2022 Labegorce
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Tasting notes
Ripe strawberry, candied cherry and red plum notes mingle on the palate, while faint citrus peel, tea leaf and potpourri add a note of interest. While the alcohol stands out a bit, grippy, savoury tannins help to support and balance the weight of the fleshy, juicy fruit. There’s charming acidity here too, with an expressive brightness to the wine. Blend: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
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Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
More reviews and scores
The 2022 Labégorce has a more backward and introspective bouquet with earthy black fruit, tea leaves and bay leaf. The palate is medium-bodied with quite firm tannins, very classical in style and austere compared to other Margaux wines, with a very understated finish, which is possibly why I scored it lower. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting in London.
Tasted on multiple occasions, the inky-hued 2022 Château Labégorce (50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot) reveals a perfumed, intense nose of ripe black cherries, cassis, spicy oak, and violets. This carries to an exotic, full-bodied Margaux that brings beautiful purity, a supple, layered, elegant mouthfeel, polished tannins, and a great finish. It's a big, powerful wine that I wouldn't be surprised to see close down over the coming 3-4 years. It will evolve for at least two decades.
The 2022 Labégorce has quite an intense nose, armed with pure black cherry, boysenberry, cedar and pencil box aromas. It's perhaps less floral than its peers, with a nod toward Pauillac in style. The palate is medium-bodied and silky smooth, with saturated tannins and a keen line of acidity. Composed and sensual on the finish, this is a classy Margaux in the vein of Château Palmer. This is very impressive.
About the producer
Historically Château Labégorce was one of the largest estates in the Médoc. It was originally owned by the Grosse family (or Gorce – hence the name) whose ownership dates back to the 14th century.