Château Prieuré-Lichine Margaux 2021 - 4ème Grand Cru Classé

Bettane & Desseauve

About the domain :

With its complex parcels of land planted in different parts of the appellation, this cru is gradually becoming a benchmark for attentive observers. The new vat room allows parcel-by-parcel vinification, giving each parcel its own chance, and the viticultural choices inspired by the estate's consultant, Stéphane Derenoncourt, explain the quality of the latest harvest. The wine has all the finesse and grace expected, in an immediately perceptible form, and the prices remain reasonable.

Guide Hachette des vins

About the domain :

Founded by the monks of Vertheuil Abbey, the former priory of Saint-Didier de Cantenac was already producing a renowned wine under the Ancien Régime. But it owes its fame - and its current name: the cru was then called Prieuré-Cantenac - to Alexis Lichine. This famous American-Russian landowner and wine merchant, nicknamed the "Pope of Wine" and author of the long-revered Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits of All Countries, acquired the vineyard in 1951 and brought it back to life. Owned by the Ballande Bordeaux group since 1999, it comprises 80 hectares of vines on the heart of the Cantenac-Margaux plateau. Technical management has been in the hands of Étienne Charrier since 2009.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the wine:

Precise, with a supple body, it is well in place, with the usual delicacy of the cru, with its Margaux profile. A tender, refined wine.

About the domain :

Since 1999, the vineyard has belonged to the Ballande group, based in New Caledonia. Since the new vat room came on stream in 2013, we've seen significant progress. The wines, which sometimes lacked volume and depth compared to the best, have become much denser. This new ambition and the means that have been given were necessary. Reasonable prices make this a good deal for wine-lovers.

Wine Enthusiast

About the wine:

This elegant wine has a balanced density due to a firm layer of tannins. Its position in the southern Médoc gives it real softness and balance. Drink from 2028.

James Suckling

About the wine:

Nose of redcurrant and blackberry, but also lemon zest, clove and dried herbs. The palate is elegant and refined, with medium body, fine tannins and a concentrated, brilliant finish. Elegant this year. Drink from 2025.

Yves Beck

About the wine:

Prieuré-Lichine's bouquet is characterized by red berry notes that underline its freshness. The wine doesn't seek power, which it never has; its focus is finesse and elegance. As a result, the wine is harmonious, slender, but nevertheless endowed with tannins that ensure a certain density and provide a good foundation. A wine that's easy to digest, sapid, and rapacious! (open your dictionaries). 2024-2037

Vert de Vin

About the wine:

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers fine concentration (with just the right amount of fruit). Notes of elegant/pulpey blackcurrant, violet and a hint of licorice are combined with hints of graphite, crushed red berries and a touch of crushed blue berries and bourbon vanilla. The palate is fruity, full-bodied and greedy, with good definition, precision, purity, freshness, a little spherical fruit and good definition. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy cherry, violet and, more lightly, blackcurrant, combined with small touches of vanilla, a subtle hint of licorice, graphite, chocolate and toast. Good length.