RD GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· CERTIFIED ORGANIC (2015) & BIODYNAMIC (2018)
+742341 · 12x750ml
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67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot.
This wine has an expressive bouquet with black cherries, cassis and crushed violet scents that explode from the glass. The palate is medium bodied with great depth, smoothness and gentle grip. This is fairly plush, keeping with the style of the vintage, and has a persistent finish.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
DC: 95 || JMQ: 95 || JA: 93 || JL: 93 || TA: 93 || JR: 16.5

VINTAGE NOTES:
22

2016 CHÂTEAU FERRIERE
· MARGAUX AOC   3RD GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· CERTIFIED ORGANIC (2015) & BIODYNAMIC (2018)
+870088 · 12x750ml
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67% Cabernet Sauvig¬non, 30% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot.
The 2016 vintage of Château Ferrière is distinguished by its elegance and its bursting ripe and fresh fruit. It is characterized by its harmony and refined texture, offering remarkable power and elegance on the palate. Château Ferriere 2016 reveals notes of vanilla, licorice and spices on the nose that bring a real aromatic complexity. In the mouth, the wine is precise and the integrated freshness gives the wine its full dimension.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
JS: 94 || WE: 94 || VN: 93+ || NM: 91 || DC: 91 || WS: 89

VINTAGE NOTES:
16

2022 CHÂTEAU GISCOURS
· MARGAUX AOC   3RD GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
+124348 · 6x750ml
· ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY VITICULTURE
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64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc.
A true expression of an exceptional terroir and of the rigour of the teams in managing the vineyard when faced with extreme weather, the 2022 vintage entices with its exceptional freshness, its fine, full tannins and its persistence on the palate.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: PRE-SOLD OUT
JS: 98 || RP: 96 || DC: 96 || JL: 96 || VN: 96 || NM: 95+ || WS: 95 || JR: 16.5+

VINTAGE NOTES:
22

2014 CHÂTEAU GISCOURS
· MARGAUX AOC   3RD GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
+744970 · 12x750ml
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This Classified Growth in 1855 is the first label of Château Giscours. It is of great finesse and elegance. Delicacy and power are combined in this flask to bring you the elegance expected of a great Margaux wine. The aging potential of this great wine is between 8 and 20 years or even more for the most exceptional vintages.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
JS: 95 || WE: 95 || RP: 92 || NM: 92 || JL: 92 || WS: 91 || VN: 91 || JR: 16

VINTAGE NOTES:
14

2022 CHÂTEAU LABÉGORCE
· MARGAUX AOC   CRU BOURGEOIS EXCEPTIONNEL
· SUSTAINABLE VITICULTURE
+771295 · 12x750ml
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50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot.
Labegorce is deep garnet-purple in color. It tumbles out of the glass with eager-to-please notes of juicy black plums, wild blueberries, and warm cassis, leading to touches of cedar, wild sage, and cloves. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers muscular fruit with firm, grainy tannins and just enough freshness, finishing woody. .
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
DC: 95 || JL: 94 || NM: 94 || JS: 93 || JA: 93 || WS: 92 || JMQ: 88

VINTAGE NOTES:
22

2022 CHÂTEAU LA GURGUE
· MARGAUX AOC
· CERTIFIED ORGANIC AGRICULTURE (2016)
+872854 · 12x750ml
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53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 17% Petit Verdot.
A greedy vintage with a juicy fruit. Round and well-integrated tannins. A beautiful tension on the palate.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Also good with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, salmon, mushrooms, and pasta.

STATUS: OPEN
DC: 92 || TA: 92 || JMQ: 92 || JA: 91 ||VN: 91

VINTAGE NOTES:
22

2016 CHÂTEAU LASCOMBES
· MARGAUX AOC   2ND GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES - NOT CERTIFIED
+869813 · 6x750ml
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50% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot.
The nose is fine, elegant, and seductive and offers a fine concentration of aromas, with everything in balance. Blackberry, coffee, and fine notes of red berry fruit come through together with touches of liquorice stick, mocha, spices, as well as discreet hints of cardamom. The palate is elegant, suave, and round and offers flesh, nice definition, precision, minerality, tension, lovely harmony, depth of flavour as well as fine acidity. Notes of fresh blackberry, juicy blackcurrant, and subtle raspberry hints, together with notes of red berries/fresh redcurrants as well as a touch of toasted bread and mocha/chocolate
Chateau Lascombes is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Also great with appetizers, Roasted lamb, braised veal, rib of beef with bones and pan-seared mushrooms; Hard cheese, such as tommes or gouda.

