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Artisan.Wine
· The Lowest Price in the Country
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2,000 cases reached the U.S. When they're gone, so is the price.
Order Now → $29.97 / bottle
$359.64 per 12 · we recommend 24–36 bottles · 36-bottle limit per person
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Wine-of-the-Year Vintage · First-Growth Winemaker · Margaux 2022
First-Growth Hands.
A Wine-of-the-Year Vintage.
$29.97.
It drinks beside Margaux's $300 names — roughly 10× the wine for the money, and only while it lasts.
In 2025, two of the wine world's biggest Top 100 lists each named a 2022 Margaux their #1 Wine of the Year — Château Giscours (Wine Spectator) and Château d'Issan (James Suckling). Ours is a different 2022 Margaux: Aurore de Dauzac, from that same celebrated vintage and appellation, made by Éric Boissenot — the winemaker behind Lafite and three other First Growths. Five major critics put it in the 92–94 tier, and we hold the lowest price in the country at $29.97. A tiny U.S. allocation; when it's gone, the price is gone. Buy 24–36 bottles, drink one tonight, cellar the rest through 2041.
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94J. Suckling
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92Decanter
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92W. Spectator
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92Jane Anson
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92Vinous
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A sleek and classically-styled wine with plenty of personality.
— Decanter
The reviews keep circling the same three words — energy, finesse, freshness. James Suckling finds bright black fruit, fine spice and crushed stone over a long, powdery finish, with real drive in the glass, and tells readers to watch this one. Wine Spectator describes a graceful current of iris and violet lifting ripe black-cherry fruit to a black-tea close — and calls it delicious to drink right now. Jane Anson finds power and complexity; Vinous, a floral lift and a savory, almost saline finish. Five major palates, one verdict: this drinks far above its price.
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94Points · J. Suckling
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Vintage of
the CenturyBordeaux 2022
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$29.97Per bottle
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94 points, for a Vintage-of-the-Century Bordeaux — yours at only $29.97.
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Dear Wine Lover,
Let us let you in on something the trade already knows. When this price crossed our desk, we ran the numbers twice. A genuine classified Margaux estate. The 2022 vintage — the one critics are calling the best in a generation. And a price that starts with a 2.
Aurore de Dauzac is the second wine of Château Dauzac — a Margaux estate with roots reaching to 1190 and a place among the historic estates the French establishment formally classified in 1855. It's farmed on a single 49-hectare vineyard beside the Gironde and guided by Éric Boissenot — the consulting oenologist who also advises four of the five First Growths. Aurore comes from one defined plot on the estate's eastern edge — the first vines to catch the morning sun, recorded in estate documents in 1670 as the "rising sun vines." In French, aurore means dawn.
Only about 9,500 cases were made; just 2,000 crossed the Atlantic. We hold the lowest price in the U.S.: $29.97 a bottle. Our buyer Christine Tran calls it the single best deal she has tasted all year — and frankly, it's the best buy we've put in front of you in 2026.
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The hand behind the wine
The same winemaker as four of the five First Growths.
Aurore is guided by Éric Boissenot — the quiet consulting oenologist Wine Spectator nicknamed "Bordeaux's Secret Weapon." Of his roughly 150 clients, about 40 are 1855 classified estates. The short list of houses that trust his palate:
| ★ Château Lafite Rothschild |
★ Château Latour |
| ★ Château Margaux |
★ Château Mouton Rothschild |
| Léoville Las Cases |
Ducru-Beaucaillou |
| Cos d'Estournel |
Rauzan-Ségla & many more |
The four marked ★ are First Growths — bottles that sell for hundreds to thousands. The same hand signs off on the wine in front of you, at $29.97.
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An estate on the rise
Critics agree: Dauzac is making the finest wine in its history.
The Wine Cellar Insider describes a "complete renaissance in quality" since 2015 — calling these "the best wines in the history of the estate." Wine Enthusiast scored the 2022 grand vin 95 points, and James Suckling led his Dauzac review with one line: "a year in which Dauzac excelled."
And the pedigree runs deep: Dauzac is credited as a birthplace of "Bordeaux mixture" — the copper-and-lime treatment developed here in the 1880s that saved Europe's vineyards from mildew. This is not a new label chasing a moment. It's a historic Margaux estate at the top of its game.
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Why 2022 is the answer
The vintage the whole wine world just crowned.
A hot, dry, near-perfect year produced reds with rare concentration and freshness. La Revue du Vin de France called 2022 a "vintage of the century." Wine Advocate handed out ten perfect 100-point scores. Vinous titled its report "A Place Beyond Praise," with Neal Martin writing that when Bordeaux "fires on all cylinders, it is untouchable." James Suckling places it beside the legends — 1982, 1959, 1947, 1928 — still drinking beautifully decades on.
And here's the part that should make you move: in 2025, a 2022 Margaux took #1 Wine of the Year on two separate Top 100 lists — Château d'Issan (James Suckling) and Château Giscours (Wine Spectator). Two different estates, one appellation, one vintage. The wine in front of you is a third 2022 Margaux — its own bottle, same village and vintage — at a fraction of their price.
