The great wine of Château Margaux bases its essence on the strong character of its homeland and on the passionate work accumulated by the different generations in command of the property. It is a unique wine that combines like no other finesse, elegance, complexity, density, intensity, duration and freshness. Despite its high tannic concentration, it is impossible to find any astringency in it. The different vintages draw in each bottle of Château Margaux a different profile: the great harvests are distinguished by their tremendous ability to thrill, while those fruits of more adverse harvests are the true happiness of the most seasoned fans of wines with their own character; The latter are wines that evolve faster and that reveal with only a few years the subtlety of a great land when the conditions for a great vintage do not exist. The best harvests give rise to wines that evolve almost eternally, developing a delicacy and an unusual aromatic complexity and whose presence in the mouth grows with each year of rest in the bottle.
Describing the Châteaux Margaux is not easy. Imagine an intense garnet red wine, made mainly from cabernet sauvignon grapes, which oozes aromas of red and black currants, kirsch and memories of forest floor and cigar box, wrapped between subtle strands of lavender and oolong tea. Its body is medium and displays all its minerality on the palate with an ethereal sensation of weightlessness. It is also tremendously intense, with layers and layers of flavors backed by a firm texture of fine tannins such as silt, finishing wonderfully fragrant and incredibly long, in an irresistible crescendo. Its aftertaste mineral is dressed in graphite, the same mineral with which we could write an extensive letter to a friend before the memory of the wine fades.
Drinking and storing
Serve between 16ºC and 18ºC
Food pairing
Feathered game / Roast suckling pig / Rabbit with mushrooms
Ratings and awards
2023
95-97 PK
2022
96-97 PK
2021
95+ PK
2020
97+ PK
2019
100 PK
2018
100 PK
100 SK
PK: ParkerSK: Suckling
Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker, Parker, and Parker
The 2018 Château Margaux is composed of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, representing 36% of the crop this year. The wine has a pH of 3.8 and 14% alcohol. Deep purple-black in color, it slowly unfurls to reveal tantalizing scents of crème de cassis, wild blueberries and Black Forest cake with hints of redcurrant jelly, rose oil, dark chocolate and cedar chest plus a touch of star anise. The medium to full-bodied palate bursts with opulent black fruit, fragrant earth and floral layers, supported by a rock-solid structure of exquisitely ripe, finely grained tannins and seamless backbone of freshness, finishing with fantastic length. This is classic Margaux at its most seductive, although it is, rather amazingly, approachable and absolutely delicious right now. But, to enjoy its full glory, you will want to cellar it for at least 6-8 years and then watch it metamorphize over the next 40+ years.
Is the 2019 Château Margaux the wine of the vintage? A strong case in its favor could certainly be made. Soaring from the glass with aromas of blackberries, raspberries, rose petals, violets, pencil shavings and vine smoke, it's full-bodied, layered and sensual, with a strikingly vibrant core of fruit that's framed by ripe, powdery tannins and bright acids, concluding with a penetrating, mouthwateringly saline finish of almost interminable duration. Complex, elegant and utterly compelling, this is a brilliant Bordeaux that anyone with the requisite disposable income is going to want to own.
The 2020 Château Margaux is a brilliant young wine, unfurling in the glass with aromas of dark berries and cherries mingled with hints of rose petals, iris, burning embers and pencil lead. Medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with terrific tension, beautifully refined tannins and a long, penetration finish, this is a vibrant, dynamic Margaux that stands out as the most classically proportioned wine of the 2018, 2019 and 2020 trio.
