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The 2022 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2026): 98/100 "Once again, it stands out as one of the most captivating wines in the appellation. What a festival of aromas: red and black fruits, flowers, menthol... At this stage, it is the most charming wine in the appellation, with a magical sparkle, silky tannins and magnificent length. It will nevertheless age very well."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 99/100 “Intense purple-black color. Magnificent nose: intense, fine, subtle, pure and complex. Grows a little more intense with agitation, becoming captivating, with nuances of vanilla, cherry and zan. Full-bodied on the attack, fleshy in the mid-palate, with a great burst of flavor, the wine glides across the palate, savory, rich, mellow and deep. The finish is almost ethereal, taking it into another dimension that's impossible to spit out. The Médoc's most extraordinary advance towards ultra-luxury of taste! Bravo et merci.”

Vinous (A. Galloni-February 2025): 97/100 “The 2022 Brane-Cantenac showed supremely well from barrel. Now in bottle, the aromatics are tightly wound at first, opening with each swirl to reveal blackberry, crushed stone, peony and cracked black pepper scents. It is quintessential Brane-Cantenac. The palate is medium-bodied with finely chiseled tannins that lend this MArgaux unerring sym. Indeed, this is the finest balanced Brane-Cantenac that I have encountered to date. It is almost pixelated in quiality and very focused, with wonderful depth, precision and gentle grip toward the finish. So much energy is packed into this wine that it is almost impossible to detect the 100% new oak. It's brillant.”

Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 96/100

The 2019 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (September 2023): 97/100 “Dark, crimson color, intense and beautiful. Very aromatic nose, with ripe, subtle fruit. Complex. Minutious on the entry, very, very aromatic in the middle, with class in the touch and a lot of taste, the wine evolves juicy, long, tasty, on a melting body. It's superb and, above all, impossible to spit out.”

Vinous (A. Galloni-February 2019): 97/100 “The 2019 Brane-Cantenac is wild and exotic from the very first taste. The aromatics alone are dazzling. Super-ripe dark cherry, plum, spice, tobacco, new leather, menthol and cinnamon are all kicked up in this flamboyant Margaux. The 2019 is radiant and generous, yet also retains a very classic sense of structure. The precision here is just unreal. In 2019, Brane-Cantenac is an absolute head-turner. It is a sort of wine wine that abounds in Bordeaux, a wine that offers tremendous quality and relative value.”

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The 2016 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (September 2023): 96/100 “Dark color, medium intensity and slightly evolved. Very aromatic, fruity and creamy on the nose. Soft on the palate, tasty in the middle, with class in the touch, the wine melts on the palate, deep, delicate, taut and tender at the same time. Great aromatic persistence, with a fine grain. Superb!"

Vinous (N. Martin - December 2018): 96/100 "The 2016 Brane-Cantenac has been on a roll of late, under the watchful eye of Henri Lurton. This latest bottled vintage is superb. The divine, pure blackberry and bilberry bouquet develops touches of graphite in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, silky-smooth texture and a superb bead of acidity. This is not a powerful Brane-Cantenac, and it is perhaps less austere than I suspected en primeur, but it should drink beautifully over the next three decades. If you have a penchant for traditional claret, it really doesn't come better than this."

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The 2015 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (September 2023): 97/100 “Dark, intense, slightly evolved color. Very aromatic nose, with pure, ripe, suave fruit. Ample on the attack, mellow in the mid-palate, with class in the touch and a very fine ascent between the middle and the finish, the wine evolves long, liquorice and deep. It's superb and the right expression of this vintage compared to the previous one.”

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2025): 93/100 “The 2015 Brane-Cantenac is a classy Margaux that is drinking beautifully at ten years old. It still has those blackberry and bilberry scents mixed with tobacco and light minty aromas that I have not noticed in previous bottles. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins, a keen line of acidity, bright red fruit mixed with curry leaf and touches of black tea. It doesn't have the chutzpah of a truly great Brane-Cantenac on the finish but conveys a sense of class."

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The 2019 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2023): 93+/100 “The 2019 Rauzan-Ségla is surly and backward on the nose despite aeration. Gravelly black fruit, sous-bois and touches of seaweed emerge with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, fleshy and smooth, a dash of white pepper and cedar towards the shelled finish. This is one bottle that desperately needs more aeration to show its capabilities - one for long-term cellaring".

La Revue du Vin de France (September 2022): 97/100 “Another splendid success for this vintage. Intense and very civilized, it falls into the mouth with evidence and grace, like a haute couture dress. A great incarnation of Margaux at its best".

