Château Desmirail - Margaux 2013

Wine Advocate

85 / 100

par Neal Martin le 28/10/2016

The 2013 Desmirail has a satisfactory nose with blackberry and raspberry confit scents, perhaps missing some vigor, but at least demonstrating Margaux-like character. The palate is medium-bodied with supple red fruit, fine tannin and good acidity, showing more elegance than many of its peers if never entertaining the notion of "complexity." Still, this underrated Margaux punches above my expectations from barrel and is worth a look.

Wine Spectator

86 / 100

le 31/03/2016

matthewjukes.com

16,5 / 20

par Matthew Jukes le 23/04/2014

With an oaky, sexy nose and a red berry compote melange of flavours this is a pretty impressive wine. The whole package is pretty slick and the oak highlights the spicier elements in the fruit without pulverising them. This is a very well made wine considering the vintage.

Jancis Robinson

16,5 / 20

par Richard Hemmings le 22/04/2014

Aha – proper Margaux perfume on the nose. Sweet fruit, lots of lifted violet scent. Very powerful tannic grip but not so much as to upset the balance. Decent length. Has the concentration to age well.

Vinous

80-82 / 100

par Antonio Galloni le 17/04/2014

The 2013 Desmirail is excessively hard, compact and unyielding, with very little depth and virtually no expression of fruit.

My Bettane + Desseauve

16 / 20

le 15/04/2014

Précis avec de jolis arômes de pivoine au nez, tendre, charmeur, mais sans dilution, frais, tannin élégant, un vrai margaux.

Wine Advocate

81-83 / 100

par Neal Martin le 15/04/2014

The Desmirail 2013 has a light strawberry and redcurrant bouquet with touches of cedar and undergrowth. The palate is medium-bodied with some pleasant cedar-infused black fruit on the entry, but it seems one-dimensional and foursquare on the finish.

Decanter.com

16,25 / 20

par Steven Spurrier le 14/04/2014

Fresh red, fragrant Margaux nose, nice depth, precision and purity of fruit for  the mid term.

Jamessuckling.com

84-85 / 100

par James Suckling le 08/04/2014

This is very delicate with some berry and raspberry character. Clean and fine.      

Wine Enthusiast

87-89 / 100

par Roger Voss le 03/04/2014

A bitter licorice flavor shows the heavy hand of extraction. It makes for a tough wine, only just hinting at juiciness.

Wine Spectator

86-89 / 100

par James Molesworth le 03/04/2014

Direct, with plum skin and black cherry fruit lined with a singed-wood edge. Lightly chewy feel on the finish.—J.M.