Margaux · vintage 2015
Why this vintage
- 94/100 from James Sucklingand 5 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2015 vintage in MargauxA hot summer tempered by August rains gave expansive wines, with rounded tannins and generous fruit.
Critic scores
- James Suckling94
- Wine Enthusiast94
- Vinous93
- Jeb Dunnuck93
- Wine Advocate92
- Wine Spectator92
The 2015 vintage in Margaux
Vintage benchmark: 93/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A hot summer tempered by August rains gave expansive wines, with rounded tannins and generous fruit.
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 2015 vintage
- 60 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 33 % Merlot
- 7 % Petit verdot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2015 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, petit verdot — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2015 sheet
- 35 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Plot vinification in thermo-regulated concrete, wood and stainless steel vats, filled by gravity without pumping. integral vinification in barrels.
Ageing
16 months in French oak barrels, 50% of which is new oak.
Terroir
Situated at the heart of the village of Margaux-Cantenac, Marquis de Terme lives up to its rank of Grand Cru Classé. Located on a central plateau, its 40 hectares of gravel soils typical of Margaux are planted with noble varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot, which have made the international reputation of the wines of the Médoc. When Margaux and its terroir are mentioned, the first words that come to mind are elegance, finesse and delicacy. The appellation also counts the largest number of Grands Crus Classés, among them Château Marquis de Terme.
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Texts and documents 2015
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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.