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LAMARQUE 2021 REVIEWED en primeur BY J. SUCKLING - May 2022
LAMARQUE 2019 REVIEWED BY J. SUCKLING - NOv 2021
Our Vintage 2019 praised by wine critics and the result of constant effort to reach the highest possible quality
"Try, try and try again” was Robert the Bruce’s motto, King of Scotland, who gave his name to the House in Gordonstoun boarding school where Pierre-Gilles once studied.
"Try, try and try again” was Robert the Bruce’s motto, King of Scotland, who gave his name to the House in Gordonstoun boarding school where Pierre-Gilles once studied.
EN BARREL TASTING - LAMARQUE 2020
Check out Pierre-Gilles introduction on Chateau de Lamarque vintage 2020 - For UGCB youtube Channel
JAMES SUCKLING: 93-94 POINTS
This is a medium-to full-bodied red with berry and tile character to the ripe, creamy tannins that are fine-grained and long at the finish. Seriously crafted.
DECANTER: 92 POINTS
"On the edges of Haut-Médoc as it heads towards St Julien, this increasingly impressive estate has delivered a complex, well balanced wine in 2019 that stood out in my tastings for its well expressed cassis and bilberry notes. High levels of Petit-Verdot (among the highest in the AOC) give not just a deep colour but also an impressively spiced chocolate feel, with acidity that leads the palate upwards on the finish and imparts some clear austerity. 33% new oak. "
JEFF LEVE du WINE CELLAR INSIDER : 90-92 POINTS
"More body, depth and ripeness than usual, this wine offers freshness and fruit, along with a big, crisp juicy gulp of cassis, tobacco, cedar and earth. Full-bodied, with loads of volume and fruit, this is a perfect example of a Left Bank value wine. "
This is a medium-to full-bodied red with berry and tile character to the ripe, creamy tannins that are fine-grained and long at the finish. Seriously crafted.
DECANTER: 92 POINTS
"On the edges of Haut-Médoc as it heads towards St Julien, this increasingly impressive estate has delivered a complex, well balanced wine in 2019 that stood out in my tastings for its well expressed cassis and bilberry notes. High levels of Petit-Verdot (among the highest in the AOC) give not just a deep colour but also an impressively spiced chocolate feel, with acidity that leads the palate upwards on the finish and imparts some clear austerity. 33% new oak. "
JEFF LEVE du WINE CELLAR INSIDER : 90-92 POINTS
"More body, depth and ripeness than usual, this wine offers freshness and fruit, along with a big, crisp juicy gulp of cassis, tobacco, cedar and earth. Full-bodied, with loads of volume and fruit, this is a perfect example of a Left Bank value wine. "
Lamarque 2018 reviewed by j. suckling - jAN 2021
JAMES SUCKLING 2016 in bottle ratings: 93 POINTS
"Ripe and generous with lovely freshness. This is a very elegant Haut-Médoc that has excellent balance and a long, almost silky finish that makes it easy to enjoy right now. Drink or hold." Chateau de Lamarque 2016 - January 2019 -- SEE MORE HERE
EN PRIMEURS 2017
⚡️⚡️Panos Kakaviatos on our En Primeur 2017:
"One special mention for Château de Lamarque. When tasted at Vintex, I really liked it. I was sitting next to friend and fellow taster Jane Anson, talking about it while we were tasting at the UGCB (Union des Grands Crus) at Hangar 14 in Bordeaux and – lo and behold – they brought us a bottle to taste. And you know what? It is frigging delicious. This is a wine I intend to purchase for short to medium term drinking (...)’
Read his full article on EnPrimeur 2017
👉 http://wine-chronicles.com/blog/bordeaux-2017-bye-bye-bigness/
"One special mention for Château de Lamarque. When tasted at Vintex, I really liked it. I was sitting next to friend and fellow taster Jane Anson, talking about it while we were tasting at the UGCB (Union des Grands Crus) at Hangar 14 in Bordeaux and – lo and behold – they brought us a bottle to taste. And you know what? It is frigging delicious. This is a wine I intend to purchase for short to medium term drinking (...)’
Read his full article on EnPrimeur 2017
👉 http://wine-chronicles.com/blog/bordeaux-2017-bye-bye-bigness/
King's day celebration in chateau de lamarque with part of our sale team!
