A WINE REGION IN FRANCE
Margaux
Structured, elegant Cabernet-based blends with cassis, cedar, and fine-grained tannins.
About Margaux
Margaux is a wine region in France, in the Bordeaux area (classified AOC). It makes red wine. Our database holds 1,794 wines from here.
The grapes of Margaux
The main grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The appellation table lists them as: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot.
Style in the glass
Structured, elegant Cabernet-based blends with cassis, cedar, and fine-grained tannins. It is a warm, dry place to grow grapes.
Climate and soil
Temperate maritime. Thin, light Garonne gravel croupes over limestone subsoil on the Left Bank near the Gironde estuary, with excellent drainage and heat retention.
The rules
- Blending: Blend of permitted Bordeaux red grapes; typically Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant.
What to eat with Margaux
Prime rib, rack of lamb, venison, roast duck.
More wine regions in France
Champagne, Meursault, Chablis, Chassagne-Montrachet, Pauillac, Gevrey-Chambertin, Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Vosne-Romanée.
Good to know
Margaux is an appellation (not just a château); it spans five communes, and many fine producers sit outside the 1855 classified growths.
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