Margaux · vintage 2017
Why this vintage
- 96-98 from Wine AdvocateBarrel-sample tasting range. And 3 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2017 vintage in MargauxApril frost cut the crop in half: the plots that were spared give fine, classic wines, and the vintage must be judged estate by estate.
Critic scores
- Wine Advocate96-98
- Wine Enthusiast95
- Vinous92
- Jeb Dunnuck91
The 2017 vintage in Margaux
Vintage benchmark: 85/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: April frost cut the crop in half: the plots that were spared give fine, classic wines, and the vintage must be judged estate by estate.
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
Elegant red colour. The nose offers aromas of berries, dried flowers and herbs, plum, liquorice, vanilla and peppery spices, with notes of cedar, tobacco, toast and coffee, followed by a mineral, earthy finish. The palate is dry, with a fresh opening and acidity, and ripe, elegant tannins. Savoury, persistent and mineral.
Blend of the 2017 vintage
- 75 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 20 % Merlot
- 5 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2017 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 56.79 % cabernet sauvignon, 19.08 % merlot, 14.21 % petit verdot, 9.91 % cabernet franc — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Winemaking
Traditional wood and concrete tanks Thermoregulation temperature control
Ageing
100% French oak barrels (fine grain and medium toast) Age of barrels 30% new oak Duration of ageing 12 - 15 months
Terroir
These are the terroirs of Margaux at their highest point, and one of the highest gravel rises in the Médoc. The light and sunshine that bathe the vines protect them from late spring frosts. A stream acting as natural drainage separates the two rises. From it the vine draws the freshness essential to its development, sheltered from excess water as much as from drought.
An offer on Les Hauts du Tertre 2017
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Texts and documents 2017
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Visuals
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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.