Chateau Margaux 2019 750ml
Rated 100 points by The Wine Advocate and James Suckling, the 2019 Château Margaux is a breathtaking Bordeaux. With aromas of blackberries, violets, and earthy undertones, this full-bodied wine offers perfect balance, silky tannins, and vibrant freshness. Its elegance and power make it a true classic, with incredible aging potential. Already magnificent, this wine is set to evolve beautifully over the next few decades—an essential addition to any serious collection.
Scroll down for expert ratings, detailed tasting notes, and what makes this vintage truly stand out.
The Wine Advocate | RP 100
Published: Apr 7, 2022
Drink: 2029-2069
Is the 2019 Chateau Margaux the wine of the vintage? A strong case in its favor could certainly be made. Soaring from the glass with aromas of blackberries, raspberries, rose petals, violets, pencil shavings and vine smoke, it'sfull-bodied, layered and sensual, with a strikingly vibrant core of fruit that's framed by ripe, powdery tannins and bright acids, concluding with a penetrating, mouthwateringly saline finish of almost interminable duration. Complex, elegant and utterly compelling, this is a brilliant Bordeaux that anyone with the requisite disposable income is going to want to own.
Jamessuckling.com | JS 100
Published: Dec 5, 2022
Amazing aromas of crushed stones and wet soil with fresh mushrooms, then going on to violets and other flowers. Dark fruit, too. Full-bodied, yet agile and fine, with a linear flow of tannins that run through the center of palate. The finesse of the tannins is exceptional, like raw silk and changing all the time. Cool and energetic, yet reserved. Zen-like. 37% of the production and 90% cabernet sauvignon, 7% merlot, 2% cabernet franc and 1% petit verdot. So well balanced that you can drink it now, but this is one to leave for a decade and more. Ethereal.
Decanter | D 98
Published: Oct 31, 2023
Drink: 2028-2050
A stunning, monumental Margaux, this has all the power, concentration and class expected of a First Growth. Cool on the palate with an emerging floral bouquet after a few minutes swirling in the glass, Asian spices also appear, supported by ultra-fine tannin and beautifully managed, subtle oak. Dark red-fruits abound with fantastic purity on the palate, remarkable length to finish. 37% of production went into the Grand Vin. A vin-de-garde which has years ahead of it but is already promising so much.
Closure: Cork
Alcohol: 13.90%
Body: Full
Oak: Oaked
Grapes: 2% Cabernet Franc 90% Cabernet Sauvignon 7% Merlot
Jancisrobinson.com | JR 18
Published: Feb 1, 2023
Drink: 2030-2050
Tasted blind. A rather weak rim to the crimson. Light nose. Lots of sweet palate entry but without quite the drama or concentration of some. Angostura-bitters element to the flavour. Lots of tannin underneath. Not quite as thrilling as some. And pretty angular at present.
Chateau-margaux.com
The Grand Vin of Château Margaux 2019 is an excellent vintage and one of the precious wines we have been lucky enough to produce this decade, in 2015, 2016, 2018 and now 2019. Cabernet Sauvignon still forms the heart of the Château Margaux, accounting for 90% of the assemblage. Merlot accounts for 7%. In addition to our emblematic parcels, this year we have added the Merlots from the Haut du Jardin parcel which bring body and charm to the wine as a whole. The Cabernet Franc (2%) and the Petit Verdot (1%) complete the blend. Château Margaux represents 37% of the harvest. The Grand Vin of Château Margaux 2019 will be the first to take full advantage of the new facilities in the second-year cellar, the construction of which was begun by André Mentzelopoulos at the end of the 1970s. Modified several times over the years, it recently underwent extensive renovation work and has been completed, we are delighted to say, just as his grandson, Alexis Leven-Mentzelopoulos, joins the Château Margaux team. He and his sister Alexandra Petit-Mentzelopoulos represent the future of the Estate. (April 2022)