AOC Margaux - Bordeaux 2015

Wine	Year	AOC Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) AOC stands for “Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée”. It tells you where the wine comes from, its origin. It also tells you that the wine is made according to the criteria of this AOC.	Class. Classification (Class.) Most of these wines belong to one of the Bordeaux classifications: 1st-5th GCC - The famous 1855 Médoc Grand Cru Classé Classification (61 wines). The list starts with the top 5 of 1st Classed Growths. 1st GCC a & b and GCC - The St-Emilion Premier Grand Crus (class a and class b) and the Grand Cru Classés. CB - The Médoc Cru Bourgeois Classification (1932). Last renewed in 2003 (with at the top the 9 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel followed by the Cru Bourgeois Supérieur classed wines, this 2003 classification is used for the overviews 2004 - 2006). In February 2007 the classification was annuled by the Bordeaux Administrative Appeals Court, and in November 2007 it was decided that the classification would be continued but without the sub-classes at the top. CC Grav. - All Graves wines classified (1959) as Cru Classé de Graves are located in the Pessac-Léognan region (as individual AOC established in 1987).	Size Size in hectares (Size) This column tells you what the size is of the property in hectares (ha). Note that seldomly all land is used to make the first wine of the estate. Most châteaux also make a second and even a third wine on the estate.	NM Neal Martin (NM) English wine critic, formerly contributing to Wine-Journal on erobertparker.com, and since the 2017 vintage to Vinous. He rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.	JR Jancis Robinson (JR) English wine critic publishing on her website JancisRobinson.com, wines are also often rated by team members like Julia Harding MW and James Lawther MW. Wines are rated on a scale from 10 to 20. Not all wines are (already) rated.	TA Tim Atkin (TA) English wine critic publishing on his website TimAtkin.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.	JS James Suckling (JS) American wine critic James Suckling published in the American magazine Wine Spectator up to and including the Bordeaux 2009 vintage. From Bordeaux 2010 vintage he publishes on his own new website JamesSuckling.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.	JL Jeff Leve (JL) American wine critic publishing on his website TheWineCellarInsider.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.	De Jane Anson, Decanter (De) English wine magazine. Wines were given 1 to 5 stars, from the 2007 to 2014 vintage the 10 - 20 scale was presented, and since 2015 Jane Anson is using the 100 points scale. Before 2015 the wines were tasted by Steven Spurrier, James Lawther MW and Beverley Blanning MW. Not all wines are (already) rated.	PW Perswijn (PW) Dutch wine magazine. Wines are tasted by Ronald de Groot and are given 1 to 5 stars. Not all wines are (already) rated.	RG René Gabriel (RG) Swiss wine critic publishing in WeinWisser. He rates the wines on a scale from 10 to 20 (except for Yquem 1937, this wine received 21 points). Not all wines are (already) rated.	Price Consumer price in euro (Price) The price shown is the average initial consumer "en primeur" price with tax included. Use it as a guideline, as an indication to assess the prices that you encounter.	+/– Price change percentage (+/–) This column compares the initial consumer price of the displayed year with the consumer price of the preceding year. If both consumer prices are known, a percentage is shown for the price increase (+) or price drop (–).
Margaux	2015	Margaux	1st GCC	81	98-100	19	97	100	98-100	98	5	19	€ 550	+57%
Brane-Cantenac	2015	Margaux	2nd GCC	90	93-95	17.5	93	93-94	95-97	93	4	19	€ 64	+39%
Durfort-Vivens	2015	Margaux	2nd GCC	30	89-91	17.5	·	·	88-90	92	·	17	€ 45	+18%
Lascombes	2015	Margaux	2nd GCC	84	89-91	16.5	86	94-95	91-93	90	4½	18	€ 72	+20%
Rauzan-Gassies	2015	Margaux	2nd GCC	30	86-88?	16	88	·	88-90	91	4	·	€ 49	+32%
Rauzan-Ségla	2015	Margaux	2nd GCC	51	96-98	17.5+	94	97-98	95-97	95	4½	18	€ 72	+29%
Boyd-Cantenac	2015	Margaux	3rd GCC	17	91-93	·	·	91-92	90-92	91	·	·	€ 44	+10%
Cantenac-Brown	2015	Margaux	3rd GCC	42	92-94	16.5-	91	93-94	94-96	90	4	18	€ 49	+29%
Desmirail	2015	Margaux	3rd GCC	30	90-92	17	93	·	88-90	91	3½	·	€ 34	+13%
Ferrière	2015	Margaux	3rd GCC	8	90-92	16.5	92	93-94	88-89	90	4	18	€ 37	+23%
Giscours	2015	Margaux	3rd GCC	80	94-96	17	89	96-97	93-95	92	4½	18	€ 52	+30%
d'Issan	2015	Margaux	3rd GCC	30	93-95	17.5	·	94-95	93-95	93	·	17	€ 57	+30%
Kirwan	2015	Margaux	3rd GCC	35	89-91	17.5	90	93-94	89-91	92	4	·	€ 42	+27%
Malescot-Saint-Exupéry	2015	Margaux	3rd GCC	23	93-95	17	89	97-98	95-97	93	4½	18	€ 50	+16%
Marquis d'Alesme	2015	Margaux	3rd GCC	16	91-93	17	·	92-93	92-94	91	·	18	€ 40	+21%
Palmer	2015	Margaux	3rd GCC	52	95-97	18	94	99-100	97-98	96	5	20	€ 294	+31%
Marquis de Terme	2015	Margaux	4th GCC	38	92-94	16.5+	91	94-95	93-95	91	4	18	€ 42	+24%
Pouget	2015	Margaux	4th GCC	10	·	·	·	92-93	89-91	90	·	·	·	·
Prieuré-Lichine	2015	Margaux	4th GCC	68	88-90	17	88	95-96	92-94	92	4½	17	€ 40	+21%
Dauzac	2015	Margaux	5th GCC	45	91-93	16	92	93-94	91-93	92	4	17	€ 42	+27%
du Tertre	2015	Margaux	5th GCC	50	91-93	16.5	92	94-95	91-93	90	4½	19	€ 37	+23%
Alter Ego de Palmer	2015	Margaux	2nd wine	52	90-92	16.5	91	94-95	93-95	91	4	17	€ 63	+13%
Baron de Brane	2015	Margaux	2nd wine	90	86-88	·	·	90-91	86-88	·	·	·	€ 24	·
Blason d'Issan	2015	Margaux	2nd wine	30	89-91	16	·	·	87-89	89	·	·	€ 25	+14%
Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux	2015	Margaux	2nd wine	81	92-94	17.5	94	95-96	93-95	93	4	17	€ 145	·
la Sirène de Giscours	2015	Margaux	2nd wine	80	89-91	·	·	·	85-87	·	·	·	€ 24	+14%
d'Angludet	2015	Margaux	CB	34	·	17-	91	·	89-91	90	3+	18	·	·
Clos des Quatre Vents	2015	Margaux	CB	2	·	·	·	·	·	90	·	·	·	·
la Gurgue	2015	Margaux	CB	10	89-91	·	·	93-94	·	89	·	17	€ 21	+17%
Labégorce	2015	Margaux	CB	36	91-93	16+	93	93-94	90-92	90	4	18	€ 27	+13%
Monbrison	2015	Margaux	CB	13	90-92	16.5	94	92-93	87-89	91	4	17	€ 33	·
Siran	2015	Margaux	CB	24	92-94	17	89	94-95	91-93	90	4	17	€ 27	+17%
la Tour de Mons	2015	Margaux	CB	43	?	·	·	92-93	87-89	·	3½	·	€ 20	+11%
l'Aura de Cambon	2015	Margaux	·	0.5	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
la Bessane	2015	Margaux	·	3	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Marojallia	2015	Margaux	·	4	91-93	15.5	·	93-94	92-94	89	·	·	€ 44	+13%

