Why this vintage
- 95/100 from Decanterand 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
- Decanter95
- James Suckling94
- Vinous94
- Wine Enthusiast94
- Wine Advocate91-93
- Jeb Dunnuck92
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
- 68 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 28 % Merlot
- 3.5 % Petit verdot
- 0.5 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2023 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 2023 sheet
- 13.2 % vol.Alcohol
- 35 hl/haYield
Winemaking
Plot-by-plot vinification. Alcoholic fermentation with the vineyard's indigenous yeasts. Light, gentle extraction, at a temperature below 25°C. 3 weeks of vatting. No additives throughout the entire winemaking process.
Ageing
18 months, of which 40% in new barrels, 40% in one-year-old barrels, 20% in ovoid tanks and amphorae.
Terroir
24 hectares of deep gravel over limestone marl. In the heart of the Margaux appellation.
An offer on Château Ferrière 2023
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Texts and documents 2023
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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.