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10×perfect 100-pt scores (Wine Advocate)
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2Margaux named #1 Wine of the Year — on two separate Top 100 lists
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'82 ·'59
'47 ·'28the legendary company 2022 keeps
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Reading a Médoc label
Four villages. Four signatures.
The Left Bank's great villages each have a personality. This wine wears the most elegant name of them all.
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Margaux ★ — perfume, violets, silk. The most graceful village in the Médoc. This wine's home.
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St-Julien — balance and harmony; the polished middle ground.
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Pauillac — power, cassis, cedar and graphite; home to three First Growths.
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St-Estèphe — firm, earthy, built to age; the most structured of the four.
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Context for the price
What a Margaux Normally Costs
Margaux is one of the priciest names in Bordeaux. Here's the lay of the land — then look where this wine lands.
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Entry into the appellation
Second wines and lesser estates — roughly $40–$70.
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The classified estates
d'Issan ~$90 · Giscours (the WS #1 Wine of the Year) $119.97 at Artisan · Rauzan-Ségla ~$130 — generally $70–$300.
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The top of the village
Château Palmer ~$400+ · First-Growth Château Margaux averages ~$800+ a bottle.
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This wine — from a classified-growth estate ★
Same classified pedigree — the kind that normally runs $70 to $300 a bottle — same Boissenot hand, yet just $29.97. This is the steal of the century, and the quiet truth is that these are exactly the bottles sommeliers and restaurateurs buy by the case to stock their own cellars. Get in before it's gone — and you're the insider.
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Approximate U.S. retail, varies by merchant and vintage. The point: a classified-growth Margaux almost never appears below $40 — and here it is, in the vintage of the decade, at $29.97.
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Same village · same vintage
Up to 25× the Price.
Every wine below is a 2022 Margaux. Only the last line is under $30.
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| 2022 Margaux |
Score |
Retail |
At Artisan |
| Château Margaux (First Growth)
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98–100 |
$750–$1,000+ |
Inquire → |
| Château Palmer |
96–98 |
$400–$460 |
Inquire → |
| Château Rauzan-Ségla |
94–96 |
$110–$150 |
Inquire → |
| Château d'Issan (JS Wine of the Year)
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~98 |
$85–$110 |
Inquire → |
| Château Giscours (WS #1 Wine of the Year)
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95–98 |
$119.97 |
Buy → |
| Château Dauzac — the grand vin
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~95 |
$56–$72 |
Inquire → |
| ★ Aurore de Dauzac — 2nd wine
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92–94 |
$29.97 |
Buy → |
Approximate U.S. retail to the high end; scores are the high marks reported by major critics. Same village, same celebrated vintage, same Médoc winemaking hand — at a fraction of the cost. Against Palmer, more than 10× less; against the First Growth, more than 25× less. Two of these are pourable from Artisan today; for the others, just ask.
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Also at Artisan · A few bottles left
Want the No. 1 Wine in the World? We Still Have It.
Château Giscours Margaux 2022 was named Wine Spectator's #1 Wine of the Year for 2025 — its single most exciting wine on earth, and another 2022 Margaux. Only a few bottles remain at Artisan, at $119.97. When the world's wine of the year sells out, it's gone for good.
Claim the #1 Wine → $119.97
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Why 24 to 36 Bottles — Not Two
Three reasons this is a two-to-three-case wine, and a hard 36-bottle ceiling per person.
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01 The savings only matter at volume.
At a price the rest of the country can't match, the gap compounds with every bottle. Two cases (24 bottles) is where this stops being a nice buy and starts being a genuine steal.
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02 It's built for a 15-year cellar.
Approachable tonight, rated to evolve through 2041 into tobacco, leather, dried fig and graphite. Open a few this year, gift a few, and lay a dozen-plus down. A single bottle of a wine built to age this long is the one decision you'll regret.
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03 There is no next chance at this price.
Only 2,000 cases crossed the Atlantic. With potential tariffs on European wine looming, the next Aurore almost certainly won't land here under $30 — probably not under $50. To keep it fair while it lasts, we're capping orders at 36 bottles per person.
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The insider's math
A whole case for the price of one classified bottle.
Here's the part insiders see and everyone else misses. A single bottle of a top classified Margaux runs upwards of $300. An entire case of twelve of this wine is $359.64 — you're paying about what one bottle of a classified Margaux growth costs, and walking away with twelve.
It's so affordable you can treat it as your everyday Margaux. Bring a bottle to dinner midweek — even after a restaurant's corkage fee, you're drinking a classified-growth Margaux for a fraction of what any Margaux costs off the list.
So three cases isn't extravagant — it's the spend of three classified Margaux bottles, except you come home with 36. That's the trade only the insiders take. Take it before it's gone.
