Vinous – Antonio Galloni – 96-98/100
The 2023 Giscours is the very best wine I have ever tasted here. Giscours has been knocking on the door of Bordeaux’s elite for a few years now. Two thousand twenty-three is the year in which Giscours joins the region’s big boys and girls. A towering, majestic Margaux, the 2023 dazzles from start to finish. What a wine!

Vinous – Neil Martin – 92-95/100
The 2023 Durfort-Vivens is a very pretty, understated wine. In 2023, Durfort is marked by a brighter profile than usual: red fruit, blood orange and flowers. Medium in body and persistent, with good energy and very fine balance, the 2023 is promising. Even though it’s showing a touch of oak at this stage, this layered and sumptuous offering is showing well.

Vinous – Antonio Galloni – 94-96/100
The 2023 Brane-Cantenac is a sensual, silky wine. There’s plenty of depth and structure behind that, but the first impression is most definitely one of elegance. Crushed flowers, spice and dried herbs meld into a core of super-expressive, dark, red-toned fruit. The 100% new oak is impeccably balanced within the wine’s frame. Brane-Cantenac remains one of the best relative values in Bordeaux, or anywhere, for that matter. This is a fine effort from proprietor Henri Lurton and his team. Tasted two times.

Vinous – Antonio Galloni – 91-93/100
The 2023 Dauzac is a racy, heady wine. Although by no means the last word in complexity, Dauzac offers plenty of immediacy and overall appeal. Red/purplish-hued fruit, spice and floral notes open effortlessly. Dauzac is pretty intense texturally but not overdone, as it was a few years ago. It’s a stylish Margaux to enjoy over the next 15-20 years.

Vinous – Neil Martin – 89-91/100
The 2023 La Gurgue suffered a bit of frost on the Petit Verdot but was not touched by mildew, according to Claire Villars-Lurton. Picked at 25hL/ha, it has a crisp and pure bouquet with black cherries and a touch of violet—focused and delineated, though not complex. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy black fruit, just a slight and actually welcome bitterness surfacing toward the saline finish. This is kind of an old-school Margaux, and I like that.

Vinous – Antonio Galloni – 93-95/100
The 2023 d’Issan is a powerful, dense wine, especially for a property where the wines tend to be more understated. A rich, muscular Margaux, the 2023 d’Issan exudes intensity in all of its dimensions. Readers will have to be patient, as the 2023 is going to need a number of years to shed some of its considerable baby fat. Dried herbs, tobacco, incense and bold, dark-toned fruit flow into the deep, resonant finish.

Vinous – Antonio Galloni – 91-93/100
The 2023 du Tertre is deep, powerful and resonant right out of the gate. Dark-toned fruit, chocolate, lavender, mocha and dried herbs are broadly sketched. This heady, layered Margaux is certainly not shy. All it could use is a bit more polish in its contours.

Vinous – Antonio Galloni – 93-95/100
The 2023 Alter Ego is plump, juicy and super-expressive. Soft, silky tannins enshroud a core of plum, red cherry, spice, menthol and mocha. All the elements are so nicely balanced. A burst of red-toned fruit and spice lingers on a finish lifted by bright acids. This is such a sensual Alter Ego.

Eigendom van de Familie Pagès. Romige, ronde en zachte Médoc. Soepele tannines en volfruitige smaak.

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot en Petit Verdot. Prijs kwaliteit een mooie wijn met een subtiel boeket van rood fruit en zachte aromatische intensiteit, in harmonie met de neus (zwart fruit). Mooi schoolvoorbeeld binnen de Médoc regio met mooi geraffineerde tannines.

Vinous – Neil Martin – 88-90/100
The 2023 Noaillac doesn’t quite deliver the complexity I noted in recent vintages, though there is pleasant tertiary black fruit with a light estuarine influence. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. It’s nicely balanced with flavors of blackcurrant and black plum, with just a touch of piquancy on the finish. This should be fine once bottled.

Vinous – Antonio Galloni – 88-90/100
The 2023 Citran is a soft, fruity wine to drink over the next decade or so while the red-toned fruit retains its youthful energy. Pretty floral overtones perk up the finish nicely.

Vinous – Antonio Galloni – 92-94/100
The 2023 La Lagune is a serious wine, but it is also quite backward. Dark red cherry, plum, spice, leather and dried herbs open with some coaxing. The 2023 is going to need time to come together. Its aromatic intensity and overall persistence suggest it has a bright future. Tasted two times.

Vinous – Antonio Galloni – 88-90/100
The 2023 Cantemerle is a deep, potent wine. A blast of dark plum, blackberry, mocha, grilled herbs, gravel and lavender make a strong first impression. The aromatics and overall structure are quite appealing, although I find the tannins a touch bruising at this stage. A long, sustained finish compensates to some degrees. Tasted two times.

Vinous – Antonio Galloni – 90-92/100
The 2023 Les Grands Chenes is soft, round and enveloping, Silky tannins wrap around a core of black fruit, gravel, spice, menthol, dried herbs and mocha. Most of the wine is now aged in a combination of terra cotta, neutral oak and tank, which really seems to exalt the brightness of fruit in this Merlot-based blend.

Vinous – Neil Martin – 92-94/100
The 2023 Clos Manou has a clean and precise nose of earthy black fruit, with touches of freshly rolled tobacco following through with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied and finely proportioned, with gentle grip and a keen line of acidity. There is a build in the mouth absent in many of its peers, as well as unquestionably greater persistency. Excellent.

Vinous – Antonio Galloni – 91-93/100
The 2023 Potensac is a seriously beautiful wine that shows just how complex and nuanced wines from this property can be. Crushed flowers, spice, red/purplish fruit, rose petal and mint are some of the notes that lift from the glass. Bright saline tones underpin the mid-palate and finish. This is one of the most complete young Potensacs I can recall tasting.