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Last year EP $82.00-Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec (2%), Petit Verdot (2%).This 55 hectare Margaux property is planted a majority Cabernet Sauvignon, with a good proportion of Merlot. Newly purchased plots containing old vines of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot ha...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot.This is the second wine of Chteau Palmer. It is always very smooth and supple thanks to a high proportion of Merlot in the blend. In 2024 Alter Ego is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot and 6% Petit Verdot from a yield of only 22hl/ha.The 2024...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc (0.5%).The 2024 Durfort-Vivens is laced with dark blue/purplish fruit, lavender, licorice, spice and mocha. It offers gorgeous texture and fine balance. The pliant, creamy mid-palate is especially appealing. The 2024 is naturally still comin...

50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot.Chteau Palmer 2015 shows a very deep crimson colour. From the very first moment, the intensity of the nose acknowledges the outstanding quality of the vintage. Black fruit aromas mingle nicely with precious notes of spices. Its luxurious mouth embr...

Bordeaux Blend: Merlot, Cabernet FrancThe 2022 Blason de L'Évangile is a dense, powerful wine that very much shows the richness and density of the year. There’s tons of energy, but all of it feels directed inwards in what is a decidedly potent Blason. Strong spicy accents from the Cabernet Franc...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot.This looks likely to emerge as the finest du Tertre in several decades.The 2022 du Tertre unwinds in the glass with aromas of dark berries, plums, liquorice, vine smoke and petals, followed by a medium to full-bodied, deep and...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot2nd growth Margaux owned by Gonzague Lurton, owner also of Acaibo in Sonoma. A blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon and 16% Merlot in 2022.Great balance, this has the spice and exoticism of the vintage, with pomegranate, cardamom and turmeric spice, along with cr...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit VerdotSleek and crunchy, the bright almost high-toned red fruit take centre stage backed by crisp, fine and firm tannins with soft blueberry elements and crushed stones. Feels relatively delicate overall despite the concentration - ke...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet FrancThe original "Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove". Margaux is certainly the most stylish, charming and sophisticated of the First Growths. Quality is maintained here by a rigorous selection process and, since 2009, there has been a third wine (Marga...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit VerdotTraditionally the finest wine of the Médoc after the first growths. The talented wine-maker is Thomas Duroux who always produces a pure, smooth and elegant wine with (for the Médoc) a high proportion of Merlot in the blend.As is the case at n...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc.Margaux's second wine is made from a serious selection process that takes place at this first growth chteau. 2022 is a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot (none in the grand vin) and 5% Cabernet Franc.G...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, merlot, Petit Verdot2nd Growth, now comfortably established in the super-second league. Huge efforts have been made by owners Chanel to make great wine at Rauzan. A chteau on top form. 2022 blend is 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot.Supple textur...

2nd growth 18552025 is 35% Merlot, 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot.Axel Heinz and his team have completely overhauled the style of 2nd Growth Lascombes since he joined the Margaux estate as CEO in 2023.The 2025 Lascombes marks another hugely important step forward for this...

Bordeaux Blend: 55% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot.The 2025 Palmer was picked between September 4 and 26 at just 20 hl/ha (Duroux mentioned how yields have decreased by around 10 hl/ha over the last decade). Matured in 80% new oak and then racked into foudres the following June, it...

Second wine of Brane-Cantenac.29% Cabernet Sauvignon, 59% Merlot, 12% Cabernet FrancDark and ripe herbal elements with fragrant floral touches, black chocolate, blackcurrant and liquorice aromas – very clean scents. Supple and juicy, this is a touch compact but with lovely firm tannins and a dark...

3rd growth 1855This is a classic Margaux vineyard of 95 hectares that’s under Dutch ownership and management. The consultant here is now Thomas Duclos.64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc.The 2025 Giscours is another magnificent wine for a chteau that has made giant steps in the l...

This 25 hectare property in Margaux is owned by the Miailhe family who used to own Pichon Lalande and a part of Chteau Palmer.50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot, 9% Petit Verdot.The 2025 Siran has a glorious, you could say "joyful" bouquet with plenty of energy: blackberry, blueberry, touches of vio...

Recent vintages have been outstanding and this property is now producing the best wines in Margaux behind the superstars of Chteaux Margaux, Palmer and Rauzan Ségla. Grand Vin quality. Henri Lurton, the proprietor here, has been working to improve quality in the vineyard with regrafting of Merlot t...

63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc.Chateau Kirwan was one of the few Medoc properties that Thomas Jefferson, the Ambassador to France and future third President of the United States visited on his Bordeaux wine tasting trip. Owned today by the Schyler family.Great florality on the...

Second wine of Brane-Cantenac.29% Cabernet Sauvignon, 59% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc375mls Half-BottleDark and ripe herbal elements with fragrant floral touches, black chocolate, blackcurrant and liquorice aromas – very clean scents. Supple and juicy, this is a touch compact but with lovely firm t...