Alter Ego de Château Palmer Margaux Grand Cru Classé AOC

2019

Alter Ego de Château Palmer Margaux Grand Cru Classé AOC

Complex and velvety, with silky tannins and a delicious taste, this is how the “Alter Ego”, fascinating Rouge of Château Palmer presents itself.
This Margaux AOC is born from a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, grown according to certified biodynamic methods. With a pleasant gustatory balance and marvelous fruity aromas, “Alter Ego” is a refined and complex wine of great depth, a lively expression of the different parcels and of the natural and genuine flavors of the grapes.

The Merlots give rise to wines full of power, exuberance, and body. The Cabernets developed a certain coolness and reserve, leading to wines of rare distinction. It is this uncommon coupling that has seen 2019 enter the exclusive club of truly exceptional vintages.

For more info, visit Château Palmer website.

VARIETALS
51% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot

VINTAGE
2019

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Baron de Brane Margaux AOC (Château Brane-Cantenac GCC 2nd wine)

2019, 2012, 2014, 2016

Baron de Brane Margaux AOC (Château Brane-Cantenac GCC 2nd wine)

Château Brane-Cantenac stands proudly in the heart of the prestigious Margaux appellation. Renowned for its wines of remarkable elegance and finesse, this 75-hectare property is an emblem of quality and excellence in the world of fine wines.
Since Henri Lurton took over in 1992, he has made it his mission to produce the best possible wine, reinforcing Brane’s position as a second classified growth in 1855. The Château de Brane-Cantenac vineyard is unique in that the terroir of the Brane plateau contributes to the elegant and aromatic signature of the estate’s wines.

Baron de Brane is the second wine from Château Brane-Cantenac. This wine is a tribute to Baron Jacques-Maxime de Brane, who owned the vineyard in the 19th century. This second wine is made from deep gravel plots of clay gravel.

For more info, visit Château Brane-Cantenac website.

VARIETALS
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE

2012 – Download Tasting Note

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Baron de Brane Margaux AOC (Château Brane-Cantenac GCC 2nd wine)

2021

Baron de Brane Margaux AOC (Château Brane-Cantenac GCC 2nd wine)

Château Brane-Cantenac stands proudly in the heart of the prestigious Margaux appellation. Renowned for its wines of remarkable elegance and finesse, this 75-hectare property is an emblem of quality and excellence in the world of fine wines.
Since Henri Lurton took over in 1992, he has made it his mission to produce the best possible wine, reinforcing Brane’s position as a second classified growth in 1855. The Château de Brane-Cantenac vineyard is unique in that the terroir of the Brane plateau contributes to the elegant and aromatic signature of the estate’s wines.

Baron de Brane is the second wine from Château Brane-Cantenac. This wine is a tribute to Baron Jacques-Maxime de Brane, who owned the vineyard in the 19th century. This second wine is made from deep gravel plots of clay gravel.

For more info, visit Château Brane-Cantenac website.

VARIETALS
50% Merlot, 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot

VINTAGE
2021

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Blason d'Issan Margaux AOC (Château d'Issan GCC 2nd wine)

2021, 2014

Blason d’Issan Margaux AOC (Château d’Issan GCC 2nd wine)

The history of Château d’Issan consists primarily of a long list of property transmissions and legacies. By inheritance and marriage, the estate has been handed down from owner to owner, and all of them have contributed in their own way to its renown and helped to forge its unique character. Over a period of nearly three centuries, the estate was passed down along a line involving a number of families with names such as Noailhan, Meyrac, Ségur, Salignac, de la Vergne, Escodeca de Boisse, etc. From 1575 onwards, the property was owned by five generations of the Essenault family, who ended up renaming it, contracting their name to “Issan” and thus Château d’Issan was born…

Blason d’Issan, the second wine, was introduced from 1995 onwards to enable selection amongst our vines growing in the Margaux appellation area. Fruit from the youngest vines is used to produce this wine, which respects the identity of its terroir, while offering a tasty round fruitiness, which can be enjoyed earlier.

This is a very well-crafted Blason d’Issan that follows their very fine deuxieme vin in both 2010 and 2012. Therefore 2014 vintage cannot be compared with any other one but is clearly identificable to its original terroir.

For more info, visit Château d’Issan website.

VARIETALS
53% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon

VINTAGE
2014 – Download Tasting Note

2021 – Download Tasting Note

Brio de Cantenac Brown Margaux AOC (Château Cantenac Brown GCC 2nd wine)

2017

Brio de Cantenac Brown Margaux AOC (Château Cantenac Brown GCC 2nd wine)

At the beginning of the 19th century, John-Lewis Brown (1769-1851), bought a vineyard and designed in the village of Cantenac, a traditional Tudor style château, reminding him of his Scottish origins. His name is forever linked to the Grand Cru Classé. After the 1855 Grand Cru Classification, Louis Armand Lalande (1820-1894), Bordeaux winemerchant and owner of several estates in Médoc, extended the building. Surrounded by a remarkable British style park, Château Cantenac Brown is since then among the most original in Médoc and of the wines to watch out for, getting better vintage after vintage.

