Chateau Prieure-Lichine 2014 750ml

Powerful tannins and ripe fruit notes set this wine up for a rich future. It has a dark, brooding quality, with smooth wood flavors and a creamy black-cherry aftertaste. Barrel Sample: 93-95

The tannins here make their presence felt, but with the pliability and depth of fruit to back them up. Clearly a wine that is going to age well and develop gracefully, with plum and damson fruits, clear oak influence but well crafted, this feels primary and rippling with potential, and really stood out in the Margaux appellation horizontal tasting. This was the first year with the new cellars completed at Prieuré.

This is a fragrant and very attractive mid-weight wine with plenty of ripe fruit to balance the full, dry tannins, which give it some real power on the finish. Drink or hold.

Focused, with a velvety beam of crushed plum and warm cherry notes flowing through the anise- and plum cake-accented finish. A little reliant on toast in the end, but the balance is there. Barrel Sample: 89-92

Château Prieuré-Lichine has consistently produced one of Margaux's top wines. Never over-reaching, this château defines the appellation like few others can. The 2014 vintage is so alive and pure. The wine shows bright red fruits, lots of spice, and plenty of earth. There is no mistaking this Old World Bordeaux effort. The tangy finish pairs it perfectly with savory-seasoned roast chicken. (Tasted: January 27, 2017, San Francisco, CA)

From the southern part of Margaux, the 2014 Château Prieure Lichine is little gem well worth seeking out. Offering lots of classic black cherry fruit, tobacco, herbs, and damp earth, it’s medium to full-bodied, impeccably balanced, and has moderate, chalky tannins on the finish. Like most 2014s, it’s already drinking nicely, yet is going to keep for 15 years or so. Tasted twice.