STATUS: OPEN
JS: 95 || RP: 94+ || VN: 93 || WE: 93 || JA: 93 || WS: 92 || JR: 16.5

VINTAGE NOTES:
16

2022 CHÂTEAU LA TOUR DE MONS
· MARGAUX AOC
· HVE CERTIFICATION
+123958 · 12x750ml
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57% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot.
With an intense colour, the wine displays a very broad aromatic range that combines woody, spicy and fruity notes. Elegant and distinguished, this enticing wine, rich in density and concentration with a fine tannic structure offers a fantastic potential for ageing
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Also good with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, salmon, mushrooms, and pasta.

STATUS: OPEN
JA: 93 || WE: 92 || JL: 92 || DC: 90 || WS: 89

VINTAGE NOTES:
22

2022 CHÂTEAU MALESCOT ST.-EXUPERY
· MARGAUX AOC   3RD GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES - NOT CERTIFIED
+123581 · 6x750ml
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55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot.
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2022 Malescot St. Exupery comes barreling out of the glass with bold notions of black raspberries, blackcurrant jelly, and fresh, juicy plums, followed by wafts of violets, cinnamon stick, and forest floor. The medium to full-bodied palate is densely laden with black and red berry layers, framed by firm, fine-grained tannins and oodles of freshness, finishing long and perfumed.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
JS: 97 || WS: 96 || WE: 94 || DC: 94 || JL: 94 || JA: 93 || NM: 93 || TA: 92

VINTAGE NOTES:
22

2021 CHÂTEAU MALESCOT ST.-EXUPERY
· MARGAUX AOC   3RD GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES - NOT CERTIFIED
+848997 · 6x750ml
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49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot.
Medium-deep crimson. Cassis and carob hints with vegemite aromas. Chocolaty palate with blackcurrant, malty flavours, and fine grained/ gritty textures. Very good mid-palate richness and mineral length.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
JS: 94 || VN: 94 || RP: 93 || JL: 93 || JR: 17

VINTAGE NOTES:
21

2019 CHÂTEAU MALESCOT ST.-EXUPERY
· MARGAUX AOC   3RD GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
+765471 · 6x750ml
· SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES - NOT CERTIFIED
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54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot.
The Grand Cru Classe of Margaux, Chateau Malescot St Exupery is located on the left bank of Bordeaux. The Chateau expands over a 28-hectare vineyard spread over the most beautiful terroirs of the Margaux appellation, with soils of Pyrenean gravel. A delicate Malescot which makes it a gourmet wine despite a tight tannic structure. We will have to wait for this vintage to fully express the freshness of its cabernets supported by a body full of merlots. As for the Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, they are like salt and pepper which densify and reveal this wine.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
JS: 96 || NM: 96 || WI: 94+ || RP: 94 || DC: 94 || WS: 92

VINTAGE NOTES:
19

2022 CHÂTEAU MARGAUX
· MARGAUX AOC   1ST GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· ORGANIC FARMING SINCE 2017 - NOT CERTIFIED
+123948 · 3x750ml
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92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc.
The wine is also extraordinary for the freshness of its flavours: we had expected wines with solar notes. We might have expected them to be lacking in acidity. But this was not the case. The nose revealed itself to be a delicate mixture of fruity and floral notes. The wine’s length remains supported by a remarkable acidity, nicely balancing the higher-than-usual alcohol levels.
Chateau Margaux is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
NM: 100 || JMQ: 100 || JS: 99 || JA: 99 || VN: 99 || TA: 98 || JR: 17.5+

