Château d'Arsac Margaux 2020 - Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Wine Enthusiast

About wine:

This beautiful estate located at the western end of the Margaux appellation has produced a ripe and supple wine. Black fruits, oak, and ripe tannins give it a generous feel. The wine will be ready to drink from 2026.

James Suckling

About wine:

Blackcurrant, mushrooms, bark, and black cherries. A hint of tar. Full-bodied with juicy, chewy tannins and a long, flavorful finish. A solid red for the vintage. Best after 2025.

Le Figaro vins

About wine:

Intense aromas of violet, raspberry, blackcurrant, and white pepper combine to create a complex and powerful nose. This power is reflected on the palate, underscored by supple, enveloping tannins and a fresh, elegant texture. The long, structured finish balances the power that dominates this vintage.

Terre de Vins

About wine:

The nose is subtle, with hints of graphite and chalk. The attack is lively and fresh, with a dominant aroma of blackcurrant. The tannins then tighten to work in length before concluding with salinity. The wine is designed for finesse.

Yves Beck

About wine:

Château d'Arsac stands out for its linear character, its ability to demonstrate its high quality from the very first seconds and to maintain this level right through to the finish... and beyond! Although it enters the scene on tiptoe, the wine quickly sets the tone, asserting its youthfulness with a hint of reduction, but also demonstrating its quality through its diversity. Yes, reduction is one of the fundamental rights of wine! Well supported by serene, powerful, and smooth tannins, the wine emphasizes its freshness and its ability to defy the times to come. Now, we must leave it alone, it wants to rest! 2026-2045

Vert de Vin

About wine:

The nose is aromatic, discreetly tight, precise, and offers deliciousness and a certain intensity. There are notes of ripe blackcurrant, violet, lily, and, more subtly, sweet blond tobacco, combined with hints of pulpy berries, strawberry, and subtle touches of graphite, a discreet hint of pepper (in the background), and vanilla. The palate is fruity, balanced and offers deliciousness, a certain richness, a little juiciness, as well as minerality and tension. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of creamy blackberry, pulpy wild blackcurrant and, more subtly, juicy/fresh red berries, combined with hints of racy minerality, delicate hints of fresh flowers and a subtle hint of cardamom. Good length.