In Bond Fine Wine. 2019 Château Labegorce, Margaux, Bordeaux, France. Cru bourgeois • Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 93/100 (NM). Drinking window: 2024+. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Bordering Chateau Lascombes and the great Chateau Margaux, Chateau Labegorce is one of the most beautiful and best situated estates in Margaux. Labegorce has a rich history dating back to the 14th century but has really excelled in recent vintages thanks to significant modernisation under the Perrodo family. Well made and magnificent value for a Margaux of Classed Growth quality.
Jeb Dunnuck (JD) — 93–95/100 · JebDunnuck.com, 30/06/2020 · Drink 2020-2040
Quintessential Margaux notes of red and blue fruits, sandalwood, flowery incense, and baking spices emerge from the 2019 Chateau Lab'gorce. Medium to full-bodied, it has a plush, sexy texture, sweet tannins, and a great finish. A final blend of 46% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc, and a splash of Petit Verdot that was raised in 40% new French oak, it's going to have loads of upf…
Jane Anson (JA) — 94/100 · Inside Bordeaux, 2023-03-22 · Drink 2025-2040
A brilliant wine with heart and personality. This captures so much Left Bank signature, as is often the case with Labégorce. Slate texture, grippy tannins that tug through the palate, holding tight to the brambled blackberry and cassis fruits laced with hawthorn and raspberry leaf. Great quality. 33% new oak. Harvest September 19 to October 12, technical director Marjolaine de Coninck.
Jane Anson (JA) — 92/100 · Decanter.com, 20/05/2020 · Drink 2025-2040
The largest of the Perrodo estates in Margaux, this is a little heavier set and muscular than the Marquis d'Alesme, extremely accomplished and majoring on coffee beans and tobacco alongside blackcurrant fruits. Enjoyable, a little less signature Margaux that its sibling property but this is a delicious gourmet-edged wine, and a brilliant (relatively) value choice in the appellation.