2021 | Château La Tour de Mons | Margaux | France

Stylish, perfumed Margaux from one of the appellation's oldest estates — the Perrodo era continues.

Château La Tour de Mons dates to the 13th century in Soussans, at the northern edge of Margaux, and since 2020 has been farmed by the Perrodo family of Château Labégorce and Grand Cru Classé Marquis d'Alesme. This Merlot-led Margaux blend off Garonne gravel and clay-limestone is elegant, refreshing and classically perfumed — a Cru Bourgeois Supérieur that drinks above its station.

Real Margaux typicity at a Cru Bourgeois price is a rare find. Elegant, lifted, fine-tanned → classed-growth Margaux costs several times more → at $42.99 you're pouring stylish Left-Bank Bordeaux.

• Merlot-led Margaux blend with Cabernet Sauvignon
• Margaux Cru Bourgeois Supérieur — Garonne gravel, clay-limestone
• 13th-century estate, Perrodo family (Labégorce, Marquis d'Alesme)
• Anne Le Naour, technical director

Red and blue berries over toasted oak, fine-grained tannins and a lifted, refreshing finish. Translation: perfumed, medium-bodied Margaux with silky texture and elegant grip — charming now, better with a few years.

Classic Margaux perfume from a historic estate on the rise, at an everyday price. Exactly the bottle for a refined weeknight red.