Margaux 2017 en primeur scores

Extremely elegant and finessed spicing on the nose, this has beautiful aromatics, and a seductive lead in. It has added some flesh and creaminess over...

Beautifully powerful and precise with great depth and character to the fruit, despite the austerity that is more evident now than it was during En...

A young wine that is showing beautifully well, with complexity and carefully placed fruit but not the depth and power of the bigger years. There...

A lovely wine that sits extremely prettily though the palate, with a seductive expression of florality and blackberry fruits. It's not as powerful as the...

Crisp aromas of raspberry, sour cherry, fresh herbs like tarragon and savoury notes. Well-handled fruit with chalky tannins.

This is the definition of a wine to buy in an off-vintage. It has the signature of the last few years, but in an early-drinking...

This is packed with black fruits, concentrated and hard to argue with. Great spice and coffee layers, tons of texture that builds to power and...

Cinnamon, saffron, black truffles, toasted oak, cedar and damson; this is definitely a pretty sexy take on the vintage. No doubt the extraction had to...

This has great concentration, with carefully balanced black fruits that are fleshy and inviting but unfussy. The berry size was a little bigger than last...

Deep and seductive nose of rich plums, cassis, cocoa powder, tar and smoke, with hints of fresh lavender. Generous, ample and juicy on the palate,...

This is rather lovely, with excellent aromatics and fine tannins with a feeling of flex and precision. There is no question that the fruit has...

Quite different fruit markers to the vintages on either side; a little more floral, a little more subtle, and certainly far more open. Great definition...

An excellent Labegorce, full of rich black fruits, textured and layered. A great success in the vintage, with a mouthwatering delivery that holds itself with...

Rich in colour, with spicy cinnamon and black pepper notes followed by a silky texture in the mouth with good persistency. It's a success in...

This is fairly austere on the attack, really pulled in, but then it opens with time in the glass. Excellent dark spicy cassis notes lead...

This is a little softer in expression than the intense delivery of the past two vintages, but still has extremely well-expressed red and black fruits,...

Hubert de Boüard is consultant at this estate - the Margaux offshoot of Cambon La Pelouse. Their main estate lost 30% to frost this year,...

This small estate of just 2ha is owned by Château Paloumey, and is located in the Cantenac commune on soils of fine gravel and sand...

Kirwan’s 37ha of vines, in 45 parcels, sit on the Cantenac plateau, overlooking Margaux. After fermentation in concrete vats in the new winery – completed...

The blends for the grand vin and second wine are similar this year. This is carefully presented, accomplished and precise, with fresh mint and peony...

Ripe nose of rich black fruits, blue flowers and spicy undertones of nutmeg and cedar. Generous and plump on the palate, creamy and slightly chewy.