Chateau Labegorce Margaux
94pointsJane Anson · 2020 vintage- Region
- France, Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Margaux
- Grapes
- 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot
- Color
- Red
- Vintages
- 2020, 2015
- Mevushal
- No
- Supervision
- OU; Rabbi Its’hak Katz Kehal Yereim Paris Chareidi
Scores by vintage
15 scores of 90 points and above across 2 vintages.
A dark, sumptuous beauty.Vinous · A. Galloni, 93
- 94Jeff Leve2020
- 93Decanter2020
- 93Jeb Dunnuck2020
- 93The Wine Independent2020
- 93Vinous · A. Galloni2020
- 92–93James Suckling2020Barrel
- 91Wine Advocate2020
3 more scores for 2020
- 93Alexandre Ma2020
- 93Yves Beck2020
- 91Le Figaro Vin2020
- 93Wine Advocate2015
- 92Vinous · A. Galloni2015
- 90Decanter2015
Scores are for the vintages we carry. Ranges are barrel-sample scores given before bottling.
Expert Notes
“Barrel Sample. This beautiful wine, full of great fruit and balanced dusty tannins. It is ripe and stylish, with all the elements in place. it should mature well." -Wine Enthusiast
Tasting Notes
Color is dark and almost impenetrable purple with exuberant nose ripe blackberries, black plums, sweet tobacco as well as toasted oak and vanilla. This is a delicious, very well made, firmly structured, modem, sexy, Parker style Margaux.
Food Pairing
Classic meat dishes, veal, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken. Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, salmon, mushrooms and pasta as well as cheese.
Serve at 17 to 18°C (63 to 65°F). Decant young vintages for an hour.
The Region
Margaux is an important appellation in the Haut-Médoc district of Bordeaux, southwestern France. Located 25 kilometers (15 miles) north of the city of Bordeaux, the appellation is famous for producing supple, perfumed wines, predominantly from Cabernet Sauvignon. The Margaux appellation contains 21 cru classé properties from the 1855 Bordeaux Classification (20 of which still exist), more than any other Left Bank appellation. It is also, geographically speaking, the largest in the Médoc, and is divided into five communes or parishes. In the north, Soussans borders Pauillac. It boasts no cru classé wines, unlike the commune of Margaux to its south.
The Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon – Merlot wines are made from two of the world's most famous and most widely grown wine grapes. The pair form the foundation of many of the great wines of Bordeaux, where this classic blend (often dubbed "Bordeaux Blend") is thought to have originated. For centuries, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot have been the quintessential Bordeaux wine grapes, but their fame and popularity have now taken them far beyond the banks of the Garonne, Dordogne and Gironde, to the furthest reaches of the wine world.
