Chateau Margaux 2002


Château Margaux 2002 is a red wine from the Margaux appellation in Bordeaux, produced by Château Margaux and classified as a First Growth in 1855. It is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and 5% Petit Verdot. The Wine Advocate awards it 93/100 with a drinking window from 2010 to 2030, while Jancis Robinson rates it 17/20 and places it between 2014 and 2024. The Wine Advocate describes a precise and fresh wine with black fruits, truffle, and floral notes, featuring a long and concentrated finish.
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The bottle offered

Size
Bottle (75cl)
Packaging
Original Wooden Case of 12
Label Condition
Perfect
Fill Level
Perfect
Capsule Condition
Perfect

Wine details

Couleur
Red
Pays
France
Région
Bordeaux
Appellation
Margaux
Producteur / Domaine
Château Margaux
Millésime
2002

Cépage et assemblage

Grape Variety
75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot
Domaine

Château Margaux

Château Margaux is a wine estate in the Margaux appellation, in the Médoc, around thirty kilometres from Bordeaux. Classified as a Premier Grand Cru in 1855, the estate comprises approximately 99 hectares of vineyards in production, comprising 87 hectares of red grape varieties and 12 hectares of white grape varieties. It is owned by the Mentzelopoulos family, with the third generation now at the helm.

Owner
Famille Mentzelopoulos — Alexis Leven-Mentzelopoulos et Alexandra Petit-Mentzelopoulos, copropriétaires
Maître de chais
Benjamin Vimal
Surface (ha)
99.00 ha
Production (average bottles per vintage)
150000

Histoire du domaine

The Château Margaux estate has been known since the 12th century as ‘la Mothe de Margaux’, though at that time it had no vineyards. Between 1572 and 1582, Pierre de Lestonnac restructured the estate and developed the vineyards, at a time when the Médoc was gradually moving away from cereal farming. By the end of the 17th century, the estate had grown to 265 hectares, an area it has largely retained to this day. After the French Revolution, Bertrand Douat, Marquis de La Colonilla, acquired the estate in 1801 and commissioned the construction of the present château from 1810 onwards, based on plans by the architect Louis Combes. Château Margaux ranks among the top four grands crus classés in the 1855 classification. The estate subsequently weathered the wine-growing crises of the late 19th century, marked in particular by powdery mildew, downy mildew and phylloxera; replanting helped the vineyard to recover. André Mentzelopoulos purchased the estate in 1977 and undertook work in the vineyards and cellars, with advice from the oenologist Émile Peynaud. Upon his death in 1980, his daughter Corinne Mentzelopoulos took over the management of the estate and continued to invest in it. Following a partnership with the Agnelli family in the early 1990s, she bought back the shares held by the Agnelli family in 2003. In 2023, Alexis Leven-Mentzelopoulos became managing director and his sister Alexandra Petit-Mentzelopoulos chair of the holding company’s supervisory board. Since May 2026, Benjamin Vimal has been technical and operations director, responsible for viticultural and oenological operations.

Critiques professionnelles

Notes & cotations

The Wine Advocate

93/100
Reviewed by
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Published
Drink Date
2010-2030

Performing better from bottle than at any time in cask (which of course is the objective of great winemaking, isn’t it?), this wine reveals a dense ruby/purple color in a style somewhat reminiscent of the 1988 but with more power, concentration, and volume. It has a beautifully elegant nose of black fruits intermixed with truffle, flower, and oak. The wine is medium to full-bodied, dense, with wonderful precision, freshness, and a long, full-bodied finish with impressive levels of concentration. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2030.

Jancis Robinson

17/20
Reviewed by
Jancis Robinson
Published
Drink Date
2014 - 2024

Crimson with a slightly pale rim. Buckwheat nose. Quite skinny and with marked acidity. This wine initially had a note that was almost green and underripe. Not that long. But it opened out a little in the glass and was the most improved wine after 24 hours in the decanter. It became a little more voluptuous and might have earned a score of 17.5.

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