J-M Quarin (March 2022): 96/100 “Delicate on the entry, very aromatic in the middle, complex and tasty, the wine takes on taste between the middle and the finish and stretches out, offering fruit and floral nuances. Juicy, deep, with a slightly austere tannic structure behind which come multiple aromas. A great, racy wine. Bravo!”

The 2015 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (August 2020): 96/100 “Mellow mouthfeel, full-bodied and melting, with fatness from the mid-palate and real aromatic power. It's long and very good.”

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2025): 96/100 “The 2015 Rauzan-Ségla has so much freshness and vitality on the nose, with raspberry, cranberry and the crushed violet and iris flower aromas that define it as Margaux. The palate is medium-bodied tannins matched with a pinpoint bead of acidity. There is elegance from the start, with impressive weight and length, remaining sapid with a hint of graphite on the finish. A marvelous Rauzan-Ségla that probably represents one of the best values on the left bank."

The 2020 vintage in the press:

Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 92/100

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2024): 94/100 “The 2020 Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux has a wonderfully delineated, utterly charming bouquet—pure and floral with enticing violets infusing the black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with very pliant, finessed tannins. A gentle grip disguises the power of this Margaux, which is persistent and caressing on the finish—outstanding. This shoots well above my expectations!"

The 2018 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (March 2022): 95/100 “Pulpy at the start of the mouth, fat and fragrant at the same time, with a strong occupation of the palate, the wine stretches out on the finish, complex and racy in its fresh and long return. It's very good.”

Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2021): 94/100 "The 2018 Pavillon Rouge is a powerful, brooding wine with huge fruit and equally imposing tannins. Time in the glass brings out elements of Château Margaux finesse to balance things out. In 2018 the Pavillon has some lots that tend to go into The Grand Vin, but that were deemed too tannic for that wine."

The 2015 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2025): 90/100 “The 2015 Pavillon Rouge de Château Margaux has a light, earthy bouquet that requires more fruit presence, with scents of briary and black tea. The palate is medium-bodied and ferrous, with pliant tannins, dusky red fruit and a little attenuation toward the finish. The 2015 is drinking perfectly now."

Jean-Marc Quarin (September 2020): 95/100 “For the moment, the nose is a little discreet, with ripe, suave fruit and a hint of meatiness. It's the palate that sets this wine apart. Soft and melting from the outset, it develops complexity in the mid-palate, gaining power in the finish, but all in nuance. Very fine-grained, long finish with lots of flavor."

The 2014 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2024): 93/100 “The 2014 Pavillon Rouge has a more classically styled nose compared to its peers, black fruit mixed with graphite and tobacco, unfolding nicely in the glass and incrementally gaining opulence. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, rounded in the mouth, fleshy and plush, with no hard edges in sight. This is quite a seductive Margaux, but it pulls it off well.”

J-M Quarin (September 2020): 94/100 “Very well constructed, savory, the wine caresses the ascending palate on the finish, with a slightly firmer tannic presence, without the flavor being altered...”

The 2010 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2020): 92/100 "The 2010 Pavillon Rouge has a delightful, elegant bouquet with wild strawberry, blackberry and cedar aromas, very well defined and focused. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, veins of blue fruit emerging with time in the glass and with just a touch of salted liquorice towards the finish. This could be à point."

J-M Quarin (January 2022): 94/100 “Slightly discreet nose, with ripe, even sunny fruit. Meaty touch. The palate is a caress. The wine melts and develops airily, deliciously, without any tannic presence.”

The 2005 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - April 2021): 93/100 "The 2005 Pavillon Rouge is in a beautiful spot right now where it is just beginning to show signs of aromatic complexity and nuance. At fifiteen years of age, the DNA of the vintage remains - ¨Pavillon Rouge is a potent, hulking wine. Sweet tobacco, cedar, mint, dried flowers and anise add layers of nuance. Readers lucky enough to own the 2005 should be delighted. I imagine positively stellar. The more it opens in the glass, the more classic it becomes."

J-M Quarin (June 2019): 94/100 “Superb! A wine that can be confused with Château Margaux...A must try!”

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The 2023 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni – March 2026): 100/100 “There's not much to say about the 2023 Palmer. It was exceptionally beautiful en primeur, and it is all that today. Black cherry, plum, gravel, incense, truffle, licorice and chocolate soar from the glass. Texturally gorgeous and riveting, Palmer delivers on all fronts in 2023. As always, Palmer is one of the most distinctive wines in Bordeaux. It's next to impossible to say we are on the Left Bank.”

