Château Margaux 2024

Characteristics and Tasting Advice for Château Margaux 2024

Tasting

This vintage stands out for its finesse, its vibrant freshness and its elegant tannins.

A Margaux Classified Grand Cru captivating in refinement and aromatic expression

The Estate

With roots dating back to the 12th century, the Château Margaux stands as one of the historical pillars of Bordeaux's great wines. Classified as a First Growth in 1855, it was the only one among the four promoted to receive the maximum score of twenty out of twenty. A decisive turning point came in 1977, when the Mentzelopoulos family acquired it. Under the impetus of André Mentzelopoulos, the estate experienced a new boom: the Grand Vin reached heights of excellence, and the Second Vin, Pavillon Rouge du château Margaux — created in 1908 — was reborn. Upon his father's passing, Corinne Mentzelopoulos took the reins with determination and carried on the château's elegance and renown, whose neo-Palladian architecture has become emblematic. With each vintage, the estate's wines confirm their status as icons among the world's greatest crus.

The Vineyard

This undisputed Margaux benchmark presides over a terroir of 262 hectares, including 87 hectares dedicated to Red wines and 12 hectares to White wines. The vineyard owes its uniqueness to its rare and unique terroir, situated on a gravel knoll with clay-limestone soils. The vineyard is planted with cabernet sauvignon, petit verdot, cabernet franc, merlot, as well as sauvignon blanc.

The Vintage

The 2024 vintage began with exceptionally abundant rainfall, with over 1000 mm falling between October and March, a record. The winter mildness accelerated the vine's cycle, causing an early budbreak at the end of March. The persistent humidity imposed strong downy mildew pressure, complicating plot access and requiring constant vigilance. Flowering, slightly delayed, took place in early June, followed by an extended véraison in August, in a humid climate reminiscent of the 2014 and 2016 vintages. While the deep, cool soils suffered, the well-drained gravels fared better. Despite these challenges, the teams maintained high standards, with rigorous sorting and moderate yields (30 hL/ha), preserving the balance between concentration and finesse. The Grand Vin represents 46% of the harvest.

Blend
93% cabernet sauvignon, 5% merlot, 1% cabernet franc and 1% petit verdot.