Château Marquis d'Alesme

Margaux 3ème Grand Cru Classé 2023

Bordeaux, France

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Style: Red	Drink from: 2032
ABV: %	Drink to: 2045
Packaging: OWC	Stock arriving: Spring 2026

Critic scores

91-93 NM, 93-95 AG, 92-93 JS, 94 JA

Critic reviews

"The 2023 Marquis d'Alesme Becker has a well-defined bouquet like its sibling Labégorce. It unfurls more slowly in the glass, revealing perfumed iris and violet scents interwoven into the black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with very pliant tannin. Slightly powdery in texture, it possesses fine weight and an expressive, lightly spiced finish. This is a well-crafted, modestly endowed Margaux, though this year I am more smitten by the Labégorce."
Neal Martin, April 2024, Vinous.com

"The 2023 Marquis d'Alesme is impressive. Raspberry jam, blood orange, white flowers, mint and lavender abound. Silky, elegant tannins wrap it all together in style. A closing burst of bright acids and lifted floral notes lends the last kick of resonance. Classy, elegant and polished, the 2023 is one of the best recent editions I have encountered. Tasted two times."
Antonio Galloni, April 2024, Vinous.com

"This has a fresh and juicy fruit character, showing currant and citrus-peel notes. It’s medium-bodied with firm, grainy tannins. Bright and chewy at the end."
James Suckling, April 2024, James Suckling.com