Château Boyd-Cantenac Margaux 2005

This chateau, which is often under the radar (production is only 5,500-6,000 cases), has fashioned a terrific, inky/blue/purple-hued 2005 with a beautiful bouquet of spring flowers, creme de cassis, pain grille, and blueberries. Powerful and concentrated with full-bodied richness, stunning purity, and a tannic, 40+-second finish, this beauty requires patience. ... more

Château de Clairefont Margaux 2004

Château du Tertre Margaux 2005

"This Bordeaux is just only starting to shine. A classic blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petite Verdot is a stand out in the amazing 2005 vintage. A great nose of blackberry, truffle and oak with supple tannins and flavors of vanilla and raspberry. This is a fantastic ... more

Château Giscours Margaux 2005

The Château GISCOURS vineyard covers four outcrops or croupes : four outstanding terroirs, made up of coarse and medium coarse gravel over steep, well-drained slopes. This abundance of pebbles (40 to 50 %), creating poor, permeable conditions in the soil, contributes hugely to the high quality of the wines. This ... more

Château Kirwan Margaux 2005

I remember tasting a number of Kirwans from the 19th century that had held up surprisingly well for over 100 years. While the 2005 will probably not last that long, it may be one of the finest wines this estate has made in the last fifty years. This brilliant, full-bodied, ... more

Château Malescot St. Exupery Margaux 2006

While it is easy to lose sight of this wine, given the prodigious 2005 that was produced, this is another outstanding effort from an estate that has been doing everything right for some time. Notes of graphite, black currant liqueur, incense, and camphor make for a complex and intensely penetrating ... more

Château Margaux Margaux 1998

The hot, dry summer, similar to 1990 and 1995, produced exceptionally concentrated wines from all grape varieties. The perfect complementarity of their flavors is already apparent in the wine's classic balance, a harmony of tannic structure and aromatic complexity worthy of the greatest vintages.  more

Château Margaux Margaux 2006

For a number of years now, we have had a succession of great and very great vintages, surely proving that, at least so far, the weather conditions have particularly favoured the ripening of the Cabernet grapes. It shouldn’t be overlooked though, that this success has also been the result of ... more

Château Marquis d'Alesme Becker Margaux 2005

A soft, fruity wine, with blackberry, coffee and light vanilla on the nose and palate. Full, with very velvety tannins and a long, flavorful finish. This is right on the mark now. Best after 2010. 5,830 cases made. more

Château Prieure Lichine Margaux 2005

Rather firm and meaty for a Margaux, yet never excessively tannic. Supple with attractive fruit and medium body. more

Château Rauzan Gassies Margaux 2005

Significantly better from bottle than it was from barrel, the 2005 Rauzan-Gassies appears to be the finest wine this estate has ever produced. Dense purple-hued with a beautiful perfume of camphor, creme de cassis, licorice, bay leaf, and incense, it is a full-bodied, stunningly concentrated, broad, rich Margaux with lovely ... more