
Chateau Margaux 1er Cru 2023
100
- 2
- Cabernet Sauvignon 89%, Merlot 5%, Cabernet Franc 4%, Petit Verdot 2%
- 5
- rød, tør
- 13,0% Vol.
- Modenhed til at drikke: 2033–2065
- Pakket ind i: 1 OHK
- 9
- rig på tanniner
- voluminøs og kraftfuld
- 3
- Lobenberg: 100+/100
- Suckling: 99–100/100
- Jeff Leve: 98–100/100
- Galloni: 97–100/100
- Neal Martin: 97–99/100
- Colin Hay: 97–99/100
- Lisa Perrotti Brown: 97–99/100
- Jeb Dunnuck: 96–100/100
- 6
- Frankrig, Bordeaux, Margaux
- 7
- Allergener: Sulfitter,
Tapperi / Importør: Margaux, , 33460 Margaux, FRANKREICH

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Chateau Margaux 1er Cru 2023
/100
89 procent Cabernet Sauvignon, fem procent Merlot, fire procent Cabernet Franc og to procent Petit Verdot. 13 procent alkohol i volumen. Fra 2023-årgangen vil Château Margaux-vine være certificeret økologiske. Voluminøs, næsten blå frugtagtig næse. Masser af blåbær og blåbærskind, men ikke vulgært, ikke for overvældende. Det hele med et rigt underlag af sorte kirsebær, herunder røde kirsebær. Samlet set skubber den med fine spor af kridt og kalksten. Meget let lakrids og meget moderate violnoter. Også et ret rigt myntespor i næsen, som gør det hele meget spændende. Meget fin mund, igen blåbærskal i tørret form, også røde kirsebær, mynte, meget fin vedholdenhed. Tanninen er poleret. Meget fint, saftigt flow, mere elegant end spændende. En vidunderlig rødfrugtet finish, vinen står i to minutter, men er i det hele taget ret slank, poleret og spankulerende. Det er ikke en jernnæve i en fløjlshandske som sædvanlig, men snarere en fløjlsblød, fin og elegant vin. En ode til glæden! Et fantastisk resultat i en helt anden årgang. Margaux skiller sig ikke så meget ud for sin kraft blandt rivalerne Palmer, Rauzan, Malescot og Brane Cantenac, men snarere for sin enestående balance. Alt i alt er Margaux-regionen en af de mest interessante appellationer i årgangen. Chateau Margaux er også simpelthen smuk i 2023 og, som så ofte, årgangens perfektion! Selv om Palmer, Montrose, La Mission og Pichon Lalande også står øverst på podiet, er Chateau Margaux nok årgangens vin. I sin særlige årgangsstil formår den at forene charmen og frugten fra årgang 23 med den enestående storhed, som nok kun kendetegner Chateau Margaux. Selv i rækken af 100-point-vine fra Chateau Margaux er 2023 på niveau med 2016, 2019, 2020 og 2022, de årgange, der stilistisk har udviklet sig til mere moden finesse på grund af klimaforandringerne.
Årgangsrapport
Bordeaux 2023 fra en eksperts perspektiv på et modent og tidligt drikkeligt år med elegante, smigrende og silkeagtige tanniner, en høj nydelsesfaktor og et saftigt drikkeflow: Stephane Derenoncourt, ønolog, konsulent på højre og venstre bred, vinmager, en levende legende i Bordeaux: "Tanninerne var modne og af høj kvalitet overalt. Druerne viste fuld teknologisk og fenolisk modenhed. Vinene fra denne årgang er generelt harmoniske og dynamiske." *** Thomas Duclos, førende konsulent og ønolog på højre bred: "Vi opdagede konstant nye ting i 2023-årgangen. Det ville ikke overraske mig, hvis nogle 2023-vine om nogle år viser sig at være bedre end 2022-vinene. Årgang 2023 er meget smigrende: vi har en behagelig blødhed i eftersmagen uden tyngde, elegante teksturer, overraskende silkeagtige..." *** Axel Marchal, førende professor i ønologi ved universitetet i Bordeaux: "På trods af de ekstreme vejrforhold har 2023-årgangen produceret vine med god balance og smukke syrenoter. Vinene er meget behagelige, ikke enormt koncentrerede, men lækre, runde og frugtagtige." *** Michel Rolland, ønolog og vingårdskonsulent og Bordeaux-veteran: "Det aromatiske potentiale var godt, med fremragende aromatisk intensitet og modne frugtsmage. 2023 er en årgang uden overskud og overdådighed. Behagelig, lækker og nem at drikke!

