TERROIR PROFILE
Margaux
Finesse terroir on lean gravel
Margaux: the Médoc's perfume — violets and silk instead of pure muscle.
TERROIR PROFILE · Bordeaux
Margaux Finesse terroir on lean gravel
Margaux: the Médoc's perfume — violets and silk instead of pure muscle.
SOILS
Gravel / Sandlight, approachable
Gravel and sand drain heavily — vines struggle for water, wines turn fine, light and elegant.
Limestoneprecise, mineral
Limestone delivers tension, structure and a cooler, more mineral character.
CLIMATE · Maritime
The Médoc's mildest climate — thin gravels warm early, harvest starts before the northern neighbours.
TOPOGRAPHY · gentle
The Médoc's flattest, stoniest croupes — poor soil, small berries, great perfume.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Heilbronner Land
Württemberg
94% similar
- Dryness (slightly): Margaux is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (7 vs. 6).
- Body (slightly): Margaux gives more body → fuller, more powerful wines (8 vs. 7).
Barbaresco
Piedmont
94% similar
- Dryness (slightly): Margaux is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (7 vs. 6).
- Minerality (slightly): Margaux is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (7 vs. 8).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 31 →Château Margaux
Margaux
Renown 93/100
Château Palmer
Margaux
Renown 88/100
Château Rauzan-Ségla
Margaux
Renown 86/100
Château Rauzan-Gassies
Lesparre-Médoc
Renown 86/100
Château Brane-Cantenac
Lesparre-Médoc
Renown 86/100
Château Durfort-Vivens
Lesparre-Médoc
Renown 86/100
Château Lascombes
Margaux
Renown 86/100
Château Marquis d’Alesme -
Margaux
Renown 82/100
This terroir's soils in the glossary