Chateau Margaux 2021 750ml
The Château Margaux 2021 captures the essence of the estate’s timeless elegance in a vintage defined by precision and purity. A blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot, it opens with exquisite aromas of redcurrants, blackcurrants, violets, licorice, and graphite, accented by hints of basil and spice. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is refined and layered, with silky yet structured tannins, vibrant acidity, and a mineral-driven core that lingers through a long, graceful finish. Poised, aromatic, and built to age, this is a classic Margaux that will reveal its full charm from 2030–2055.
Jamessuckling.com | JS 98
Published: May 21, 2024
The purity of fruit here is terrific, with redcurrants, blackcurrants, licorice, lead pencil and hints of fresh basil—so aromatic—that follow through to a full body with creamy, round tannins and lots of volume and fluidity in the center-palate for the vintage. Very structured at the end. 87% cabernet sauvignon, 8% merlot, 3% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot. Leave this for at least five or six years. Try after 2030.
Decanter | D 96
Published: Nov 30, 2023
Drink: 2028-2050
Lovely soft floral aromatics, pretty and perfumed with red cherries, raspberries and blackcurrants, some liquorice and toasty hints. Round and smooth, silky yet concentrated, there's a fleshy aspect to the fruit and texture while a lean core of salty minerality and high acidity keeps things straight and direct. It's a little reserved now, but this is suave, playful and sharp, full of energy and texture but not yet at the charming, graceful stage and a little atypical for the vintage. The estate picked late, bled the wine more to keep the structure and the result is mouthfilling and succulent, with Margaux charm.
Closure: Cork
Alcohol: 13.10%
Body: Medium
Grapes: 87% Cabernet Sauvignon 8% Merlot 3% Petit Verdot
The Wine Advocate | RP 95+
Published: Feb 8, 2024
Drink: 2030-2055
The 2021 Château Margaux saw a traditional élevage in new barrels, with bottling in July, and as readers will remember, it's a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot that benefited from late picking, appreciable percentages of saignée, and a strict selection. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of cassis, blueberries and raspberries mingled with hints of licorice, white flowers and charcoal, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with a broad attack, lively purity and sweet structuring tannins, concluding with a long, penetrating finish. It's a classic that will richly reward bottle age.
Jancis Robinson | JR 17.5
Published: Apr 20, 2022
Drink: 2030-2050
87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot. 36% of the production (same as 2020). Cask sample.
Fragrant and floral with violet and peony notes. Clean and direct on attack, mid-palate weight and drive on the finish. Low-key but refined tannic frame. Super-length and persistence. Discreet but elegant, if less substance than a wine scoring 18 or higher.