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Château Durfort-Vivens
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2021
Château Durfort-Vivens (Margaux)
Red currants and cassis with a touch of flowers are in the nose. Medium-bodied, bright, fresh and juicy, there is a crispness to the red berries on the crunchy palate. The wine is a blend of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Merlot, representing the highest percentage of Cabernet ever placed in the blend in the history of the property. 12.9% ABV. Drink from 2024-2039. 91-93 3,595 Views Tasted May 20, 2022 |
2019
Château Durfort-Vivens (Margaux)
Flowers, cherries, and tobacco show easily on the nose. The wine is medium-bodied, elegant, fresh, clean, and pure, with silky tannins and a vibrancy that give the perfect amount of lift for the sweet, soft, red fruits. Give this a few years in the cellar and it will be just great to enjoy for 2 or more decades. The wine is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot. The wine is aged in a combination of new and used French oak barrels with 30% of the wine aged in clay amphora. Drink from 2025-2050. 6,005 Views Tasted Jul 8, 2022 |
2017
Château Durfort-Vivens (Margaux)
Better in the bottle than in cask, the wine is forward, medium-bodied, elegant, fresh, forward and expresses a nice sense of purity in its red fruits. 3,683 Views Tasted May 14, 2020This is an elegant, lighter styled, red berry-oriented wine with good purity of fruit, a lot of bright acidty and leafy, floral notes. 1,858 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2018 |
2016
Château Durfort-Vivens (Margaux)
What a difference a vintage makes! Showing deep color with lush, supple textures, flesh and finesse, the wine is wrought with sweet, polished, ready berries, freshness, length, complexity and depth. Produced from a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc, this is best wine I've ever tasted from Durfort Vivens! 4,653 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
2015
Château Durfort-Vivens (Margaux)
Medium-bodied, elegant, fresh and forward with sweet, fresh, dark cherries and cassis from start to finish. 88 - 90 Pts 4,005 Views Tasted Apr 21, 2016 |
2014
Château Durfort-Vivens (Margaux)
Medium-bodied with a bright, red berry piquancy, this wine has multifaceted character of salty, soft, sweet and tart red fruits. 86-88 Pts 2,283 Views Tasted Apr 22, 2015 |
2013
Château Durfort-Vivens (Margaux)
With oak and dark berries, this medium-bodied wine offers more concentration than expected with a slightly dry, spicy finish filled with dark cherries. 87-89 Pts 3,100 Views Tasted Apr 20, 2014 |
2012
Château Durfort-Vivens (Margaux)
Elegant in style with medium body, cherries and earth in the profile, this is a lighter, classic style of wine that should drink well on release. 87-90 Pts 2,630 Views Tasted Apr 25, 2013 |
2011
Château Durfort-Vivens (Margaux)
From an assemblage of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc, the wine will be aged in 45% new oak. Medium-bodied with cassis and cherry, the wine is fresh, but short and drying in the red berry finish. 87-89 Pts 3,204 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2012 |
2010
Château Durfort-Vivens (Margaux)
Durfort Vivens From an assemblage of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, (Which is almost identical to the blend in 2009) this medium bodied, soft, cassis and red plum wine is elegantly styled and should drink well within a few years of release. 89-91 Pts 3,172 Views Tasted Apr 22, 2011 |
2009
Château Durfort-Vivens (Margaux)
2009 Durfort Vivens is medium ruby. Blackberry and cassis scents fill the nose of this medium bodied wine. Although it has fresh, attractive flavors, the wine lacks concentration and structure. Made from a blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc, this should drink well young. 88/90 Pts 4,498 Views Tasted Aug 26, 2010 |
2008
Château Durfort-Vivens (Margaux)
Medium-bodied, round, fresh, bright and lifted, the nose is more interesting with its ripe berry, earth and floral notes than on the palate, which is a bit short in the finish. 2,340 Views Tasted Aug 20, 2020 |
2006
Château Durfort-Vivens (Margaux)
Medium-bodied, firm, bright, fresh and crisp, the wine is better on the earthy, cherry, currant, tobacco and leafy nose, than on the sharp, bright, savory, crunchy palate. 4,260 Views Tasted Oct 28, 2021 |
2005
Château Durfort-Vivens (Margaux)
A lighter style of Margaux, with a focus on fresh red fruits, this is medium bodied, soft textured, bright, earthy and ready to drink. 4,822 Views Tasted Aug 3, 2014 |
2004
Château Durfort-Vivens (Margaux)
Bright, crisp, red fruits, light in color and concentration, this fully mature wine is better on the nose than the palate. 6,942 Views Tasted Jan 4, 2015 |
2000
Château Durfort-Vivens (Margaux)
Light ruby in color, this delicate style of Margaux shows spice, earth and tobacco note, ending in a light cherry finish. Already fully mature, this requires drinking. 6,739 Views Tasted Jun 24, 2010 |