BriO de Cantenac Brown is the second wine of Château Cantenac Brown and was first created in the 2001 vintage. From the style of its label, through to the careful selection of lots and to the bottling, the wine aims to express the modernity of Château Cantenac Brown in the 21st Century. Charming, delicate and brilliant, a pleasurable wine for sharing. It can be enjoyed young, but will improve when kept for a few years.

For more info, visit Château Cantenac Brown website.

VARIETALS
69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2017 – Download Tasting Note

Château Brane-Cantenac Margaux Grand Cru Classé AOC

2021, 2013, 2018

Château Brane-Cantenac Margaux Grand Cru Classé AOC

Château Brane-Cantenac stands proudly in the heart of the prestigious Margaux appellation.
Renowned for its wines of remarkable elegance and finesse, this 75-hectare property is an emblem of quality and excellence in the world of fine wines.

Since Henri Lurton took over in 1992, he has made it his mission to produce the best possible wine, reinforcing Brane’s position as a second classified growth in 1855. The result is a fine wine that perfectly expresses its remarkable terroir.

The rainfall marked this vintage. Despite their very low yields and their natural precocity, Merlots did not provide a sufficient level of quality, hence their historically low proportion in the Brane-Cantenac blend. Conversely, thanks to the precocity of the Brane plateau, the Cabernet Sauvignon was able to achieve good quality on this 2013 vintage.

For more info, visit Château Brane-Cantenac website.

VARIETALS
84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2013 – Download Tasting Note

2018 – Download Tasting Note

2021 – Download Tasting Note

Château Cantenac Brown Margaux Grand Cru Classé AOC

2021

Château Cantenac Brown Margaux Grand Cru Classé AOC

At the beginning of the 19th century, John-Lewis Brown (1769-1851), bought a vineyard and designed in the village of Cantenac, a traditional Tudor style château, reminding him of his Scottish origins. His name is forever linked to the Grand Cru Classé. After the 1855 Grand Cru Classification, Louis Armand Lalande (1820-1894), Bordeaux winemerchant and owner of several estates in Médoc, extended the building. Surrounded by a remarkable British style park, Château Cantenac Brown is since then among the most original in Médoc and of the wines to watch out for, getting better vintage after vintage.

The 2021 vintage will remain in memory as a year that constantly tested the ability to adapt to varying weather conditions. The good weather (except for a few scattered showers), accompanied the harvest, cold and dry, perfect for the Cabernets. Good things come to those who wait…

For more info, visit Château Cantenac Brown website.

VARIETALS
73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot

VINTAGE

2021 – Download Tasting Note

Château Giscours Grand Cru Classé AOC

2014

Château Giscours Grand Cru Classé AOC

Château Giscours is one of the largest properties in the Médoc. The vineyard’s soil consists of gravel on sandy-gravelly subsoil. The exceptional terroir benefits from all of the factors necessary for the production of high quality wines: good orientation, very warm soil in the spring, root permeability, fertility, and regulation of the water supply in the summer. After family and financial difficulties, the property was taken over by Dutch businessman Eric Albada-Jelgersma in 1995. Since then, under the management of the enthusiast Alexander Van Beek, who has accomplished huge work both in the vines and cellar, the château has been brought back to former glory.

Giscours’ wines are concentrated, generous and rich, with well-integrated tannins. Particularly seductive when young, they have a potential to age for several years in good vintages.

For more info, visit Château Giscours website.

VARIETALS
70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot 10% Petit Verdot

VINTAGE
2014

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Château Kirwan Margaux Grand Cru Classé AOC

2019, 2020

Château Kirwan Margaux Grand Cru Classé AOC

Château Kirwan is an estate located in Cantenac, not far from the city of Bordeaux and the river Garonne, in a terroir where man and nature have been living together harmoniously for hundreds of years.
The Château, built in 1751, was one of the few Medoc properties that Thomas Jefferson, the future third President of the United States, visited on his Bordeaux wine tasting trip in France and mentioned in his diaries written in 1780. Mark Kirwan passed away in 1815 and over the centuries it passed from hand to hand through several owners, until, during the early years of the twentieth century, it was acquired by a family of “negociant”, the Schyler and Schroder, which moved to Bordeaux in 1738 and still in business today.
With 40 hectares divided into 46 parcels that wind within the territory of the AOC Margaux, it is clear and obvious how the keystone of this Château, over the years, has always been the terroir and its strong identity. Its wines have a characteristic soft, gentle attack, followed by a very Margaux lacework of flavours. Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot provide Kirwan’s main wine with a multi-layered structure that is very big, tempered by the roundness of the Merlot and the delicate elegance of the Cabernet Franc.

