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Château Margaux 2018
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Château Margaux 2018 is a red wine from Margaux, France, made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. In Maison Apéro’s structured tasting profile, the quality is “Outstanding” and the readiness for drinking is “Can drink, with potential”.
- Producer
- Château Margaux
- Region
- Margaux · France
- Vintage
- 2018
About Château Margaux 2018
What grapes is Château Margaux 2018 made from?
Château Margaux 2018 is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc.
Where does Château Margaux 2018 come from?
Château Margaux 2018 comes from Margaux, France. It is made by Château Margaux.
How does Château Margaux 2018 taste?
In Maison Apéro’s structured tasting profile, Château Margaux 2018 is recorded with these levels — Sweetness: Dry; Acidity: Medium+; Tannin: High; Alcohol: High; Body: Full; Flavour intensity: Pronounced; Finish: Long. Aromas: Floral, Black fruit, Red fruit, Mineral, Spice, Oak, Bottle age (red).
When should you drink Château Margaux 2018?
In Maison Apéro’s structured tasting profile, the readiness for drinking of Château Margaux 2018 is “Can drink, with potential”.
Château Margaux, a Premier Grand Cru Classé in the 1855 classification, stands as the benchmark for fragrance, structural poise, and longevity in the Médoc. Sourced from deep gravel mounds overlooking the Gironde, the grand vin reflects predominantly old-vine Cabernet Sauvignon blended with Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. The 2018 vintage combines a hot, sunny summer with classical terroir precision, producing an exceptionally concentrated yet graceful iteration.
Sensory & terroir profile
6-Axis Radar
3-Tier Aromas
Climate & Landscape
Schematic block diagram, not to scale: the top shows the relief and the front face a cross-section, coloured by soil and rock type.
- In Saint-Estèphe, Quaternary terraces rest on Eocene and Oligocene marls and limestones, which come to the surface mainly in the west of the commune; the jalles and esteys that drain the land towards the Gironde have cut the terraces into gravel croupes.
- On the croupes the soils are mainly sandy-gravel or clay-gravel; in the west, hard limestone is covered in places by sandy-gravel soils and thin rendzinas, and recent alluvium, the palus, lines the estuary.
- In Margaux the gravel terraces lie on the left bank of the Gironde; the gravel is thickest at the summit of the croupes and rests on a Tertiary limestone or clay-marl terrace.
- The climate is temperate and oceanic; the waters of the Atlantic and the Gironde regulate temperature.
- The subsoil of Saint-Estèphe rests on a limestone base of Ludian (Tertiary) age.
The Gironde estuary, the Landes forest and gravel mounds give the Médoc its temperate, well-drained vineyards.
The Gironde estuary and the ocean
Water on two sides moderates the climate: the estuary and the nearby Atlantic soften spring frost and summer extremes.
The Landes forest
The pine forest to the west shelters the vineyards from Atlantic winds.
Gravel croupes by the river
Gravel mounds near the estuary drain quickly and hold daytime warmth, helping Cabernet Sauvignon ripen.
Sources: Château Calon-Ségur — Unique terroir · Bordeaux Wines (CIVB)
Terroir at a glance
- Climate
- Temperate oceanic climate, moderated by the Atlantic and the Gironde INAO — Cahier des charges de l’appellation d’origine contrôlée « Margaux »