VINTAGE NOTES:
22

2006 CHÂTEAU MARGAUX
· MARGAUX AOC   1ST GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES - NOT CERTIFIED
+749584 · 6x750ml
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90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc.
This wine has an extraordinary aromatic finesse, a tannic richness, and a particularly dense and tight-knit texture. The finish is very long, fresh, and lively, a little bit firm but already packed with flavor. Such balance is a brilliant expression of Chateau Margaux's noble terroir. 2006 is a great Château Margaux vintage. Of course, it is not 2005, or 2000; those vintages are exceptional. But it does have both the grace and the purity of the 1996, the so classic freshness of the 2004 and the heady power of the 1986 or the 1995. Such balance is a brilliant expression of Château Margaux’s noble terroir but demands a little patience. We recommend waiting for several more years.
Chateau Margaux is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
RP: 99 || JMQ: 96 || WE: 95 || DC: 95 || WS: 92 || JR: 18+

VINTAGE NOTES:
06

2022 CHÂTEAU MARQUIS DE TERME
· MARGAUX AOC   4TH GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· CERTIFIED ORGANIC (2017)
+890698 · 12x750ml
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55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot.
This 2022 vintage reveals a deep and intense colour. The nose is complex with blackcurrant and blueberry notes. White pepper, cedar and menthol spicy notes complete the bouquet. The palate is charming and elegant with sweet fresh blackberries and cocoa flavours. A hint of liquorice adds complexity to the finish. The tannins are silky and delicate and the acidity reinforces the natural freshness. This is a charming and perfectly balanced vintage.
Château Marquis de Terme will pair deliciously with a Châteaubriand with truffle sauce, a famous roast chicken, duck breast with Pinot Noir sauce, venison hazelnuts or veal grenadin with morel sauce.

STATUS: OPEN
WS: 94 || JS: 94 || DC: 94 || TA: 93 || JA: 92 || JL: 92 || JMQ: 92
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VINTAGE NOTES:
22

2015 CHÂTEAU MARQUIS DE TERME
· MARGAUX AOC   4TH GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION & ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION
+890698 · 12x750ml
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60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot.
The robe is a dark red color, with elegant garnet tinted reflections. The nose reveals a beautiful purity of fruit, with notes of black cherry, raspberry and black currant, enhanced by pepper and cocoa. The attack is supple, giving way to a silky and dense body carried by elegant tannins. Evolving with precision on greedy flavors of red berries and spices, it rises crescendo in volume and freshness. It blooms on a long, fruity and persistent finish. A Margaux wine of great finesse.
Château Marquis de Terme 2015 will pair deliciously with a Châteaubriand with truffle sauce, a famous roast chicken, duck breast with Pinot Noir sauce, venison hazelnuts or veal grenadin with morel sauce. For a pairing with cheese, prefer pressed and uncooked cheeses: cantal, old mimolette, morbier, saint-nectaire and tomme de Savoie. It can also be enjoyed with Brie de Meaux, Gouda or Salers. For dessert, it will be particularly exquisite with a raspberry and chocolate charlotte, Ricardo Larrivée's chocolate cake or a praline entremet.

STATUS: ON HOLD
WS: 92 || RP: 92 || NM: 92 || JS: 94 || WE: 94 || DC: 93 || JL: 94 || JR: 16.5

VINTAGE NOTES:
15

2022 CHÂTEAU PALMER
· MARGAUX AOC   3RD GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
+772461 · 3x750ml
· CERTIFIED ORGANIC (2017) & BIODYNAMIC (2017)
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51% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot.
So much class in the nose with a sophisticated kaleidoscope of dark fruit such as blackcurrants, and spices such as salt and pepper, as well as cloves and nutmeg. Full-bodied. Compacted and dense yet weightless. It opens beautifully. The tannins go on and on with wonderful presence.
Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes.