Wine

Year

AOC

Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC): AOC stands for “Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée”. It tells you where the wine comes from, its origin. It also tells you that the wine is made according to the criteria of this AOC.

Class.

Classification (Class.): Most of these wines belong to one of the Bordeaux classifications:; 1st-5th GCC - The famous 1855 Médoc Grand Cru Classé Classification (61 wines). The list starts with the top 5 of 1st Classed Growths.; 1st GCC a & b and GCC - The St-Emilion Premier Grand Crus (class a and class b) and the Grand Cru Classés.; CB - The Médoc Cru Bourgeois Classification (1932). Last renewed in 2003 (with at the top the 9 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel followed by the Cru Bourgeois Supérieur classed wines, this 2003 classification is used for the overviews 2004 - 2006). In February 2007 the classification was annuled by the Bordeaux Administrative Appeals Court, and in November 2007 it was decided that the classification would be continued but without the sub-classes at the top.; CC Grav. - All Graves wines classified (1959) as Cru Classé de Graves are located in the Pessac-Léognan region (as individual AOC established in 1987).

Size

Size in hectares (Size): This column tells you what the size is of the property in hectares (ha). Note that seldomly all land is used to make the first wine of the estate. Most châteaux also make a second and even a third wine on the estate.

Neal Martin (NM): English wine critic, formerly contributing to Wine-Journal on erobertparker.com, and since the 2017 vintage to Vinous. He rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Jancis Robinson (JR): English wine critic publishing on her website JancisRobinson.com, wines are also often rated by team members like Julia Harding MW and James Lawther MW. Wines are rated on a scale from 10 to 20. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Tim Atkin (TA): English wine critic publishing on his website TimAtkin.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.

James Suckling (JS): American wine critic James Suckling published in the American magazine Wine Spectator up to and including the Bordeaux 2009 vintage. From Bordeaux 2010 vintage he publishes on his own new website JamesSuckling.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Jeff Leve (JL): American wine critic publishing on his website TheWineCellarInsider.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Jane Anson, Decanter (De): English wine magazine. Wines were given 1 to 5 stars, from the 2007 to 2014 vintage the 10 - 20 scale was presented, and since 2015 Jane Anson is using the 100 points scale. Before 2015 the wines were tasted by Steven Spurrier, James Lawther MW and Beverley Blanning MW. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Perswijn (PW): Dutch wine magazine. Wines are tasted by Ronald de Groot and are given 1 to 5 stars. Not all wines are (already) rated.

René Gabriel (RG): Swiss wine critic publishing in WeinWisser. He rates the wines on a scale from 10 to 20 (except for Yquem 1937, this wine received 21 points). Not all wines are (already) rated.

Price

Consumer price in euro (Price): The price shown is the average initial consumer "en primeur" price with tax included. Use it as a guideline, as an indication to assess the prices that you encounter.

+/–

Price change percentage (+/–): This column compares the initial consumer price of the displayed year with the consumer price of the preceding year. If both consumer prices are known, a percentage is shown for the price increase (+) or price drop (–).