The 2006 Chateau Margaux is a wine that showcases exceptional concentration and structure. Composed primarily of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, it offers deep aromas of blackcurrants, cigar wrapper, black truffles, and integrated oak. Medium to full-bodied, it balances vibrant fruit with lively acidity and authoritative tannins, giving it a youthful yet powerful character. While it may not reach the heights of some other vintages, its tight-knit texture and long finish suggest it will evolve beautifully with time. This wine is built for the long haul, with a drinking window extending into 2056.

The Wine Advocate | RP 95
Published: 11th Aug 2022
Drink: 2026-2056

The 2006 Chateau Margaux remains a very youthful wine, unfurling in the decanter and glass with a deep bouquet of blackcurrants, cigar wrapper, black truffles, loamy soil and nicely integrated new oak. Medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with a rich and vibrant core of fruit, lively acids and refined but authoritative tannins, it'sa rather powerful, elegantly muscular Margaux that's still a decade from maturity.

Decanter | D 94
Published: Jul 19, 2023
Drink: 2023-2070

The 2006 Margaux was almost shocking, with its dark blackberry fruit and hints of spice, pepper and smoke. People remember the cool August of this vintage and late rains, but this is firm, tannic and massively structured. Less approachable than the 2009 or the 2010, and It may never reach those heights, but when it comes around it should be lovely. 36% of the harvest was used in the grand vin; the blend is 90% Cabernet and 4% each of Merlot and Petit Verdot.

Jancis Robinson | JR 18.5
Published: May 5, 2016
Drink: 2018-2038

Tasted blind. Tense and tight and focused. Dry rather than sweet and definitely left bank but very fluid and glorious. Dry finish. Still youthful. 

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Vintage 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 favored the ripening of the Cabernet grapes. It shouldn't be overlooked though, that this success has also been the result of more and more rigorous selection: in 2006, barely 36% of the crop went into the first wine, which will only be a third by the time it is bottled, after the unavoidable loss of the lees wine at each racking. One single batch of Merlot, though of remarkably high quality, finally went into the blend, but it only represents 4% of the whole… It is the first time we have had so little. The Petit Verdot (4%) and the Cabernet Franc (2%) make up their usual proportions; they each bring added complexity that is difficult to define, but is most certainly a necessary contribution to the character of the wines of Château Margaux. The Cabernet Sauvignon therefore takes up almost all of the place: 90%! It brings to the 2006 an extraordinary aromatic finesse, a tannic richness that is second only to the 2005; and a particularly dense and tight-knit texture. The finish is very long, fresh and lively, a little bit firm, but already packed with flavor. 2006 is therefore a great Château Margaux vintage. Of course, it is not 2005, or 2000; those vintages are exceptional. But it does have both the grace and the purity of the 1996, the so classic freshness of the 2004 and the heady power of the 1986 or the 1995. Such balance is a brilliant expression of Château Margaux's noble terroir, but demands a little patience. We recommend waiting for several more years. (October 2018)