STATUS: OPEN
JL: 99 || JMQ: 99 || JS: 98 || VN: 98 || WS: 97 || RP: 97 || NM: 97 || JR: 18

VINTAGE NOTES:
22

2015 CHÂTEAU PRIEURÉ LICHINE
· MARGAUX AOC   4TH GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION (2019)
+849007 · 12x750ml
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66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot.
2015 will go down in the history of Prieuré Lichine's vintages as one of extreme refinement, brought by ripe Cabernet Sauvignon and amazing density. The wines show modern-style profiles with a flavorsome and powerful palate. Unquestionably, the end of season weather helped make 2015 a stand-out vintage in its time with good balances, fabulous aromatic precision and rarely achieved density on the palate. Most definitely a great vintage for Margaux and for Prieuré-Lichine.
Prieuré Lichine is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Chateau Prieuré Lichine is a perfect match with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta as well as cheese.

STATUS: OPEN
DC: 96 || JS: 96 || WE: 95 || VN: 95 || JA: 94 || WS: 93 || JL: 93 || JR: 17

VINTAGE NOTES:
15

2017 CHÂTEAU RAUZAN-GASSIES
· MARGAUX AOC   2ND GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
· SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES - NOT CERTIFIED
+869824 · 12x750ml
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76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot.
With its blend dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon (76%), complemented by Merlot (23%) and Petit Verdot (1%), the Chateau Rauzan-Gassies 2017 displays a superb profile, full of the nuances of this peculiar vintage. The wine presents a wonderful combination of power and finesse. Full of elegance, the bouquet reveals fresh and pure aromas of black berries, evolving on beautiful mineral notes that echo the terroir of origin in Margaux. On the palate, the wine develops a very dense and silky texture, emphasizing the discreet power of the tannins. The mid-palate is also quite mellow, stretching into a lingering finish. Undoubtedly one of the most successful vintages of Rauzan-Gassies in the last 10 years.
Chateau Rauzan Gassies is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Chateau Rauzan Gassies is a perfect match with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta as well as cheese.

STATUS: OPEN
RP: 94+ || WE: 93 || JS: 91-92 || DC: 89 || JMQ: 89

VINTAGE NOTES:
17

2022 CHÂTEAU SIRAN
· MARGAUX AOC   CRU BOURGEOIS EXCEPTIONNEL
· SUSTAINABLE VITICULTURE - NOT CERTIFIED
+124863· 6x750ml
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45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, 11% Petit Verdot.
Produced from soils made up of a deep layer of gravel, the wines of Siran are typical of the great Margaux growths. This 2022 vintage of Château Siran has a new label, celebrating the 70th anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2022 Siran rolls out with expressive notes of blackcurrant cordial, preserved plums, and stewed black cherries, followed by suggestions of sauteed herbs and forest floor. The medium to full-bodied palate is concentrated and intense, with approachable, rounded tannins and seamless freshness, finishing with an herbal lift. Château Siran displays charm when young but is also a wine of very long ageing potential. Wine enthusiasts particularly appreciate the complexity of its aromas that it develops over time
Chateau Siran is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Chateau Siran is a perfect match with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta as well as cheese.

STATUS: OPEN
WE: 95 || WS: 94 || JS: 94 || DC: 94 || JA: 94 || JL: 94 || VN: 94 ||RP: 92 || JMQ: 91 || JR: 17+

VINTAGE NOTES:
22

2018 LES HAUTS DU TERTRE
· MARGAUX AOC   2ND WINE
· HVE3 CERTIFICATION
+758870 · 12x750ml
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40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc.
A second wine from this classified fifth growth, the quality of the wine follows in the Chateau’s modern resurgence, using the younger vines from the prestigious estate. Grown in predominantly gravel, with some sand on gentle slopes the wine is very earth driven. The 2018 vintage offers a rich aromatic complexity. Les Hauts du Tertre is a gorgeous second wine. Black cherry, smoke, grilled herbs, licorice, menthol, spice, tobacco infuse this supple, gorgeous Margaux. Les Hauts stands out for its superb purity of fruit and fabulous overall balance.
Fried sweetbreads in balsam vinegar with caramelised baby onions; salmis of pigeon. Best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes. Chateau du Tertre is a perfect match with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms and pasta as well as cheese.

STATUS: OPEN
WE: 92 || FM: 92 || DC: 91 || JMQ: 87

VINTAGE NOTES:
18