Château Prieuré-Lichine - Margaux 2018 b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca

Vinous

89-91 / 100

byNeal Martinthe11/15/2019

The 2018 Prieuré-Lichine has an understated but elegant bouquet of blackberry, briar and light cedar aromas that give way to more floral scents with aeration. The palate is fuller and more voluminous, with thick tannins coating the mouth. This Margaux is almost heady in style, leading to a velvety, voluptuous finish. There is something a little garish about this Prieuré-Lichine at this stage, but if it can temper its excesses before bottling, it may turn out quite delicious.

Vinifera

92 /

byJacques Perrinthe5/1/2019

Nez d'une bonne intensité fruitée. Corps savoureux, avec un toucher de bouche très soyeux et un tanin au velouté impressionnant. Très jolie finale. Un vrai vin d'hédonisme.  

Jeb DUNNUCK

90-93 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/1/2019

The 2018 Château Prieuré-Lichine is an attractive, elegant Margaux offering classic, pretty red and black fruits, cedary spice, and dried flowers aromas and flavors. Medium to full-bodied, elegant, and again, with an incredible floral character, it has a supple, rounded texture that’s going to allow it to drink nicely in its youth, yet it should also evolve for 15+ years or more. I suspect this will surpass the ’14, ’15, and ’16.

Vinous

92-95 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe5/1/2019

The 2018 Prieuré-Lichine is gorgeous. Bright and racy in the glass, the 2018 impresses with its magnificent purity of fruit. In 2018, Prieuré-Lichine has terrific energy and cut. It is perhaps a bit less creamy than the 2016, but also impeccable in its balance. Part of that is driven by the higher percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend in 2018. Rose petal, lavender, mint and spice add nuance to a core of red/purplish fruit. Tasted two times.

La Revue du Vin de France

16,5-17 / 20

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The Wine Cellar Insider

93-95 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/23/2019

Inky in color, the wine is dark with a purple edge. Black fruit, espresso, flowers and licorice in the nose come on strong. Full-bodied, rich, long and deep on the palate, the long finish ends with ripe, silky fruits and cocoa.

Wine Advocate

91-93 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe4/23/2019

The deep garnet-purple colored 2018 Prieure-Lichine slips sensuously out of the glass with gorgeous raspberry coulis, chocolate-covered cherries and warm cassis scents with hints of candied violets, licorice, camphor and wilted roses. The full-bodied, richly fruited palate is beautifully perfumed with loads of floral accents and has a firm frame of ripe, grainy tannins, finishing long with some mineral notions coming through. Very pretty.

Wine Enthusiast

94-96 / 100

byRoger Vossthe4/17/2019

After considerable investment, this property is showing its true potential. This wine is full of a great black fruit flavor, with generous acidity and a ripe structure. Its black currant flavor is already showing a delicious side, making it a wine to enjoy in the near term.

Jamessuckling.com

93-94 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/12/2019

This is a very fresh and bright red with lots of blue fruit and linear and fine tannins that have drive down the center palate. 65 per cent cabernet sauvignon, 30 per cent merlot and 5 per cent petit verdot.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

88 / 100

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/8/2019

Wine Spectator

89-92 / 100

byJames Molesworththe4/3/2019

Solid, with warm dark plum, currant and bitter cherry flavors, wrapped in singed cedar, vanilla and coffee notes. The toast is a bit overt on the finish.

Decanter.com

94 / 100

byJane Ansonthe4/1/2019

Prieuré Lichine has done a great job of capturing the rich concentration in the cassis and blackberry fruits that are easily found in 2018, wrapped up perfectly in juicy, vibrant strands of acidity and tannin. There's no question that this is an intense wine, and although the alcohol is not especially high it has a generous texture. Spice notes lend a sense of uplift to balance out the exuberance of the palate. I expect this will close down for a good few years before coming into its own.
Prieuré Lichine operate a gravity-fed winery for gentle handling of the fruit. 2018 saw a yield of 35hl/ha. Aged in 45% new oak.
Drinking Window 2027 - 2042