Appellations

Durfort Vivens 2022

Margaux, Second Growth

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Tasting Notes

Inky, plenty of depth, a gorgeous Durfort Vivens, full of tension and personality, waves of peonies, roses, cassis, rises through the marked by black spices, dark cocoa bean and slate, graphite and crayon. 70% new oak, 30% amphoras, Gonzague Lurton owner

Score: 96 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2029-2044 Date: 06 March 2025

The 2022 Durfort-Vivens is a heady, explosive wine. Ample and creamy, the 2022 is seriously impressive. The blend is 84% Cabernet Sauvignon and 16% Merlot, a bit more Merlot than normal. That seems to have filled out the mid-palate, adding a level of juiciness that is quite complementary to the wine's underlying structure. Inky dark fruit, new leather, menthol, licorice and lavender build into a finish that is both opulent and virile. Ageing was 16 months, 70% in new oak and 30% in amphora.

Score: 96 Antonio Galloni, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2032-2052 Date: 28 January 2025

The 2022 Château Durfort-Vivens showed brilliantly and is a seriously good wine in the making. Vinified at Brane-Cantenac and aging in 60% new oak, with 40% in amphora, it has a pure, focused, medium to full-bodied style as well as both red and black fruits, some violet and floral nuances, nicely integrated oak, and a great finish. This is one of those wines that builds with time in the glass, and it should clearly be outstanding, if not truly exceptional.

Score: 94 - 96 Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Date: 05 October 2023

Proprietor Gonzague Lurton decided not to show me the Durfort-Vivens from barrel, though he welcomed others. That is his prerogative, and it is one that I respect.

Score: - Neal Martin, Inside Bordeaux Date: 16 May 2023

A blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon and 16% Merlot, the 2022 Durfort Vivens is a lovely wine that wafts from the glass with aromas of minty dark berries, sweet plums, licorice and burning embers. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and layered, it's rich and concentrated, with a deep and lively core of fruit framed by sweet, powdery tannins.

Score: 93 - 96 William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Date: 28 April 2023

The quality of the tannins are pure velvet yet so, so fine in texture. Medium to full body with a weightless presence and beautiful heart. Rose stem and other flowers. 84% cabernet sauvignon and 16% merlot. From biodynamically grown grapes. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification.

Score: 96 - 97 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Date: 13 April 2023