Château Prieuré-Lichine, Margaux Fourth Growth

Château Prieuré-Lichine, Margaux Fourth Growth

Bordeaux, France 2010 (750mL)
Regular price$104.00
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Château Prieuré-Lichine, Margaux Fourth Growth

Today’s offer is what those of us in the wine biz call a “no-brainer.” Château Prieuré-Lichine’s 2010 Margaux is a wine that just has it all. It comes from a storied classified-growth estate, with a choice location in one of the most famous appellations in the world. It hails from a vintage that’s nothing short of legendary. And, at almost 13 years of age, it’s drinking downright perfectly right now, but has gas in the tank to easily go another two decades. And on top of it all, it costs the same as many current releases from less-impressive châteaux. There isn’t a box this bottle doesn’t check. Whether you’re a longtime Bordeaux collector looking to load up on a serious cellar keystone, or a more casual drinker curious about the heights true fine wine can reach, this is an opportunity not to be missed!


The Margaux appellation needs little introduction for most wine drinkers. This is some of the most famous viticultural real estate on earth, home to the greatest concentration of classified growths on Bordeaux’s famed “Left Bank.” Here, a very high proportion of gravel in the soil means vines have to plunge their roots especially deep to search for nutrients, while less clay, relative to other esteemed Left Bank villages, makes for more perfumed and filigreed wi

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