The 2017 Marquis d'Alesme Becker is a Bordeaux wine with a blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, and 6% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it features a serious, classic nose with aromas of cassis, cedar chest, pencil lead, and dark chocolate, along with floral and earthy nuances. The wine is medium-bodied, with firm tannins and a muscular mid-palate, offering lovely purity and great length. Critics appreciate its strong structure, promising depth of flavor, and potential for aging, recommending it be enjoyed from 2023 to 2042. The wine reflects the estate's dedication to excellence, with meticulous care in the vineyard and a focus on balance and elegance.

The Wine Advocate | RP 93
Published: Mar 17, 2020
Drink: 2023-2042

The 2017 Marquis d'Alesme Becker is a blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it has a very serious, classic nose of warm cassis, cedar chest, pencil lead and fragrant earth with wafts of violets and dark chocolate. Medium-bodied, it has a solid backbone of firm, ripe, grainy tannins and a muscular mid-palate of tightly wound layers, delivering lovely purity and great length. 

Decanter | D 92
Published: Nov 21, 2019
Drink: 2024-2040

Velvety damson colour, hard to fault the tannic structure with this one; it's austere but has good impact and will soften. It's not drying, and has depth of flavour - promising, with good texture and plenty to get your teeth into.

JamesSuckling.com | JS 91
Published: Dec 14, 2019

There’s strong drive here with rich aromas of dark berries and cassis, as well as blueberries. The palate has a bold build of quite fine, firm tannin that carries long, even and true. Drink or hold.

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.