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CHÂTEAU LABÉGORCE

2012 Cru Bourgeois Supérieur Margaux

Grapes Cab Franc, Merlot, Cab Sauv
Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Sub-district Haut Médoc
Village Margaux
Classification Cru Bourgeois Supérieur
ABV 14%

We have keenly followed this good value Margaux estate for the last few vintages. And so it was with great anticipation that we tasted it at the immaculate chateau as they hosted the Margaux UGC tasting this year. Rich, really very ripe plum and raspberry fruit dominate this until a quite firm dense hard core slows the flow, there are some nice creamy parts to this but it dries out a little on the leafy almost green finish. It was widely tasted very well as you can see by the critics notes - perhaps our expectatons were just too high on the day.. L&S (Apr 2013)


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More evident juice, vibrant red and black fruit fruit and gourmet smoked sandalwood than the 2011. Still shows the earthiness and Médoc character that is a signature of Labégorce, but with a sleek edge. Plenty of impact, melted tannins. The changes brought in by technical director Marjolaine de Coninck were clearly making an impact at this point. 50% new oak. Drinking range: 2023 - 2034 Rating: 92 Jane Anson, Decanter (Mar 2023)

The 2012 Labégorce is dark and explosive in the glass, with tons of intensity and pure power. Black cherries, smoke, licorice, mocha, leather and dark spices hit the palate in a voluptuous, racy wine built on pure intensity. The 2012 is juicy and forward, with all the elements in the right place. The 2012 is 53% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Drinking range: 2016 - 2027 Rating: 90 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Jan 2016)

Labégorce is a property on the upswing, and that is reflected in this very strong 2012. Dense ruby/purple in color, with loads of blackcurrants, plum, licorice and graphite, it is medium to full-bodied, with soft tannins and excellent concentration. This is a beauty and a major sleeper of the vintage. The final blend was 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Drinking range: 2015 - 2025 Rating: 89 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com (Apr 2015)

Château Labégorce

Nathalie Perrodo brought her father's dream to reality with the 2010, the 'first' vintage from the newly reunited Labégorce vineyards, after they had spent a couple of centuries split into three. The Labégorce vineyard seems to have been named after an Abbé Gorsse, but the truth is somewhat shrouded in mystery. Feret, in his edition of 1865, mentions the existence of the noble La Bégorce house in Margaux from 1332. The estate was split into three after the revolution. The part that was named Labégorce Zédé in 1840 was reintegrated for the first time since then in 2010. Hubert Perrodo bought Labégorce in 1989, and the buildings of l'Abbé Gorsse de Gorsse in 2002 (the vineyard of this one escaped him, bought by Château Margaux). But his dream of re-uniting the historic Labégorce estate after he bought Labégorce Zédé in 2005 was cut short by his death in a ski-ing accident at Courchevel in 2006. After a couple of years of reflection, his twenty-five year-old daughter Nathalie has taken up the challenge of continuing his work, directing this really quite large domaine which also includes the fifteen hectares of the Cru Classé Château Marquis d'Alesme.

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