Margaux
A popular village with a wealth of great wines. Obviously crowned by Château Margaux itself, but also the over achieving 5th Growth Château Palmer, Margaux has a myriad of excellent estates making some of the Haut-Médoc’s most charming wines.
[Read more...]2018 BARON DE BRANE Margaux Château Brane-Cantenac
Bordeaux France 14% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc.
60% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, 2% Carménère. While some Margaux properties suffered in the heat, the clay-gravel soils of Brane-Cantenac retained just enough water to keep the vines...(read more)
L&S2017 CHÂTEAU LABÉGORCE Cru Bourgeois Supérieur Margaux
Left Bank Bordeaux France 14% Red
Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc.
A firm favourite in the L&S camp. This year production is sadly down by about 40%, a great shame as the wine really is superb. Some of the losses were immediate (the frost killed off an entire Merlot vineyard in Sous...(read more)
L&S2020 CHÂTEAU FERRIÈRE 3ème Cru Classé Margaux
Bordeaux France 13.5% Red
Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc. Certified Organic
Complex aromas of crushed berries, walnuts, wet earth and spice follow through to a full to medium body, chewy yet juicy tannins and a savory finish. This needs time to soften but I like the character and intensity. 68%...(read more)
James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com2019 CHÂTEAU LABÉGORCE Cru Bourgeois Supérieur Margaux
Bordeaux France 13% Red
Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc. Half-bottles
A brilliant wine with heart and personality. This captures so much Left Bank signature, as is often the case with Labégorce. Slate texture, grippy tannins that tug through the palate, holding tight to the brambled...(read more)
Jane Anson, Decanter2017 BARON DE BRANE Margaux Château Brane-Cantenac
Left Bank Bordeaux France 13% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc. Half-bottles
53% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 1% Carménère. Sadly around 25% of the crop was lost to frost with the worst damage on the plots behind the park. An enormous amount of work went on in...(read more)
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