Château Cazauviel 2017

Margaux AOC

/ 5 ( reviews)

92pts, International Wine Challenge, 2020

An affordable claret from Margaux, one of the Haut-Médoc's top communes, is a rare thing. So this wine from a little-known family estate is a bit of a steal. Due to severe frosts, 2017 was a tricky vintage, yet still producing 5-star wines like this.

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Sweet, opulent red and black fruit, silky tannins, well integrated oak

Aroma

Gentle notes of black cherry and cassis, earthy undergrowth, cedar

Allergy information

Contains sulphites

More information

Red - Full Bodied
Cabernet Based Blend
France
Mid ruby

13.0% ABV
9.75 Units
750.00 ml
31 December, 2030

Lying close to Margaux's Châteaux Giscours and du Tertre, Château Cazauviel remains surprisingly under the radar. It was inherited by Régis Bernaleau from his father in 1978 and today remains in family hands. It is situated on the prized gravel soils of the Arsac plateau, which lends both an intensity and a finesse to the wine. This pretty claret is from a vintage struck by early April frosts – the most devastating for many years. It reduced yields, but as Decanter wrote, "there are some excellent wines." Most, like Cazauviel 2017, are not long keepers, but makes delightful drinking now. Ideally open a couple of hours before serving and decant. It'll make a delicious glass with roast chicken with morels or a mushroom croustade.

"Opulent, heady with a sweet richness. Packed with black cherry and layers of silky tannins" IWC Judges
92 points