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Reserve Your Bottles →
$29.97 / bottle · recommended 24–36 · 36-bottle maximum per person
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The Wine
Aurore de Dauzac, Margaux 2022
Fresh red berries, violet and iris, a delicate floral lift; a silky, elegant palate with refined tannins, vibrant acidity and the long, mineral-tinged finish that made Margaux famous. Approachable now — built to evolve gracefully through 2041.
| Blend |
60% Merlot · 36% Cabernet Sauvignon · 4% Petit Verdot |
| Aging |
12 months in French oak (45% barrel, 20% new) |
| Winemaking |
Hand-harvested, double-sorted, gravity-flow · certified vegan |
| Pedigree |
Margaux AOC · classified estate (1855) · 2nd wine of Château Dauzac |
| Production |
~9,500 cases made · only 2,000 imported to the U.S. |
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What the Critics Said
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94 · James Suckling Led his review with "a year in which Dauzac excelled." Bright black fruit, fine spices and crushed stone, with tannins he expects to gain complexity over two to three years — and a closing note to "keep an eye on this."
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92 · Decanter Lifted and fresh, with chalky tannins, dark fruit threaded with licorice and tobacco spice, and a minty lift — a sleek, classically styled Margaux with personality to spare.
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92 · Wine Spectator A graceful flow of iris, hibiscus and violet over mulled black cherry and a curl of black tea. Their verdict: "delicious and fully approachable already." Drink through 2035.
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92 · Jane Anson Power and complexity with plump damson fruit and fresh acidity — the more immediately drinkable of the estate's two plot-driven wines.
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90–92 · Vinous (Neal Martin) More floral than its sibling, with sappy black fruit, finely-knit tannins, a turn toward red fruit on the finish, and a pleasant saline aftertaste.
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The Knight Frank Index
Fine wine doesn't just get drunk. It gets sought after.
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+149%Fine Wine Icons Index, last decade
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Over ten years, the Knight Frank index tracking blue-chip fine wine has climbed roughly 149% — outpacing equities over the same stretch. After peaking in 2022, the market has cooled, which is exactly why buying serious Bordeaux below its usual price now is the move collectors make. You don't have to treat it as an investment — just drink very well while everyone else overpays. |
Source: Knight Frank Wealth Report / Wine Owners. Past performance is not a promise of future value; context, not financial advice.
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When someone else pours it
The restaurant math.
Wine lists mark a bottle up 2.5–4× retail. The markup on fine Bordeaux is steep enough that one Bordeaux merchant runs a campaign — Carte sur Table — whose whole hook is letting diners buy Grands Vins de Bordeaux at retail price for one month a year. Run a $29.97 bottle through the usual math:
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$22–30by the glass
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$90–130a bottle on a list
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$29.97from your cellar
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Standard restaurant markup (2.5–4× retail). Buy at volume and every bottle you open at home is a restaurant pour you didn't pay for.
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Sommelier Pairings
What to Pour It With
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The Classic. Rack of lamb with herbes de Provence and roasted garlic. Margaux's violet-tinged finesse is tailored to lamb the way Burgundy is to duck.
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The Cheese. Aged Comté or a young, supple Brie de Meaux. Silky tannins and fresh red fruit hold their own against nutty alpine cheese and flatter a soft, bloomy rind.
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The Vegan. Wild mushroom and lentil ragoût over truffled polenta. Earthy umami meets the wine's dark fruit and tobacco on equal footing — and since it's certified vegan, no animal-derived fining agents touch the bottle.
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Questions worth asking
Answered, Plainly.
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What exactly is "Margaux"? One of the four great red-wine villages of Bordeaux's Left Bank, prized for perfume and silk-textured elegance. Home to First-Growth Château Margaux — and the appellation the wine world spent all of 2025 talking about.
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Why is 2022 such a big deal? It's being called a vintage of the century — rare concentration with freshness, ten 100-point scores from Wine Advocate, and both James Suckling's and Wine Spectator's 2025 Wines of the Year. Both were 2022 Margaux.
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Why 24–36 bottles instead of two? The savings compound at volume, the wine is built to age fifteen years, and there's no next chance at this price. Open a few now, gift a few, cellar the rest. We cap orders at 36 bottles per person.
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Drink it tonight, or cellar it? Both. Suckling calls it approachable now and improving over two to three years; Spectator rates it through 2035. Open some this year, lay the rest down.
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Is this really the lowest price in the country? We surveyed major U.S. merchants on the exact wine and vintage. At $29.97 a bottle, Artisan is the lowest-priced merchant in the U.S. on the 2022 Aurore de Dauzac.
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If you joined us at our recent tasting to meet the estate's team,
you already tasted the 2022 and heard firsthand why this is the buy of the year. If you missed it — consider this your insider's tip before the rest of the market catches on.
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The best buy of 2026
When the allocation is gone,
it's gone for good.
We reserved this direct from the producer — no middleman, no markup premium — which is exactly how a classified-growth Margaux lands in your glass at $29.97. Once these cases are gone and our allocation is up, we won't be able to get more. Be the first to secure your order.
Wines like this move fast — expect it to sell out by this evening. Lock in yours before it disappears, and you're the insider.
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$29.97 / bottle · $359.64 per 12
We recommend 24–36 bottles · 36-bottle maximum per person
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