Margaux · vintage 2024
Why this vintage
- 93-94 from James SucklingBarrel-sample tasting range. And 2 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2024 vintage in MargauxA rainy spring and a difficult flowering reduced the crop; the dry October saved fine, light, easy-drinking wines.
Critic scores
- James Suckling93-94
- Vinous92-94
- Decanter91
The 2024 vintage in Margaux
Vintage benchmark: 87/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A rainy spring and a difficult flowering reduced the crop; the dry October saved fine, light, easy-drinking wines.
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 2024 vintage stands out for its deep color, its juicy fruit with notes of blackcurrant and blackberry, and its refined floral notes. On the palate, freshness combines with fine tannins and an elegant minerality. Petit Verdot brings a distinctive spicy touch to this vibrant and harmonious wine.
Blend of the 2024 vintage
- 70 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 18 % Petit verdot
- 10 % Merlot
- 2 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2024 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 2024 sheet
- 16 hl/haYield
Winemaking
Plot-by-plot vinification.
Alcoholic fermentation with the vineyard's indigenous yeasts.
Maceration at a temperature between 22°C and 24°C.
Light, gentle extraction.
3 weeks of vatting. No additives throughout the entire winemaking process.
Ageing
16-18 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 2024
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Texts and documents 2024
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Visuals
For this vintage, the media library contains: labels. High-definition packshots, labels, back labels and lifestyle photos are reserved for clients and partners, on the Compagnie Médocaine’s VinCod media library.
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.