J-M Quarin (March 2026): 97/100 "Intense, beautiful black colour. Very aromatic, refined, fruity nose with hints of liquorice and a fresh black fruit background. It's impossible to distinguish the grape varieties! Ultra-precise on the attack, very aromatic in the middle, the wine melts on the palate, noble and complex. It finishes deep and ascending with great tannic distinction. Very elegant. It's impossible to spit it out!"

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2026): 96/100 "The 2023 Palmer was bottled in July 2026, the same time as Alter Ego. As you might expect, this is a little more control and precision on the nose by comparison, hints of peony and violet pinpointing its Margaux origin. Superb delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with silky smooth tannins. Just a bit more backbone at the moment compared to its First Growth neighbor tasted directly before, a little more graphite comes through toward the finish. This Palmer coats the mouth and seems to be one of the most mineral-driven within the Margaux appellation. Excellent."

The 2023 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni – March 2026): 98+/100 “The 2023 Château Margaux is a delicate, beguiling wine. Floral aromatics make a strong first impression. A wine of nuance and understatement, the Margaux Grand Vin is light on its feet, with sublime balance and tons of class. This has closed down quite a bit since I tasted it from barrel, but that is not especially surprising. Readers will find a super-classic Grand Vin—a Margaux that is exactly as it should be.”

J-M Quarin (March 2026): 98/100 "Very aromatic, refined, pure, fruity, and subtle nose. Creamy touch and woody undertones when swirled in the glass. Ultra-refined on the palate, with incredible grace in the mid-palate and an elegant, airy density, this magical wine melts on the palate, offering both power and great flavor."

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2026): 97/100 "The 2023 Château Margaux, which was bottled at the beginning of July, is a supremely gifted wine for the vintage. It unfolds in the glass with precise, quite mineral-driven black cherry and blueberry fruit, the patina of new oak suggesting it will require six or seven years in bottle. The palate is medium-bodied with a satin-like texture that lends this First Growth weightlessness, yet paradoxically, there is still impressive concentration and persistence. This was so seductive in barrel and it has lost none of that in bottle."

The 2020 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (September 2023): 99/100 “Deep, dark red color. Great, complex, subtle nose. Nuances of raspberry and flowers. Hint of ink. Hint of licorice. Fascinating. Ultra meticulous on the entry, ultra melting in the middle, with an insane class in the touch, the wine melts on the palate, refined, subtle and graceful. Very long, complex and fine-grained. It's beautiful, pure, dense and yet unputdownable.”

The 2014 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2024): 94/100 “The 2014 Château Margaux has a well-defined bouquet of cedar-infused black fruits, undergrowth and hints of brown spices. A little more precision than the Haut-Brion. The palate is medium-bodied with sapid black fruit, finely balanced. It's not the most complex First Growth, and it feels linear and strict toward the Pauillac-like finish. This is a “serious” Château Margaux that will hopefully relax over the next few years. We'll see."

The 2012 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - May 2021): 94+/100 "The 2012 Château Margaux is a wine that, based on this showing, is a little closed at the moment and needs the most coaxing from the glass; Plenty of black fruit in situ, altough it does not really blossom. It is very well-balanced, quite deep and powerful, but it needs time to develop refinement on the finish."

J-M Quarin (February 2020): 96/100 “Minutious on entry, then complex in the middle, the wine develops particularly aromatic on an upward stimulus on the finish where it comes to a sophisticated, long finish on fine grain. This superb balance makes it unputdownable!”

The 2009 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (February 2020): 98/100 “Wow, it's impossible to expect such delicacy from such a nose! The wine never ceases to melt, complex to the touch and to the taste. It evolves serenely to become more solid on the finish, without losing its complexity. Very long persistence, fresh, noble and ultimately unputdownable. Charm, hedonism, aesthetics and precision. A style the opposite of the 2005.”

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2019): 97/100 "The 2009 Château Margaux is blessed with stunning nose that delivers intense blackberry and cranberry scents, crushed rose petals and touches of slate. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannin, taut and quite linear with an effortless and precise finish that is a pure joy. You have the sense of a Château Margaux that is only beginning to show what it can do. Brilliant."

The 2009 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (February 2020): 98/100 “Wow, it's impossible to expect such delicacy from such a nose! The wine never ceases to melt, complex to the touch and to the taste. It evolves serenely to become more solid on the finish, without losing its complexity. Very long persistence, fresh, noble and ultimately unputdownable. Charm, hedonism, aesthetics and precision. A style the opposite of the 2005.”

