The 2015 Marquis d'Alesme Becker is a highly regarded Bordeaux, blending 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot. It has a deep garnet-purple color and a broody, earthy nose with rich black fruit, plum preserves, and Indian spices. The medium to full-bodied palate is framed by ripe tannins, with seamless acidity and an earthy finish. Critics note its powerful, rich body, polished tannins, and depth of flavor, making it a standout wine. The wine is expected to develop further with aging, with optimal drinking from 2025-2040. The estate’s exceptional terroir in Margaux, combined with meticulous vineyard care, creates wines with concentration and elegance.

The Wine Advocate | RP 94
Published: Feb 21, 2018
Drink: 2021-2039

The 2015 Marquis d'Alesme Becker is composed of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. It has a deep garnet-purple color and a broody, earthy/meaty nose over a core of crushed black currants, plum preserves and blackberry pie with hints of Indian spices and potpourri. The medium to full-bodied mouth displays a great core of rich black fruit flavors and a firm frame of ripe tannins plus seamless acid with a long, earthy finish.

JamesSuckling.com | JS 94
Published: Jan 22, 2018

This perhaps the best wine ever from here with a very powerful and rich body, yet it shows such polished and lively tannins. Chocolate, meat and spice undertones. Full and flavorful. Long finish. Drink in 2023.

Decanter | D 91
Published: Nov 2, 2017
Drink: 2025-2040

A touch tight, this will flesh out further with time in bottle - give it five to eight years before opening. The gorgeous violet edges bode well for the integrity and potential of the fruit. It has depth to it, and great texture teased out by winemaker Marjolaine Maurice de Coninck, with a silky quality to the tannins and a kick of spice from the 3% dash of Petit Verdot. 65% new oak, malolactic in barrel. Michel Rolland oenologist.
Closure: Natural Cork
Body: Full
Grapes: 7% Cabernet Franc 60% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% Merlot

Grand Cru Classé in 1855, Marquis d’Alesme Becker contributes in its way to building the history and reputation of Margaux. 
Its successive owners, well-known for their cosmopolitan culture, helped to develop the estate over the centuries, guided by a love of beauty and the desire to produce a great wine.
Today Nathalie Perrodo continues, with great enthusiasm, to pursue her father’s goals, while bringing a new dynamic to the estate. Alongside Marjolaine Maurice de Coninck, General Director, she is writing a new chapter in the history of the estate, where the meticulous care that is taken to make a Great Wine is superbly reflected in the tasting experience.

In one of the world’s most prestigious wine-growing areas, the terroir of Marquis d’Alesme offers all the right conditions for achieving the level of excellence necessary for great wines. The soil (gravelly-siliceous, marly-siliceous and clay & limestone), is ideally exposed on natural gentle slopes. The weather is mild thanks to the presence of the nearby Gironde estuary.
This unique environment produces a great wine with an exceptionally rich range of flavours.

Like a garden, the Marquis d’Alesme vineyard is cultivated with passion and loving care. Each plant is chosen then observed and pampered over the seasons so that it produces the finest fruits.
The Cabernet “family” reigns supreme here, representing 70% of the grape varieties used (63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc). They bring concentration and structure, and comprise the backbone of the wine, while Merlot (30% of the grape varieties) gives a delicate roundness. Elegant and refined, often with a bouquet featuring floral and black fruit notes, the wines of Marquis d’Alesme are richly flavourful, with juicy blackcurrant, blackberry, and blueberry notes alongside well-balanced minerality.