2022 Château Margaux

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 98.8 points

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  3/11/2024 - mxfnck Likes this wine: 98 Points

  Very feminine, complex and 'together'. Soft texture, it dances on the palate.
  
  Intense fruit, mouth-coating tannins, immensely broad and 3-dimensional on the palate.
  
  This turned out the one of the big winners of En Primeur week.

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  3/2/2024 - watcheslover Likes this wine: 100 Points

  In recent weeks, I have had the chance to re-taste a good number of Bordeaux 2022 samples to see their evolution almost a year after the primeur week. I put you below and in alphabetical order, those that I imagine for the moment, worthy of the highest grade! It must be understood that I have not tasted all the wines, far from it, and that some others are going through more difficult evolutionary phases for the moment and therefore impossible to rate while remaining honest. Only the notes after bottling will be truly conclusive. Thank you for understanding this.
  
  Cheval Blanc, Lafleur, Las Cases, Les Carmes Haut-Brion, Margaux, Petrus, Tertre-Roteboeuf

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  5/8/2023 - Jeff Leve wrote: 99 Points

  The bushel of red and black fruits initially get your attention before discovering all the violets, white flowers, cedar, and cigar box aromas in the perfume. On the palate, the wine is silky, sensuous, rich, and almost viscous. The fruit comes in layers, and does not stop building in intensity. The wine is poised between weight and lift, with an energetic finish delivering a powerful wall of cashmere-textured, red and black fruits that hold your focus for at least 60 seconds. This is a unique style for Chateau Margaux that is difficult to compare with previous vintages due to its levels of alcohol and concentration. But I love it! The wine blends 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc. All the Petit Verdot was placed into Pavillon Rouge. 14.6% ABV, is the highest ABV in the history of the estate. 3.61 pH. Yields were barely 25 hectoliters per hectare. The Grand Vin was produced using only 40% of the harvest. Picking took place September 8 - September 28, making this one of the earliest starts to a vintage in the history of the estate. Drink from 2030-2065. 98-100 Pts.

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  5/1/2023 - vvWine.ch wrote: 98 Points

  98 vvPunkte / (Zwischen dem 8. und dem 27. September gelesen. Der Grand Vin repräsentiert 40% der Ernte. 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, 2% CF, pH 3.61, 14.6% Alkohol) Sehr ausdrucksstark, floral, viele Veilchenblüten und wunderbare Cassisfrucht, steinige Untertöne. Im Gaumen zugänglich, weich, packt dann zu, wirkt vertikal, zeigt Krakt und Rasse, die Tannine sind präsent, jedoch kaum spürbar, der Wein ist für Château Margaux ausserordentlich wuchtig und konzentriert, dennoch ist da eine erfreuliche Frische und viel Mineralik mit im Spiel. Im Abgang mit grossem aromatischem Potential, viel Länge und einem herrlich salinen Finish. Ein muskulöser und doch balancierter Margaux, der für eine lange reife gebaut ist. (Verkostet "En Primeur" im April 2023 auf Château Margaux) #primeurs22 www.vvWine.ch

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  4/24/2023 - chatters wrote:

  En Primeur campaign for the 2022 vintage Day Three (Bordeaux): Quite closed initially…earthy, blackcurrant, sweet spice, cedar and a little cream with agitation. Juicy, fleshy tending to the mouth-watering, the black hued fruit is a touch non-delineated, drying persistent tannins help to carry the fruit, quite talc textured, long, slight non-intrusive alcohol warmth on the finish, very good, balance and control.

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