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2019): 97/100 "The 2009 Château Margaux is blessed with stunning nose that delivers intense blackberry and cranberry scents, crushed rose petals and touches of slate. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannin, taut and quite linear with an effortless and precise finish that is a pure joy. You have the sense of a Château Margaux that is only beginning to show what it can do. Brilliant."

The 2004 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N.Martin - April 2024): 95/100 “The 2004 Château Margaux has an enticing nose with mainly red fruit and a light cedar and irony tincture. It's mature but still vigorous and has plenty in the tank. Fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with a fresh, tensile entry. It's irony (again) with a walcome spiciness on the finish. More concentrated than you might anticipate, this is drinking beautifully now but will clearly drink for another 20 to 30 years.”

J-M Quarin (November 2023): 96/100 “26 bottles tasted while preparing a dinner, with no deviation! Never seen anything like it! A fragrant wine with a nose that glides over the palate, both solid and refined in a long, very Cabernet Sauvignon style. Fine grain. Good air resistance."

La Revue du Vin de France (2014): 97/100 “It has that bewitching nose typical of the vintage, on crisp fruit and flowers.”

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 90/100 "The 2022 Fiefs de Lagrange is a terrific second wine. Plump, juicy and super-expressive, the 2022 is a charmer. Succulent contours wrap around a core of ripe red-toned fruit, blood orange, cinnamon and mint."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 91/100 "Beautiful dark colour, intense and young. Lovely, very aromatic nose, with pure, ripe, vanilla-flavoured fruit. Smooth on the attack, suave and fragrant on the mid-palate, the wine develops into a mellow, juicy wine with an overall subtlety never seen before. A very fine combination of fruit and wood on the finish."

Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 91/100

The 2016 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2022): 90/100 "I pulled the trigger on this Deuxième Vin, thinking it might be ready to drink. I was wrong. it has an intense blackberry and blueberry nose that, despite decanting, remains quite closed. The palate is potential, but I advise keeping this in the cellar for another two or three years."

The 2015 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2019): 90/100 "The 2015 Les Fiefs de Lagrange has a generous bouquet with red cherries, strawberry and light red currant jus aromas. The oak here is nicely integrated, and a little more gregarious in style than its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with a powdery texture, a fine bead of acidity, quite sharp and citrus in style with a generous dash of white pepper on the finish. This is turning into a much better second wine than I expected."

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The 2023 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni – March 2026): 91/100 "The 2023 Sarget de Gruaud Larose is a bold, juicy second wine to drink now and over the next decade. A rush of dark red cherry fruit, blood orange, pomegranate, menthol, chalk and mint are all dialed up. This exuberant, boisterous St. Julien is all charm."

J-M Quarin (March 2026): 89/100 "A very colourful wine with an intense nose, smelling of ripe fruit. Delicate on the palate with a lovely taste of black fruit and a finish that is not very long but flavourful. Very pleasant throughout. Enjoy young."

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2026): 86/100 "The 2023 Sarget de Gruaud Larose was bottled in May. This offers blackberry and mulberry scents allied with pressed flower and just a background of tangerine aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with gritty tannins on the entry. Tarry black fruit, cracked black pepper, good grip with a very peppery aftertaste. Give it a couple of years in bottle."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin – January 2026): 89/100 “The 2022 Sarget de Gruaud Larose has a nicely detailed nose: black fruit with loam and undergrowth, a touch of cigar smoke. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, modest depth and a simple, sapid finish. There is just a bit of chewiness to contend with.”

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 89/100 "Dark, intense colour. Very aromatic nose, fruity, subtle and livelier than during the Primeurs presentation. The palate is fruity, flavoursome and full-bodied, gaining strength on the finish. Normal length, seductive and fragrant."

Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 91/100

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The 2023 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni – March 2026): 93/100 "The 2023 Le Petit Ducru de Ducru-Beaucaillou has come together so well with élevage. Dark-fleshed fruit, leather, gravel, incense, scorched earth and licorice convey a palpable feeling of gravitas. Today, the Petit Ducru is rather dark and almost somber in bearing."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2026) : 93/100

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 92/100 "The 2022 Le Petit Ducru is bursting with inky dark red/blue fruit, new leather, spice tobacco, graphite, mocha and espresso. This bold, juicy Saint-Julien offers tons of immediacy, as the Merlot was especially ripe. Le Petit Ducru is quite the extrovert, but it has good structure, too."

Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 92/100

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