Château Margaux 2025 is a highly refined and powerful Grand Cru Classé that captures the elegance and precision of this iconic Margaux estate. Predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot, the wine reveals an aromatic profile of blackcurrant, dark plum, violets, lilac, orange blossom, and subtle pencil and floral notes. Silky, layered, and beautifully structured, it combines dense fruit concentration with finely polished tannins and vibrant freshness. Despite its power, Château Margaux 2025 remains graceful and lifted, showing remarkable purity, balance, and aromatic finesse. A classic, long-lived Bordeaux, it is built for exceptional ageing and represents one of the most elegant expressions of the vintage.

The Wine Advocate | RP 97-100
Published: Apr 30, 2026

A blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2025 Château Margaux is a deep, authoritative wine that represents some 37% of the estate's production this year. Unwinding in the glass with notes of dark berries, violets, lilac and pencil shavings, framed by a deft touch of new oak, it's medium- to full-bodied, dense and layered, with a concentrated core of fruit framed by sweet, powdery tannins and lively acids. This will certainly require some patience, but it is a prodigious Château Margaux in the making. It checks in at 13.8% alcohol and a pH of 3.72.

Cropped at 22 hectoliters per hectare, the 2025 vintage is one of the lowest-yielding vintages in Margaux's recent history. Berries were small, and 60 millimeters of August rain was welcomed. Philippe Bascules and his team took the risk to pick late, bringing in most of the Merlot between September 11–19 and following up with the Cabernet Sauvignon, concluding on September 29. Macerations were adapted tank by tank, ranging from 12–28 days and at temperatures from 25 to 30 degrees Celsius to match extraction to the profile of the fruit.

James Suckling | JS 99
Published: Apr 26, 2026

The texture of this wine is exceptional, with black currant, dark plum, chocolate and orange blossom aromas. Full-bodied with round and creamy tannins that fill the mouth and give a caressing texture. Very long and seductive. Gentle at the end. It's lush, velvety and luxurious. 89% cabernet sauvignon, 6% merlot, 4% cabernet franc and 1% petit verdot.

Decanter | D 98
Published: Apr 1, 2026
Drink: 2034-2058

Easily one of the wines of the vintage and clear contender for a 100-point wine that benefited from slightly later picking after the rain with the Cabernets harvested from the 19 September. So floral, what a wonderful bouquet of aromas with wild flowers, medicinal herbs and touches of eucalyptus. Crushed velvet, round and enveloping, so balanced with energy and flair. Juicy and alive, bright with fresh strawberries and cherries and a chalky backbone. Grippy with lovely salinity and focus. Feels incredibly sophisticated, a touch firm but pure and precise with refinement. You can feel the structure – it has concentration but an almost aerial quality that just glides over the tongue. So delicate for so much concentration – really a powerful yet almost understated wine with plenty of Margaux charm, ripe but cool fruit and aromatic purity. So perfect and nothing missing. 37% grand vin (lowest production since 1856 with yields of just 22hl/ha). 1% Petit Verdot completes the blend. 3.72pH. 81 IPT.
Closure: Cork
Alcohol: 13.80%
Body: Medium
Oak: Oaked
Grapes: 89% Cabernet Sauvignon 6% Merlot 4% Petit Verdot

Jancis Robinson | JR 18
Published: Apr 15, 2026
Drink: 2034-2055

89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc,1% Petit Verdot. 37% of the production. Cask sample.
Deep colour. Real Margaux elegance on the nose – a floral fragrance with notes of violet and peony. Aromatic on the palate as well. Plush texture with plenty of grippy tannins behind but finer than those of Pavillon. Really quite seductive. Almost drinkable now. (JL)

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