3/5

fruit

4/5

body

3/5

acidity

4/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Margaux

Pavillon Rouge

2009 {(currentVariant.size?' | ':'')} {( currentVariant.size )}

Various vintages

Margaux, Medoc, Bordeaux, France

Red

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Drink Now/Cellar

2nd Wine

VN 90-92 JS 95

The real greatness of the 2009 however, is in how those concentrated tannins have been given amazing softness and delicacy. We have never known such wonderful balance.?

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meat:
Beef, Game, Sausages

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese

Reviewer: Ian d'Agata

(a blend of 67% cabernet sauvignon, 29% merlot, and 4% petit verdot; represents 41% of the total estate production, which is 10% less than usual) Bright ruby. Knockout nose melds violet, red cherry, milk chocolate and menthol. Wonderfully concentrated and primary, with a soft texture and captivating inner-mouth perfume to the red cherry and mineral flavors. An impeccably balanced wine with impressive vinosity and grip. Finishes with sweet tannins and excellent length. This very dense wine is probably the best Pavillon Rouge ever made and is my candidate for the best second wine of the year along with Le Clarence of Haut-Brion. Pontallier believes this is the first Pavillon ever that can rate with some less successful Chateau Margaux bottlings of the past.

3/5

fruit

4/5

body

3/5

acidity

4/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Margaux, Medoc, Bordeaux, France

Red

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Drink Now/Cellar

2nd Wine

Black fruit / Blackcurrant leaf / Earthy / Red fruit / Rich / Violet

meat:
Beef, Game, Sausages

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese

Reviewer: Ian d'Agata

(a blend of 67% cabernet sauvignon, 29% merlot, and 4% petit verdot; represents 41% of the total estate production, which is 10% less than usual) Bright ruby. Knockout nose melds violet, red cherry, milk chocolate and menthol. Wonderfully concentrated and primary, with a soft texture and captivating inner-mouth perfume to the red cherry and mineral flavors. An impeccably balanced wine with impressive vinosity and grip. Finishes with sweet tannins and excellent length. This very dense wine is probably the best Pavillon Rouge ever made and is my candidate for the best second wine of the year along with Le Clarence of Haut-Brion. Pontallier believes this is the first Pavillon ever that can rate with some less successful Chateau Margaux bottlings of the past.

Pavillon Rouge

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