89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot

Neal Martin: 95, James Suckling: 99

Neal Martin: The 2017 Chateau Margaux, bottled in June/July 2019, has a classic aromatic profile for this First Growth: blackcurrant leaf, raspberry, cold black tea and pressed iris rather than violet petals this time. It is well defined, if not as intense as the 2016 as you would expect. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, fine acidity, quite saline in the mouth with superb precision on the elegant finish. This is one of the most approachable Chateau Margaux that I can remember, less opulent than out of barrel and supremely refined.