Pavillon blanc - Bordeaux 2021

Jamessuckling.com

99

byJames Sucklingthe11/21/2024

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This is very tightly wound, with dried apples, limes, blossom honey, flint, light mangoes and some lemon curd, as well as hints of stone. Medium- to full-bodied with tangy acidity and white peaches, Meyer lemons and minerals. It is focused and very refined. There's plenty of compact fruit, and the energetic acidity is phenomenal. Drinkable, but give this three or four years.

Vinous

95

byAntonio Gallonithe4/2/2024

The 2021 Pavillon Blanc is stellar. Vibrant and chiseled, with fine depth, the 2021 impresses with its total sense of harmony. Lemon peel, mint, white flowers, crushed rocks and a kiss of French oak are all finely delineated. All this needs is a few years

Vinous

95

byAntonio Gallonithe2/28/2024

The 2021 Pavillon Blanc is stellar. Vibrant and chiseled, with fine depth, the 2021 impresses with its total sense of harmony. Lemon peel, mint, white flowers, crushed rocks and a kiss of French oak are all finely delineated. All this needs is a few years in bottle to shine.

Wine Advocate

94

byWilliam Kelleythe2/22/2024

The 2021 Pavillon Blanc is likely to be remembered as a reference-point vintage for the new racy, incisive style that Château Margaux has favored with this cuvée for several years now. Wafting from the glass with notes of lime, pink grapefruit and pear mingled with white flowers, green almond and mint, it's medium-bodied, bright and racy, with tangy acids and a penetrating, saline finish.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

97

byJane Ansonthe1/27/2024

Aniseed, quince, fennel, sage, lime zest and slate grip, this slides along the palate, building to mouthwatering finish. A great white wine that pulls you up short, it was brilliant En Primeur, and is better now. Intense cut grass and steel, just enough tension to kick up a little drama, stretching out over the palate, with plenty of lees stirring over ageing to round out the mid palate. One of the wines of the vintage. September 7 to 13 (unusual in recent years for white harvest to start in September rather than August).

Vinous

96

byAntonio Gallonithe2/24/2023

The 2021 Pavillon Blanc is fascinating to taste next to the 2020, as the two wines represent total stylistic opposites. Bright citrus, mineral and saline notes are at the heart of the 2021, a Pavillon Blanc that sizzles with tension an energy.

Vinous

93

byNeal Martinthe2/15/2023

Since I reviewed the 2020 last year, I tasted the bottled 2021 Pavillon Blanc during my visit. The nose is a little stubborn at first, opening with discrete white peach and yellow plum scents, a touch of jasmine. It's certainly less flamboyant than the barrel sample. The palate is well balanced with a lively entry, citrus fresh with lemon verbena, menthol and pineapple notes. Strangely, it's got something…Chardonnay about it! Vibrant, maybe a little exotic compared to previous vintages, full of joie-de-vivre on the finish.

matthewjukes.com

19

byMatthew Jukesthe8/2/2022

Superbly defined and Ninja-like with its expressive fruit and combative acidity, this is as keen-edged as Pavillon gets, and it is seriously challenging with brittle acidity and amazing deft citrus flavours over lighter moments of lantana and honeysuckle. Crisp pear, ginger and white peach notes swirl, but citrus holds fort making this a superstar in 2021. 19

Jamessuckling.com

99-100

byJames Sucklingthe6/8/2022

This is a really serious white. Vibrant and tangy with fantastic energy. Plenty of lime zest, pineapple, crushed stone, cedar, anise and white lavender. Grapefruit, too. Medium body. So much tension at the end. Focused and precise and it just keeps on going. The pH is 3.04, yet it has intense ripeness. A masterpiece of sauvignon blanc. The chateau says it is the best Pavillon Blanc ever. 100% sauvignon blanc.

