Margaux · vintage 2012
Why this vintage
- 92/100 from James Sucklingand 1 other score above 90/100.
- The 2012 vintage in MargauxA late cycle closing with rain gave an uneven vintage: the cabernets hold up, the merlots remain taut.
Critic scores
- James Suckling92
- Wine Enthusiast91
The 2012 vintage in Margaux
Vintage benchmark: 85/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A late cycle closing with rain gave an uneven vintage: the cabernets hold up, the merlots remain taut.
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.
Tasting
The nose of blackcurrant and vanilla offers a hint of woody notes. On the palate, one finds the beautiful freshness characteristic of Ferrière, along with power. The wine has great potential and needs time to reveal itself.
Blend of the 2012 vintage
- 68 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 30 % Merlot
- 2 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2012 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, petit verdot, cabernet franc — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2012 sheet
- 45 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Traditional, in concrete and wooden vats whose volumes are proportional to the plots, for 19 to 24 days.
Ageing
In barrels for 18 months. 40% new.
Terroir
24 hectares of deep gravel over limestone marl. In the heart of the Margaux appellation.
An offer on Château Ferrière 2012
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Texts and documents 2012
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Visuals
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Sheet checked on September 29, 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.