PARTICIPATION TO THE WINE & DINE HONGKONG FESTIVAL - OCTOBER 2017
Every year, the Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival brings together world-class food, drinks and entertainment right next to the stunning Victoria Harbour skyline. Aside from wine-pairing menus crafted by master chefs and tasting classes with industry experts, there are wine and food booths featuring everything from single malts to artisanal cheese to keep one's palate refreshed.
PARTICIPATION TO THE WINE CELLAR CLUB FINE WINE COLLECTORS' PARTY IN SHANGHAI - OCTOBRE 2017
Every year Elisabeth Gromand, Founder & CEO of The Wine Cellar Club a company specialized in tailor made fine wine collections for international private collectors, organizes a tasting gathering a selection of the finest wines and champagne. Around a 100 guests were invited to taste the wines in the setting of the beautiful Art deco mansion of our French Consul in Shanghai, Axel Cruau, who generously offered his private residence for the occasion.
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PRIMEURS 2016 RATINGS (see all)
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PieRre-Gilles and mARIE-hÉLÈNE AT CHATEAU MARGAUX NEW WINERY INAUGURATION
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Marie-Hélène & Pierre-Gilles at Chateau Margaux new winery inauguration on Sept, 12th. 1815-2015: Two centuries of Architecture, from Louis Combes to Lord Norman Foster.
Laure de Fumel, Pierre-Gilles' quinqua grand-mother, owner of Chateau Margaux, sold the estate on March, 27th 1811 because of the dreadful events that had just happened to her family during the french revolution: most of the family got executed, the wine market got blocked... |
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Steven Spurrier's best value bORDEAUX CHATEAUX - DECANTER MAGAZINE - Sept 2015
" Beyond Bordeaux’s familiar list of big-name producers, there is a cast of supporting players who go about their business with little fuss, consistently turning out excellent wines at good prices.... " - Read more here.
Andreas larson tastes our vintage 2012 - 100% blind tasted - august 2015
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" Red wine with a medium intense ruby-red colour. Fresh nose there, displaying rather red fruity notes, herbs, slight hint of leather and quite discreet oak. Palate is still youthful; still a bit tight with pronounced tannin and quite high acidity. Fruitiness is more, once again, on the red fruity side; with hints of red currant, some herbal spiciness, such as bay leaf. Quite classical style I would say, quite classically structured, with a style built for long aging, with a juicy red fruit, quite discreet oak and a rather long finish." - Andreas Larson - 100% Blind tasted
>> See the full ratings of our vintage 2012 here << |
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DECANTER MAGAZINE - "SPURRIER'S DESERVING HEROES" - JunE 2015
Decanter Magazine featuring Chateau de Lamarque in its June 2015 issue entitled: "Spurrier's (Bordeaux) deserving heroes"!
Our vintage 2010 rated: 17,25 points! |
first criticS on our vintage 2014
Roger Voss for Wine Enthusiast Magazine: 92–94 points: "Barrel Sample. There is a good balance of fruit and dense tannins in this wine. It has medium concentration, with a solid, dry background. In the front, the fruit is rich yet fresh."
James Suckling: 91-92 points: "Big and juicy with chocolate, tar and berry character. Full and velvety."
Decanter Magazine by Steven Spurrier: 16,5 points: "Finely expressed Cabernet fruit with ripe Merlot behind. Fine structure and length; very good in this vintage. Drink 2018-2028."
Jancis Robinson - 16,5 points: "Very deep crimson. Lightly spicy nose with a hint of Bovril meat extract. Appetising and zesty with very much more bumptious fruit than tannins at first, although the tannins are certainly lurking there. Good stuff! Mulberries. Just a little soft. - Drink 2019-2028"
Matthew Jukes - 16+ points: "Very impressive and dark and somewhat surprisingly tannic on the finish but the fruit is more than focussed enough to support it. A little one-dimensional, but there is good length and decent depth here, too. 16+"
James Suckling: 91-92 points: "Big and juicy with chocolate, tar and berry character. Full and velvety."
Decanter Magazine by Steven Spurrier: 16,5 points: "Finely expressed Cabernet fruit with ripe Merlot behind. Fine structure and length; very good in this vintage. Drink 2018-2028."
Jancis Robinson - 16,5 points: "Very deep crimson. Lightly spicy nose with a hint of Bovril meat extract. Appetising and zesty with very much more bumptious fruit than tannins at first, although the tannins are certainly lurking there. Good stuff! Mulberries. Just a little soft. - Drink 2019-2028"
Matthew Jukes - 16+ points: "Very impressive and dark and somewhat surprisingly tannic on the finish but the fruit is more than focussed enough to support it. A little one-dimensional, but there is good length and decent depth here, too. 16+"
primeurs 2014 OF l'union des grands crus AT lamarque - 2000 visitORS IN 3 DAYS!
