Château Durfort-Vivens - Margaux (Grand Cru Classé)

Château Durfort-VivensMargaux (Grand Cru Classé)

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Margaux (Grand Cru Classé) of Château Durfort-Vivens is a red wine from the region of Margaux of Bordeaux.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Margaux (Grand Cru Classé) of the Château Durfort-Vivens is in the top 30 of wines of Margaux.

Taste structure of the Margaux (Grand Cru Classé) from the Château Durfort-Vivens

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Margaux (Grand Cru Classé) of Château Durfort-Vivens in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, tobacco

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with microbio taste

cream, cheese

Wine with floral taste

violet, perfume

Wine with vegetal taste

bell pepper, green bell pepper

On the nose the Margaux (Grand Cru Classé) of Château Durfort-Vivens in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of cream, bing cherry or microbio and sometimes also flavors of earth, non oak or savory.

Details and technical informations about Château Durfort-Vivens's Margaux (Grand Cru Classé).

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Margaux (Grand Cru Classé) - 2017
In the top 30 of of Margaux wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Margaux (Grand Cru Classé) - 2016
In the top 30 of of Margaux wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Margaux (Grand Cru Classé) - 2015
In the top 30 of of Margaux wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Margaux (Grand Cru Classé) - 2014
In the top 30 of of Margaux wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Margaux (Grand Cru Classé) - 2013
In the top 30 of of Margaux wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Margaux (Grand Cru Classé) - 2012
In the top 30 of of Margaux wines
Average rating: 411110
Margaux (Grand Cru Classé) - 2011
In the top 30 of of Margaux wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Margaux (Grand Cru Classé) from Château Durfort-Vivens are 1996, 1982, 1988, 1997 and 1985.

Informations about the Château Durfort-Vivens

The winery offers 9 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This winery is part of the Gonzague & Claire Lurton Vineyards.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Margaux in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Durfort-Vivens is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Margaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 4500 of of France wines
In the top 35 of of Margaux wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 20000 wines of the world

The wine region of Margaux

The wine region of Margaux is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Margaux or the Château Palmer produce mainly wines red, white and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Margaux are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Margaux often reveals types of flavors of iron, bitter almond or pencil shavings and sometimes also flavors of dried rose, pencil lead or acacia.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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The word of the wine: Friand

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