Jeb DUNNUCK

95-97

byJeb Dunnuckthe6/2/2022

While the red gets all the love at this heralded address, don't miss their white, which has hit incredible heights over the past 7-8 years. Coming from a selection of 52% of the production and all Sauvignon Blanc, the 2021 Blanc De Margaux offers a vivid perfume of white grapefruits, salted citrus, and honeyed minerality. This carries to a medium-bodied, vibrant, vivid white with bright yet integrated acidity, plenty of mid-palate concentration, and a great finish. It needs 2-3 years of bottle age, but it's a brilliant wine in the making.

The Wine Cellar Insider

95-95

byJeff Levethe5/16/2022

White flowers, yellow citrus and orange rind with a hint of white peach. green apples and spice nuances are all over the place here. The wine shows a lushness and rich character that is equally fresh, crisp and vibrant on the palate and in the finish. In fact, it is almost racy in its attitude. The wine is produced from 100% Sauvignon Blanc. 13.3% ABV. Drink from 2024-2037. 95-95

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

97

byJane Ansonthe5/13/2022

Vinous

91-93

byNeal Martinthe5/12/2022

The 2021 Pavillon Blanc, picked between 7 and 13 September, before the rains, has a well-defined bouquet with scents of pineapple, kumquat, touches of white peach coming through with time. The palate is very concentrated with sour lemon that counterbalances the fatness and density. Touch of lemongrass on the finish.

Vinous

94-96

byAntonio Gallonithe5/11/2022

The 2021 Pavillon Blanc is a fabulous example of how compelling the vintage is for the best dry whites. It marries the nervy freshness that has characterized the Blanc of late and yet also has quite a bit of textural richness. I was pretty shocked by its weight, to be honest. Lemon confit, white flowers, sage and mint gradually unfurl in the glass. Quite simply, the 2021 is one of the finest Pavillon Blancs in recent memory.

vvwine

94-96

byAdrian Van Velsenthe5/10/2022

Mittleres Grüngelb. Die Nase ist super duftig, frisch und zeigt Zitrusfrüchte, weissen Pfirsich, feine weisse Blüten. Im Gaumen klar und rein, mittlerer Körper, die Frucht beginnt im Auftakt süss, wird dann von einer feinen Säurestruktur, der Wein hat Rasse und Frische, tänzelt über die Zunge, grandiose Balance und ein langanhaltendes, feinwürziges, frisches Finale. Das hat Klasse! (Verkostet im April 2022. Château Margaux)

Anthocyanes

96-98

byYohan Castaingthe5/6/2022

Assemblages réalisés. 52 % de la récolte. 100% sauvignon. Bouquet magnifique grâce à des senteurs de fleurs, de jasmin, de verveine et de fruits blancs "al dente". On ressent des arômes de maturité lente grâce aux notes d'agrumes. Très belles fragrances d'agrumes à l'aération tirant vers l'exotique. Bouche juteuse, droite, tendue, opulente avec une acidité racée et une texture cristalline. Longue, aérienne et persistante, la finale est incroyablement élégante. Un très grand millésime pour Pavillon Blanc. Future très grande bouteille, peut-être l'une des meilleures du domaine.

Wine Advocate

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byWilliam Kelleythe4/29/2022

The 2021 Pavillon Blanc is one of the finest recent vintages of this cuvée, combining complete maturity with incisive acids to striking effect. Offering up aromas of confit lemon, citrus zest, crisp orchard fruit and wet stones, it's medium to full-bodied, chiseled and tensile, with striking concentration and chalky structuring dry extract, concluding with a long, mineral finish. It was picked between September 7 and 13 and attained 13.3% natural alcohol.

Decanter.com

97

byGeorgina Hindlethe4/1/2022

Gorgeous peach tone on the nose, with bright lemon, clementine, green apple skin and crushed stones too. Super sharp and fresh straight out the gate, this is searing, focussed and neat with a shot of lemon juice, so zingy on the mid palate giving a green apple and peach freshness towards the end. Fruity and extremely lively. It has an unctuous texture, not weighty but delectably textured with a silkiness. You have the acidity but also the opulence, it’s both sharp and immensely layered. A joyful combination of freshness and power - supremely impressive with vibrancy and mass appeal.