Margaux · vintage 2020
Why this vintage
- 94/100 from James Sucklingand 6 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2020 vintage in MargauxAn early, hot year, with a harvest under pressure: a dense, juicy classic, ripe without heaviness.
Critic scores
- James Suckling94
- Jeb Dunnuck94
- Decanter94
- Vinous93
- Wine Enthusiast93
- Wine Advocate90-92
- Wine Spectator92
The 2020 vintage in Margaux
Vintage benchmark: 94/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: An early, hot year, with a harvest under pressure: a dense, juicy classic, ripe without heaviness.
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 1762 vintage is a deep color with purple reflections. Rich bouquet, with floral notes of blackberry, dark chocolate, bitter orange and licorice. The palate is full, round and creamy. We find the flavors of small black fruits on a mocha finish.
Blend of the 2020 vintage
- 50 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 45 % Merlot
- 5 % Petit verdot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2020 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 2020 sheet
- 35 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Plot vinification in thermo-regulated concrete, wood and stainless steel vats filled by gravity without pumping. Cold pre-fermentation macerations, alcoholic fermentation with natural yeasts, punching down, sulphite-free vinification.
Ageing
12 months in French oak barrels and concrete vats
Terroir
40 ha of deep gravel typical of Margaux, with pockets of clay deeper down, consisting of three types of terroir: peyrosols (gravel and pebbles), luvisols (thick sand and gravel soil with clay particles), podzosols (leached soil that contribute to the wines' complexity).
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Texts and documents 2020
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Visuals
For this vintage, the media library contains: packshots. 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 28, 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.