Apres avoir reçu quelques uns de nos clients privilégiés lundi, nous avons accueilli du 31 Mars au 2 Avril, les membres de l'Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (Haut-Médoc, Médoc, Listrac et Moulis) et quelques milliers de professionnels du vin venant déguster les premiers échantillons d'un millésime qui s'annonce déjà au niveau (ou presque!) des 2009 & 2010.
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Bordeaux Confidential - by James Suckling & HK Tatler Magazine - MarCH 2015
The second edition of Bordeaux Confidential held from 6 to 7 March had Hong Kong's most discerning wine crowd abuzz with excitement. More than 600 people attended the 2-day event, and over 100 different wines were poured (including Chateau de Lamarque 09', 11' and 12'), all scoring 90 points and above by wine critic James Suckling.
One of the highlights was the two dinners at Michelin-starred restaurant The Principal. For the first time, Chef Mikaël Le Clezio from legendary first growth Château Mouton Rothschild, flew straight from Bordeaux to Hong Kong and personally made the two dinners on 6 and 7 March.
One of the highlights was the two dinners at Michelin-starred restaurant The Principal. For the first time, Chef Mikaël Le Clezio from legendary first growth Château Mouton Rothschild, flew straight from Bordeaux to Hong Kong and personally made the two dinners on 6 and 7 March.
Union des Grands Crus - AsiaN TOUR - Chengdu & Hong-Kong / JAN 2015 - VINTAGE 2012
great vertical tasting in canada on jan,2015
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Pierre-Gilles visited Canada earlier this year and organised a vertical tasting of chateau de Lamarque from 1975 to 2005.
" Now that we are in the cold stretch of winter it is the perfect time to drink some red wines and start roasting some red meat. There is a certain romanticism when we watch movies and televisions and watch a bigshot order a very old bottle from a specific vintage (even in Ratatouille food critic Anton Ego asks for a 1947 Château Cheval Blanc). I was treated this night to a special tasting that involved drinking out of an Imperial (a 6L bottle) and drink wine that is older than myself...." Read Andrew's full article on the tasting here. |
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Harvest 2014: The Miracle!
Neither Spring '14, nor the beginning of the summer could have let one predict that the vintage 2014 would be that great! Not a drop of rain since August, 20th and an amazing sun since then ; green harvesting in july were carried out on latecomer petit verdots & cabernet sauvignons... and then we patiently waited... Until September, 24th, 1st day of the harvest on the young Merlot. That same day, in Shanghai, was born a little girl, the 9th generation of Chateau de Lamarque! It's only a week later that we decided to start harvesting the other grappes with perfect levels of degrees, acidity, PH... We are finishing today the petit verdots and we will most probably be waiting until next week for the cabernet sauvignons.
The cold to preserve the fruit! Innovation 2014 at Chateau de Lamarque: The fruit savours were so precise and bewitching this year that we decided to use a new cooling method when the grappes arrive to the vat house to cool them down. This inventive method aims at revealing the delicacy and the potential of the grappe.
Neither Spring '14, nor the beginning of the summer could have let one predict that the vintage 2014 would be that great! Not a drop of rain since August, 20th and an amazing sun since then ; green harvesting in july were carried out on latecomer petit verdots & cabernet sauvignons... and then we patiently waited... Until September, 24th, 1st day of the harvest on the young Merlot. That same day, in Shanghai, was born a little girl, the 9th generation of Chateau de Lamarque! It's only a week later that we decided to start harvesting the other grappes with perfect levels of degrees, acidity, PH... We are finishing today the petit verdots and we will most probably be waiting until next week for the cabernet sauvignons.
The cold to preserve the fruit! Innovation 2014 at Chateau de Lamarque: The fruit savours were so precise and bewitching this year that we decided to use a new cooling method when the grappes arrive to the vat house to cool them down. This inventive method aims at revealing the delicacy and the potential of the grappe.