The 2019 joins the list of sumptuous vintages ending in the number 9. Throughtout the growing season, the vinse enjoyed smooth, calm conditions. A perfect balance between the amount of foliage and the quantity of grapes was observed in this vintage.

For more info, visit Château Kirwan website.

VARIETALS
59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petit Verdot, 1% Carménère

VINTAGE
2019 – Download Tasting Note

2020 – Download Tasting Note

Château Lascombes Margaux Grand Cru Classé AOC

2018

Château Lascombes Margaux Grand Cru Classé AOC

From the 17th century to the present day, ten generations of owners have followed one another and have left their mark on the history of Château Lascombes. A destiny marked by colorful characters who all worked for the excellence of Château Lascombes wines.

An alliance of power and elegance, smoothness and tannic richness, Château Lascombes is a complex wine. Young, its deep robe is still impressive. The palate combines finesse and softness with a grain of very noble tannins. Over the years, you have to rediscover Château Lascombes to fully appreciate its aromatic complexity and see its structure evolve, becoming more and more suave.

Depth, complexity and graceful power characterise this vintage, which reveals all its qualities after long ageing in the bottle. Predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, it represents the Médoc’s winemaking tradition and embodies the great classicism of Margaux.

For more info, visit Château Lascombes website.

VARIETALS
55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Petit-Verdot

VINTAGE
2018

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Château Lascombes Margaux Grand Cru Classé AOC

2019, 2016

Château Lascombes Margaux Grand Cru Classé AOC

From the 17th century to the present day, ten generations of owners have followed one another and have left their mark on the history of Château Lascombes. A destiny marked by colorful characters who all worked for the excellence of Château Lascombes wines.

An alliance of power and elegance, smoothness and tannic richness, Château Lascombes is a complex wine. Young, its deep robe is still impressive. The palate combines finesse and softness with a grain of very noble tannins. Over the years, you have to rediscover Château Lascombes to fully appreciate its aromatic complexity and see its structure evolve, becoming more and more suave.

Depth, complexity and graceful power characterise this vintage, which reveals all its qualities after long ageing in the bottle. Predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, it represents the Médoc’s winemaking tradition and embodies the great classicism of Margaux.

For more info, visit Château Lascombes website.

VARIETALS
50% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon 3% Petit-Verdot

VINTAGE
2016 – Download Tasting Note

2019 – Download Tasting Note

Château Palmer, Margaux Grand Cru Classé AOC

2017

Château Palmer, Margaux Grand Cru Classé AOC

Château Palmer stands as an icon of elegance and sophistication within the illustrious Margaux appellation of Bordeaux. With a history dating back over two centuries, this esteemed estate has consistently produced wines of extraordinary quality and distinction. Situated on gravelly soils, Château Palmer’s vineyards yield grapes that embody the unique terroir of Margaux, resulting in wines celebrated for their finesse, complexity, and age-worthiness. Embracing tradition while embracing innovation, Château Palmer remains a beacon of excellence in the world of wine, captivating enthusiasts with its unwavering commitment to craftsmanship and the timeless allure of its wines.

Carrying a unique style, already magnificent, Château Palmer 2017 will sublime over time, imbued with this depth and nobility that only the Grands Crus have the secret.

For more info, visit Château Palmer website.

VARIETALS
54% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot

VINTAGE
2017

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Château Prieuré-Lichine Margaux Grand Cru Classé AOC

2019

Château Prieuré-Lichine Margaux Grand Cru Classé AOC

Château Prieuré-Lichine’s history is an amazing mix of different eras and styles. From the Roman origins of the property to its rebirth under the Ballande group, 500 years of historic figures and events at this estate have combined to forge its special spirit, perfectly embodied by the Pope of Wine, Alexis Lichine.

Voluptuous and classic, the Grand Cru Classé of Château Prieuré-Lichine fully expresses the fine characteristics of its terroir with the elegance, subtely and breeding of great Margaux wines.

In 2019, the great terroirs of the Chateau Prieure-Lichine vineyards once again express their complementarity and announce aromatic, full-bodied and velvety wines, characteristic of Margaux.

For more info, visit Château Prieuré-Lichine website.

VARIETALS
62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot

VINTAGE

2019 – Download Tasting Note

Château Soussans Margaux

2020

Château Soussans Margaux

Vignobles Jean Sorge are home to the cru bourgeois Château Deyrem-Valentin and its little sister, Château Soussans. The estates nestle between two grands crus classés and date back to 1730. Christelle Sorge is now in charge and she continues on a path of tradition married with innovation to provide wines of ever increasing quality to lovers of Margaux everywhere.

For more info, visit Château Soussans website.

VARIETALS
50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot

VINTAGE
2020

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