/100
Suckling om: Chateau Margaux 1er Cru
The aromas in this young Margaux are so primary, reminding me of grape must fermenting in the vat, then turning to perfumes and flowers. Violets and roses. Full-bodied but it comes across as so agile and bright, with vivid acidity that makes the wine crunchy and linear. As Alexis, one of the owners of Margaux said, this really shows the DNA of the estate. Weightless. One of the wines of the vintage. 3.6 pH. Blend of 89% cabernet sauvignon, 5% merlot, 4% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot.
/100
Jeff Leve om: Chateau Margaux 1er Cru
In competition for wine of the vintage, with a single swirl, you find roses violets, lilacs, black, with red cherries, espresso, cocoa, and boysenberries in the haunting aromatic profile. On the palate, the wine is silky, velvety, energetic, and lively. Instead of the weight and intensity found in the 2022, the 2023 focuses on its purity, refinement, length, vivacity, and sensual textures. The seamless finish resonates for 60 seconds, leaving you with lingering waves of incredibly sweet, and pure cherries. Part of the reason for the success of the vintage at Margaux is due to the combination of the amount of rain, and even more importantly, the timing of the rains, which helped the vines reach a better level of maturity. It is interesting to note that macerations were slow, and easy, with some vats taking 28 days due to the lower alcohol levels. The wine blends 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot. 13.1% ABV. 3.61 pH, 15% press wine. 41% of the crop was placed into the Grand Vin. Picking took place September 11-October 6. The length of the harvest was due to intermittent periods of rain during the harvest, so picking stopped and started, which is another key to the success in 2023. Drink from 2030-2065. 98-100 Pts.

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Galloni om: Chateau Margaux 1er Cru
The 2023 Château Margaux is fabulous. Sensual, silky and exceptionally polished, the 2023 Château Margaux is shaping up to be a classic. Seamless, silky tannins wrap around a core of dark red/purplish fruit. Hints of spice, new leather, menthol, licorice and rose petal fill out the glass. There's a bit of new oak peeking through today, but that won't be an issue in a few years' time. Only Bordeaux can produce wines that offer so much flavor intensity at a low alcohols. Margaux is the least showy of the First Growths, but it is often the most refined. The 2023 is sublime.
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Neal Martin om: Chateau Margaux 1er Cru
The 2023 Château Margaux, which contains 15% vin de presse, is quintessential Château Margaux. It immediately blossoms in the glass with irresistible crushed violets on the nose, instantly demanding attention—you will gladly give it. Exquisitely defined and very focused with supremely well integrated oak, this is blessed with laser-like precision. The palate is silky smooth on the entry, perhaps a little feistier than expected thanks to a liberal sprinkling of black pepper. Quite structured (like the Pavillon Rouge) and gentle, you can almost overlook its grip. It finishes with a concentrated, graphite-tinged finish that lingers long in the mouth. This First Growth will require ten years in bottle to really show what it is capable of.
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Colin Hay om: Chateau Margaux 1er Cru
(Margaux; 89% Cabernet Sauvignon; 5% Merlot; 4% Cabernet Franc; 2% Petit Verdot; pH 3.6; a final yield of 41 hl/ha despite the mildew pressure, higher than in 2022; 13% alcohol; 100% new oak, but you’ve never know; they picked less than 5 hectares per day, in comparison to the usual 9 hectares with a team of 250, due to the additional sorting required; there was some desiccation and burning of grapes on the vines; in conversion to organic; 41 per cent of the production was selected for the grand vin). Aerial and utterly sublime aromatically. So beautiful. So gracious. So elegant. So ethereal. Glass ceiling transcendent (shattering is to brutal a metaphor), this has the most gorgeous texture. There’s a tear in the corner of my eye as I taste this, so beguilingly beautiful is it – it’s a Donizetti aria of a wine. The texture. So gentle. So soft. So comforting. So caressing. The best wine of the appellation by some distance in this vintage. Black cherry and cedar, with a little graphite. A study in what Bordeaux has achieved in both the vineyard and the cellar in the last decade. So harmonious, so elegant and so completely at one with itself. The pure berry and stone fruit is supported to the horizon on a pillow of the finest tannins. Potentially the wine of the vintage
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Lisa Perrotti Brown om: Chateau Margaux 1er Cru
The 2023 Chateau Margaux, accounting for 41% of this year's crop, is deep garnet-purple in color. A little shy to begin, it needs some swirling before notes of black cherries, blackcurrant pastilles, and anise emerge from the glass, leading to suggestions of fragrant soil, lilacs, and cardamom with a touch of iron ore. The medium-bodied palate is elegantly crafted, with fabulous tension creating an exhilarating sense of energy in the mouth, offset by firm fine-grained tannins to support the vibrant red and black berry layers, finishing long and perfumed. So fragrant and graceful, this could only be Chateau Margaux! The blend is 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot, with pH 3.60. "There is a little more Cabernet Franc this year. More and more has been making it into the First Wine. We have been grafting over some vines to Cabernet Franc and planting more."

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Jeb Dunnuck om: Chateau Margaux 1er Cru
The 2023 Château Margaux is clearly one of the greats in the vintage, and it actually reminds me a touch of the 1996, if not better. Revealing a deep purple hue, it has an incredible bouquet of cassis and blue fruits interwoven with classic Margaux floral, sandalwood, spice, and graphite aromatics. It's hard to find a wine in 2023 that has this much density and depth, with sweet tannins and so much charm. The blend is 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot, all of which will see 20 months in new barrels. Not enough can be said about the genius of Philippe Bascaules and the Mentzelopoulos family, who continue to produce sensational wine after sensational wine.
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