Château Margaux 2022

Wineadvocate

The 2022 Château Margaux has come together brilliantly with élevage. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of blackcurrants, blackberries, cedary pencil shavings and pen ink that are deftly framed by new oak, it's full-bodied, dense and layered, with a concentrated core of intensely sweet fruit, broad structural shoulders and a long, resonant finish. With air, it only becomes more voluptuous, yet that's controlled by underlying tannic grip to deliver a more classical profile than was apparent during élevage. - WK 03/2025

Vinous

Beck

Que de charme, de maturité et de complexité dans le bouquet de Château Margaux ! Des notes de griottes s'allient à des nuances de baies noires mûres ainsi qu'à une touche confite puis, surtout, des notes d'élevage. Il me manque un peu la fraîcheur qui était affichée durant les primeurs. Le charme annoncé par le bouquet est bien relayé par l'attaque qui souligne le côté suave du vin, tandis que les tannins contrecarrent ce côté amadouant. Ces derniers se révèlent tardivement, pas à pas, et amènent ainsi la vigueur en crescendo. De fins amers viennent consolider la fin de bouche en plébiscitant l'expression aromatique et en étirant la finale. Un vin charmant, enthousiasmant, qui peine néanmoins à cristalliser sa finesse légendaire. Il n'en est pas moins délicieux, mais il n'est pas là où j'en ai l'habitude ! Je suppose qu'il doit terminer sa mise en place … à suivre ! 2027-2047 - 01/2025

Dunnuck

The Grand Vin 2022 Château Margaux checks in as 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc that's pulled from just 40% of the total production. Brought up in new barrels, it has a terrific pH of 3.61, which is low for the vintage, and an alcohol of 14.3%, with the highest level of tannins since 2010. It brings another level of purity, elegance, and finesse, and it is just a sensational, legendary Margaux in the making. Crème de cassis blue fruits, spring flowers, lead pencil, and violets all define the bouquet, and it's full-bodied on the palate, with a layered, seamlessly textured, flawlessly balanced profile. While it shows the ripe, pure, already accessible style of the vintage, I wouldn't be surprised to see this close down over the coming 7-8 years, given its density and structure, and it's not going to hit its prime drinking window until 15-20 years after the vintage. It should be one of those wines that evolve gracefully over the following 50-75 years. - 02/2025