Why this vintage
- 97/100 from James Sucklingand 5 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2023 vintage in MargauxJuly mildew followed by a hot September demanded strict selection: fleshy, aromatic wines, more approachable than 2022.
Critic scores
- James Suckling97
- Vinous97
- Jeb Dunnuck94-96
- Wine Enthusiast96
- Wine Advocate94-95
- Decanter93
The 2023 vintage in Margaux
Vintage benchmark: 91/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: July mildew followed by a hot September demanded strict selection: fleshy, aromatic wines, more approachable than 2022.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Margaux. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Blend of the 2023 vintage
Cabernet Sauvignon (92%), Merlot (8%)
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2023 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 83 % cabernet sauvignon, 13 % merlot, 3 % cabernet franc, 1 % muscadelle.
Figures from the 2023 sheet
- 13.7 % vol.Alcohol
- 35 hl/haYield
Winemaking
Plot-by-plot vinification. Alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts. One pump-over per day for gentle extraction. 21 days of maceration. No additives throughout the vinification phase.
Ageing
18 months, comprising 70% in new barrels, 30% amphorae.
Terroir
65 hectares of deep sandy to clay-rich gravels, in the communes of Margaux, Cantenac and Soussans in the Margaux appellation.
An offer on Château Durfort Vivens 2023
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Texts and documents 2023
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Visuals
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Sheet checked on September 21, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.