Margaux Bordeaux Wine Guide, Producer, Chateaux Listings, Character

Margaux Bordeaux Wine

Margaux Bordeaux Wine Guide pages offers a history of the appellation, a look at the character and style of the best wines from the Margaux appellation, producer and chateaux listings with links to pages on every important property in the Margaux, Bordeaux wine region with wine tasting notes, histories of the properties, images, technical information, Bordeaux wine buying tips, ratings and reviews for all the top wines and chateau from the Margaux appellation.

In this Margaux Bordeaux wine guide, you’ll discover the best Bordeaux wines from Margaux that marry power with elegance and silky tannins and sensuous textures. Flavors of ripe dark berries, truffles, tobacco, cassis and violets are the signature of the wines from this region in the southern area of the Medoc.The best wines often have great purity of fruit with textures of silk and velvet. The Bordeaux wines of Margaux, just like those from every wine region come in a variety of shapes, sizes, styles and prices. Generally speaking, the wines of Margaux marry refinement with elegance and floral characteristics.

If you want to read about other Bordeaux wine producers in different Bordeaux appellations: Links to all Bordeaux Wine Producer Profiles If you are interested in learning more about Bordeaux wine, we offer numerous articles on everything about Bordeaux wine, from a history of the Bordeaux region and the famous 1855 Classification, the grapes used to produce Bordeaux wine and even vintage summaries, covering Bordeaux wine from 1900 to today: All About Bordeaux Wine Guide

Map of Margaux Bordeaux Chateau

The links located to the left of the page lead to all the top Margaux wines and their producers. You can read wine tasting notes , detailed  profiles and histories of the estates, details on the wines, wine making, soils and other important information, as well as view images of the following top Bordeaux value wine producers:

It could be argued that prior to 2000, Margaux was a region known as much for its great terroir, and reputation than it was for the number of chateaux that were under performing based on their potential.  By 2009, that was no longer the case for the Margaux appellation. Improvements in the Left Bank vineyards and wine making techniques, coupled with the desire to produce the best wines possible from Margaux have sparked numerous chateaux to wake from their deep sleep.  Consumers have not had so many high quality Margaux wines to chose from for more than 100 years! In fact, the wines of Margaux are so consistently good, I think the appellation has never made wines of this level of quality in the history of the appellation! Chateau Rauzan Segla, Chateau Malescot St. Exupery and Chateau Brane Cantenac are all producing the best wines in their history, as is Chateau d’Issan!  While Chateau Palmer has not had a down period since the 1990′s, since 2000 and definitely following the 2004 vintage, they have been remarkably consistent and continue making some of the best wines in their, distinguished history as well! That being said, there are other Classified Growths in Margaux that would be demoted or declassified, should another classification take place. Interestingly, the Margaux appellation is probably home to the widest array of obscure, 1855 Classified Growths as well.

The Margaux appellation was the first Bordeaux area cultivated for vineyards. There is evidence that the Romans planted grapes in the area almost 2,000 years ago. The famed roman poet Ausonious poetically called the region Marojallia, which is where the winery known as Marojallia, found its name.

Margaux with 1,355 hectares under vine is just slightly smaller than St. Estephe, making it the second largest, major appellation in the Medoc. The Margaux appellation is famous for a multitude of reasons. Maybe it is has something to do with knowing a total of 21 chateaux were included in the original 1855 classification. While Chateau Margaux deservedly rules the appellation as it is a wine of true, First growth quality, the Margaux region is rich in 1855 Classified Growths.  The commune features: 1 First Growth, 5 Second Growths, 10 Third Growths, 4 Fourth Growths, 2 Fifth Growths and an array of good quality Cru Bourgeois chateaux.

Margaux is the largest appellation in Bordeaux. Being the most southern region, it is also the warmest area in the Medoc. Fruit is usually picked a little earlier in Margaux for that reason.  The Left Bank appellation is the home to 5 unique areas; Margaux, Soussans, Arsac, Labarde and Cantenac.
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The main grapes planted in this region are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. While some Cabernet Franc,  Petit Verdot and Malbec are planted here as well, they are not the stars of the show. White wines are also made by some Margaux chateau owners. The wines are a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semilion. The grapes are grown outside the Margaux appellation. The terroir of Margaux features soils with large deposits of gravel, limestone with pebbles, stones, rocks and clay. Because the soils are often thin and cannot easily hold water, the vines are forced to dig deep into the soil for nourishment. The specific terroir is what gives Margaux wines their elegance and intense, floral character, which is often compared to violets.