*售完* F252 - Chateau la Gurgue 2015, Margaux

🔍酒莊的歷史與瑪歌村（Margaux）的歷史緊密的聯繫在一起。從1871年起酒莊的兩位莊主都擔任過瑪歌鎮的市政官員，到1978 Bernadette Villars女士接手了酒莊。1993年，她的女兒Claire Villars Lurton從母親接手酒莊，而她名下同時還擁有1855列級酒莊的三級莊Chateau Ferriere、五級莊Chateau Haut-Bages Liberal 和中級莊Château Domeyne。2008年前酒莊一直都位列Cru Bourgeois Supérieur ，1988年有50位著名酒評家齊集Margaux 鎮，對Margaux 產區葡萄酒風格進行品嘗鑒賞，他們將La Gurgue酒莊選入了最能體現Margaux產區風格的十座酒莊之一，與之並列的還有八座列級酒莊與一座中級酒莊。

酒莊的葡萄園位於瑪歌村風土最好的Curton 山頂，有一半被ChâteauMargaux葡萄園包圍著，整個葡萄園風土和Château Margaux 幾乎一模一樣，被稱為“平民版的Chateau Margaux ”。其葡萄藤平均樹齡在30年左右， 酒液將會裝入法國橡木桶，在一半位於地下的酒窖中陳釀12個月。

實試紀錄👅✍🏻Tasting Note: 濃郁的紫羅蘭花香、黑布冧、車厘子、薄荷葉、花椒和明顯的煙熏香氣，酒體飽滿，酸度適中，單寧緊緻、細膩，醒酒後有玫瑰花醬、鼠尾草、檸檬皮、礦物質和烤咖啡豆的香氣逐層釋放出來。整個酒平衡優雅、層次豐富，帶著Margaux 特有傳統風格，令人回味無窮

🏅James Suckling 94pts
A stylish array of chocolate, earth and dark berries leads to a palate that follows in the same vein of flavors with blackberry compote. The finish is cast amid plush, open-knit tannins. Great depth here. Try from 2022.

🏅Vinous 90 pts
The 2015 La Gurgue has turned out very nicely. Pliant, forward and supple, the 2015 offers quite a bit of near and medium term appeal. Sweet red berry, tobacco, menthol, licorice and crushed flowers add nuance that was not evident when I tasted the wine as a barrel sample.-- Antonio Galloni

🏅Wine Spectator 91pts
Mulled plum, blackberry and black cherry fruit glides along singed vanilla and sandalwood notes. The silky, black tea-infused finish is relatively open-knit, with a light tarry echo for added spine. Best from 2019 through 2028. 4,167 cases made.-James Molesworth, March 31, 2018

🏅Robert Parker 89-91 pts

The 2015 La Gurgue has plenty of ripe red cherry and cassis fruit on the nose, generous if perhaps not quite achieving the level of complexity of its peers at the moment. The palate is rounded on the entry with plenty of simple, plump, spice-tinged red fruit. The acidity is well-judged here, underpinning what feels like a "gentle" Margaux that should put on weight during its élevage, and then offer drinking pleasure over the following 10-15 years.