James Suckling sur le Chateau de Lamarque: "Exceptional value"
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James Suckling in Bordeaux Confidential Guide - May 2014: "As long as I have been drinking Bordeaux, the wines of Chateau de Lamarque have offered exceptional value. The Fabulous castle of Lamarque is between the appellations of Margaux and Saint-Julien in the Haut-Médoc. Its wines seem much closer in style to Saint-Julien, with a beautiful richness of fruit but a firmness and tension from the intense tannin backbone. This is because they are mostly made of cabernet sauvignon, along with merlot and a tiny amount of petit-verdot. The wines are very approachable when young but they age incredibly well. Check out the most recent top vintages (...), and understand that outstanding Bordeaux doesn't need to cost a fortune."
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RUSSIAN DELEGATION ON SEPT, 19THNous remercions la société Arsenal Wine venue de Moscou et représentée par Anna Smolskaya et Vladimir Girin d'etre venue à Lamarque le 19 septembre, accompagnée de 6 de leurs meilleurs clients. Спасибо!
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Château en fleursCes superbes lagerstroemias nous laissent augurer d'une belle vendange pour 2013.
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Chateau de Lamarque - magasine Sommelier International"Le jeudi 25 avril était une journée absolument radieuse. Un grand soleil inondait le paysage printanier et verdoyant tout au long de la célèbre Route des Châteaux qui nous menait en un lieu d’exception, le Château de Lamarque, en Haut-Médoc" ...
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Vinexpo 2013 en image |
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BLENDING TIME AT château de Lamarque 2012Blending the different grappe varieties and the different plots with our oenologist, Dr Eric Boissenot.
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Passage d'un rallye auto au château de LamarqueLe château de Lamarque a reçu le samedi 18 juin 2013, la visite d'un rallye automobile.
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Denis Lin tastes Château de Lamarque 2007 (In Chinese)
Denis Lin has worked as a wine & spirit writer since 2002, he writes for Decanter Chinese edition and many other Chinese magazines. He is also a WSET authorized educator who runs an education center in Shanghai. He is today one of China's most influencial blogger.
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Le Chateau de Lamarque touring with Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux - Janvier 2013 (Pierre-Gilles & Elisabeth)
Program: Singapor : 23/02 - Chengdu : 25/02 - Taipei : 27/02- Hong Kong : 28/02 Vintage: 2010 |
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Chateau de Lamarque dans la Revue Vins et Santé : “Portrait de M. Gromand d’Evry” - Mai 2011
Les archives départementales attestent de la présence de vignes à Lamarque depuis le XVème siècle. Cru Bourgeois du Haut-Médoc, ce Château est aujourd’hui dirigé par Mme et M. Gromant d’Evry. Une des plus anciennes familles fondatrices du vignoble médocain...." - Lire la suite |
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Chateau de Lamarque dans Le Figaro Magazine - "Un Haut-Médoc élevé dans une forteresse " - Roger Pourteau
" Dans la même famille depuis 170 ans, le château de Lamarque (Haut-Médoc) est le seul de la région où le vin est élaboré dans une forteresse médiévale. Dans la presqu'île du Médoc où chaque vin possède en principe son château, il existe une exception spectaculaire. A Lamarque, village situé entre Margaux et Pauillac, on découvre en effet l'unique domaine viticole de la région logé dans une authentique forteresse. Dans la même famille depuis 170 ans, un vrai château fort avec donjon et tour de défense, échauguettes et meurtrières, poterne et murs crénelés, chemin de ronde et mâchicoulis, chapelle du XIIe siècle et Vierge à l'Enfant protectrice du vignoble..." - Lire la suite |
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Chateau de Lamarque dans Le Point - "Chateau de Lamarque, Un Vin d'Histoire" par Jacques Dupont
"La première trace écrite que l'on connaisse d'un membre de la famille est une reconnaissance de dettes auprès d'un banquier lombard. Non pas pour acheter un pressoir, mais pour s'équiper en vue des croisades. Elle est signée à Saint-Jean-d'Acre par Gaubert de Fumel et date de 1090... Autant dire que côté quartiers de noblesse, chez les comtes de Fumel, on ne fait pas dans le simili. Cela leur coûtera cher à la Révolution. Trois têtes tranchées et des ennuis financiers qui les obligeront à vendre Haut-Brion (à Talleyrand) et Château Margaux..." Lire la suite |
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Visite au Chateau de Lamarque de l'acteur chinois Tang Guoqiang (唐国强) connu pour avoir incarné au cinema un certain nombre d'Emperuer Chinois ainsi que le président Mao Zedong
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Chateau de Lamarque reçoit le Champagne Salon-Delamotte pour une dégustation exclusive - Vinexpo 2007
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