Best Margaux 2018 wines: A ‘highlight’ of en primeur

Beautifully rich even on the nose, this makes you smile from the first moment. On the palate things are intense and concentrated, as you might...

This is extremely powerful, with high tannin levels that are beautifully velvety and a real presence that is going to need a good 15 years...

I very much enjoyed this en primeur and I am happy to see it living up to billing. There is real nuance here, with a...

Well-balanced, fleshed out by redcurrant, raspberry and black cherry fruits. There is tannic build-up, gently layering but adding up to quite the wall at this...

Deep and generous blackberry fruits and rich chocolate, there is good balance here with depth and interest and a ton of flavour. Really good stuff,...

Brushed damson, fine but firm tannins, lots of dark deep fruits and powerful oak that slightly detracts from appellation typicity. This is confident and good-quality...

This has a lot of elegance even though it is a powerful wine; there is a lovely lifting freshness through the palate along with ripples...

I loved this en primeur and love it now, in its concentration and depth but also its ability to rise towards the finish and keep...

A more serious version of the Clos Margalaine, this is more typically Margaux, showing real juiciness, freshness and appeal, with good persistency. It's good quality...

Power, character and succulence abound with well-handled cassis and damson fruits. This is good-quality with chocolate shavings, silky tannins and a heavily spiced finish. A...

Vibrant purple in colour with clear fruit aromatics of redcurrant and raspberry, this has vibrancy and lift and is full of life. The juicy fruit...

There was no Angludet last year because of frost, so it's good to see it back in 2018. It's making a sterling return, even if...

Confident and balanced. This is enjoyable, with enough graphite and chocolate shavings to ensure a gourmet take on the vintage, but not going over the...

Despite being right next door, this stands above sibling estate Pouget in 2018. It demonstrates excellent freshness, with sculpted dark fruits, good balance and a...

Youthful, plush and opulent, boasting concentrated aromas of ripe black berry fruit, violet lift and fresh cedar oak spice. The well-structured palate supports fleshy black...

The dark and serious fruit here is less exuberant than some and heads towards a more intellectual take on the vintage, possibly due to the...