Desmirail - Margaux 2022

Alexandre Ma

93

par Alexandre Ma le 10/03/2025

Having tasted Château Desmirail for many years, I have never encountered such an aromatic expression. The early harvest in 2022 (from September 8 to September 23) was undoubtedly a wise decision. Otherwise, we might have missed this sweet and fragrant Margaux gem. One of the unique features of this wine is that with just a swirl of the glass, the aromas of camellia and rose effortlessly bloom, shimmering around the notes of red cherry and sour pomegranate. Despite the dry heat of the 2022 vintage, this wine has an alcohol content of just 13%, and its clear acidity feels like a breath of fresh spring air, making it easy to enjoy even in its youth.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

92

par Jane Anson le 07/03/2025

Medium intensity colour, intense and concentrated, grilled sandalwood and cedar, coffee beans and liquorice, this is a little oak dominant, has swagger and confidence with dark cassis and blackberry fruits, hard to find the light. Denis Lurton owner.

Wine Advocate

92

par Yohan Castaing le 06/03/2025

The 2022 Desmirail confirms my expectations for it during the en primeur tasting. Revealing a complex, elegant bouquet of flowers, dark wild berries, mulberries and spices mingled with delicate notes of sweet berries, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and enrobing with velvety, delicate tannins and a long, ethereal and violet-inflected finish. This blend of 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc is a real success and retains enormous appeal.

The Wine Cellar Insider

92

par Jeff Leve le 04/03/2025

Desmirail, Château

Jeb DUNNUCK

92

par Jeb Dunnuck le 28/02/2025

Spicy oak, ripe black cherries, and floral nuances emerge from the 2022 Château Desmirail, a medium-bodied, elegant, seamless Margaux offering polished tannins, just about flawless balance, and a great finish. It's beautifully done and well worth seeking out. If it picks up weight with 2-4 years in the cellar, the score will seem low. The 2022 is 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the balance Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

Yvesbeck.wine

92

par Yves Beck le 25/02/2025

50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot L'élevage est marqué dans le bouquet de Desmirail, mais il est entouré de nuances de baies noires et d'épices douces. L'attaque suave souligne le charme du vin et la maturité du millésime. Les tannins sont denses, crémeux et ils sont secondés par une rafraîchissante tension, tandis que de fins amers assurent la persistance aromatique. Un vin qui doit encore gagner en définition et qui devrait assimiler son élevage durant un passage prolongé en cave. 2027-2042 92/100

Jamessuckling.com

93

par James Suckling le 03/02/2025

Smoke, berries, ripe plums, currants, roasted spices and a touch of citrus on the nose. Fluid, poised and nimble on the palate, showing well-judged extraction and fine-grained tannins. Chalky, juicy and pretty long. A bit more approachable than many, but give it one more year. Drink from 2026.

Vinous

92

par Antonio Galloni le 28/01/2025

The 2022 Desmirail is a heady, potent Margaux. Copious layers of inky dark fruit and sweet oak tones are front and center. Desmirail is not at all subtle, and yet it is very well balanced in its own way. Time in the glass brings out hints of sage, chocolate, new leather and incense.

Decanter.com

94

par Georgina Hindle le 25/05/2023

Richly scented and evocative on the nose, crystalline and pure, with fragrant and floral blue fruits and cool stoney touches. Feels well worked, tannins are beautifully integrated, plump, plush, velvety giving a serious and well-built frame but with enough freshness and acidity to keep things moving and lifted. I like this a lot, especially the florality and the juicy core. Elegant and refined with a lovely minty finish. Clearly concentrated and powerful with richness and body but with focus and such a seductive flavour and texture. 5% Cabernet Franc completes the blend. Harvest 8-23 September.

Alexandre Ma

92-93

par Alexandre Ma le 17/05/2023

Throughout my years of tasting, I've never come across such an outstanding Château Desmirail. The wise choice in 2022 was to harvest early, from September 8th to September 23rd; otherwise, we might have missed this deliciously sweet and gently fragrant Margaux. Swirling the glass reveals camellia and rose aromas, dancing around red cherry and tart pomegranate notes. It is well-balanced on the mid-palate, with very fine tannins. In hot and dry vintage like 2022, the alcohol level is just 13%, and the acidity is even more crisp and clean. Overall, this wine feels like a taste of spring and is enjoyable even when young, without any sense of tiredness.

The Vintage Journal

93-94

par Andrew Caillard MW le 17/05/2023

Medium deep crimson. Generous dark cherry, dark plum cedar aromas and flavours, sinuous fine grained tannins and some praline/ cedar notes. Finishes sinewy firm. Bittersweetness gives vinosity and length. (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot 50% new oak)

matthewjukes.com

15,5

par Matthew Jukes le 15/05/2023

The Wine Independent

88-90

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 15/05/2023

The 2022 Desmirail is deep garnet-purple in color. Classic notes of cassis, baked plums, and cedar chest waft from the glass with nuances of fallen leaves and tilled soil. The medium-bodied palate is straight-laced, with a firm structure of grainy tannins and lively acidity supporting the muscular black fruits, finishing savory.

Yvesbeck.wine

91-93

par Yves Beck le 10/05/2023

Desmirail révèle un peu d'élevage ainsi que des notes d'eucalyptus. A l'aération il affiche des nuances de baies rouges et de réglisse complétées par une touche de garrigues. Friand en attaque, le vin confirme la fraîcheur annoncée par le bouquet. Les tannins sont compacts, légèrement crémeux. De fins amers soutiennent la fin de bouche et favorise non seulement l'expression aromatique mais également la persistance de la finale.

Bettane & Desseauve

88-89

par Bettane & Desseauve le 10/05/2023

Joli vin, assez fin et souple, mais en dessous de ce qu’on est en droit d’attendre dans le contexte du millésime à ce niveau de classement.

Jeb DUNNUCK

90-92

par Jeb Dunnuck le 10/05/2023

A medium-bodied, elegant, graceful Margaux that does well in the vintage, the 2022 Château Desmirail offers an exotic style in its red and blue fruits as well as complex notes of sandalwood, spice, and flowery incense. Medium-bodied on the palate, supple, and elegant, with nicely integrated tannins and acidity, it should shine with just short-term cellaring.

Vinous

90-92

par Antonio Galloni le 09/05/2023

The 2022 Desmirail is quite aromatic and savory in this vintage. Dried herbs, flowers, mint, pipe tobacco and crushed red berry fruit all grace this mid-weight, perfumed Margaux. Drinking window : 2025-2037

The Wine Cellar Insider

91-93

par Jeff Leve le 05/05/2023

Medium-bodied, silky, soft, and fresh, with layers of sweet, and savory fruits, refined textures, and elegance in the discreet finish. Drink from 2024-2040.

Wine Advocate

90-92

par Yohan Castaing le 28/04/2023

The 2022 Desmirail offers up a lovely bouquet mingling tobacco, cassis, wild berries, spices and a touch of well-integrated toasted oak, followed by a medium to full-bodied, seamless and supple palate that's fleshy and sapid, concluding with a refined finish. It’s a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc.

Jamessuckling.com

92-93

par James Suckling le 19/04/2023

Firm and linear red with medium body and fine, sleek tannins. Juicy finish with a chalky mouthfeel. Fresh and attractive.