Donald Williams

9.4

Excellent Rioja. — 21 days ago

with Bonnie

Nicholas Tonozzi

9.4

Really enjoyed this. Would buy again. Found it on sale for $30. — 5 months ago

Kelley Raymond

8.9

Decent blend, somewhat dry — 7 months ago

Andre Johnson

9.5

Tremendous — 4 years ago

Stuart Pollack

9.7

This Rioja blend needs to be open a long time before consuming. Once it settles down, it is a great wine. So complex and rich. Definite fruity Grenache notes mix with deep Tempranillo. A great wine. — 4 years ago

Sharon B

9.0

I don’t drink much Bordeaux, not sure why. Maybe the choices are a bit overwhelming for me 🤷‍♀️ this one is medium bodied, has smooth tannins, not much fruit. — 5 years ago

Akshay Venkitasubramanian

9.0

Good structure - a solid medium body — a month ago

Siouxzen Kang

9.3

Great wine! — 5 months ago

Irina Georgieva

9.4

Love it, great freshness, long aftertaste, amazing taste! — 5 months ago

romo

9.0

Without all the wood, I thought, for a minute, maybe I do like Tempranillo. — 9 months ago

Susan Stribling

8.9

Floral and minerals. — 4 years ago

Patrick Peters

9.3

I really regret opening this and wish I had kept racked, but the fruit was bright, almost jammy. Light on tannins, alcohol medium, very smooth. Also a great French red. — 5 years ago

Chris Grimm

9.2

The flavor profile is kind of like Cab Franc, with notes of dehydrated strawberry (like Special K red berries), mushroom, and a kiss of oak. Medium bodied. Wonderful acid, and still had some tannins. — 5 years ago

Dani Ruiz Sanchez

9.3

Maravilloso , rojo brillante, afrutado negro.
— 6 years ago

Freddy R. Troya

9.0

Château La Tour de Bessan Margaux 2022 — Margaux, Bordeaux, France 🇫🇷

Overview
A classic Left Bank blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon · 30% Merlot · 5% Petit Verdot (estate typically varies slightly by vintage) delivering structure, elegance, and aromatic finesse. Great frame and graphite tension coming from the Cab Sauv., mid-palate polish thanks to Merlot, and liked how Petit Verdot brings subtle spice and color depth. A beautifully traditional, unclassified Margaux that punches above its weight.

Aromas & Flavors
Black cherry, blackberry, cassis, violet, pencil shavings, cedar, light tobacco, and crushed stone. Fruit stays fresh and pure with delicate floral lift typical of the appellation.

Mouthfeel
Medium-plus body with polished, fine-grained tannins. Dry, linear, and elegant rather than powerful. Balanced acidity keeps everything lifted and graceful with a clean, savory finish.

Food Pairings
Roast chicken with herbs, grilled lamb chops, duck breast, mushroom risotto, lentils, Comté or aged goat cheese. A very food-friendly claret.

Verdict
Proof that Margaux elegance doesn’t require classified growth pricing. Refined, honest, and beautifully composed. Delicious now with air, but easily cellar-worthy for 6–10 years.

🍷 Personal Pick
This is my kind of “weekday Bordeaux”, structured yet graceful, polished without heaviness. The sort of bottle that quietly disappears over dinner because everything just clicks.

Did You Know?
La Tour de Bessan is run by Marie-Laure Lurton (of the Lurton family estates) and is known for crafting textbook, terroir-driven Margaux expressions that emphasize finesse over extraction. — 5 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

2019 vintage. Decanted and tasted after one and two hours. Medium body. Pretty throughout with decently consistent push and focus. Another decade might bump this up to a 9.2 or 9.3. 1.9.26. — 6 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Deep Ruby with an elegant bouquet of ripe berry fruits, pepper spice with earthy tones, 100% ,Tempranillo, aged for 24 months in American and French oak. On the palate flavors of plum and jammy cherry, tobacco, oak, pepper spice, lively acidity. Fine chewy tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, oak, spice and an earthy character. Nice! — 3 years ago

Dani Ruiz Sanchez

9.2

Rojo teja. A tabaco, frutos negros.
Espectacular. — 4 years ago

Matt Krych

9.3

Very good white wine. Doesn't have that artificial taste some whites do. — 5 years ago

Tina Penman

9.7

Buttery. Soft finish. No acidic-y — 5 years ago