Pavillon rouge - Margaux 2020

TASTED

95 / 100

byAndreas Larssonthe7/6/2021

Floral with violet notes, intense and pure with layered and elegant dark fruit, very cabernet. Grainy and polished texture very powdery with intense dark berry flavours and a long pure finish.

Le Figaro

93-95 / 100

the6/2/2021

Un nez de fruits rouges, aux délicats arômes de violette. En bouche, une sensualité aérienne, typique des Margaux, avec des tannins déjà parfaitement intégrés, qui se fondent dans de jolies notes mocha. Un parfait équilibre entre l'intensité du fruit et une pointe d'acidité qui prolonge élégamment la finale.

Vinous

92-94 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe6/1/2021

The 2020 Pavillon Rouge shows just how compelling the vintage is. Rich red berry fruit, red plum, cedar, spice and licorice meld together in a sumptuous, racy yet impeccably balanced wine that is flat-out delicious. It displays tremendous reserve, freshness and nuance, and clean veins of salinity that refresh the finish. The blend is 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc. The Pavillon Rouge represents 31% of the harvest.

Jeb DUNNUCK

92-94 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/28/2021

The 2020 Pavillon Rouge checks in as 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, and the rest Cabernet Franc. It has a beautifully pure, classic Cabernet style in its cassis and blue-tinged fruits as well as notes of violets, tobacco, and chocolate. With medium to full body, ripe yet polished tannins, and a great finish, it shows the fresh yet concentrated style of the vintage beautifully. It's going to evolve nicely for 20 years or more.

Vinous

91-93 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/27/2021

The 2020 Pavillon Rouge de Château Margaux has an understated nose at first, gradually opening to offer raspberry and wild strawberry and subtle iodine scents in the background, precise but not wishing to create too much of a fuss. The palate is medium-bodied with a pliant opening. There is a discreet lushness conveyed by this Pavillon Rouge. At its core is brambly red fruit laced with white pepper and sour cherry, and just a faint pencil lead and black olive note right on the finish. I suspect that this will be a more approachable Pavillon Rouge compared to the 2018 and 2019, but it will certainly not shortchange anyone in terms of elegance.

Decanter.com

94 / 100

byJane Ansonthe5/25/2021

Sinewed muscle, nuanced aromatics, graphite, gunsmoke, fresh tobacco leaf and blackberry puree. Great purity of fruits, a ton of lift and freshly crushed mint leaf aromatics that grip and curl out of the glass. One of the really successful second wines in the vintage. 31% of the overall blend. 2% of Cabernet Franc completes the blend.

The Wine Cellar Insider

94-96 / 100

byJeff Levethe5/21/2021

Right off the bat you find an array of flowers before moving on to the ripe, red berries, dark pit fruits, black plums and earthy nuances. Refined, elegant, soft and supple, there is freshness and purity to the fruits, along with length and precision on the palatemaking this a contender for the finest vintage of Pavillon Rouge that has been produced yet. Give this 5-7 years of age and enjoy it over the following 15 years or so. The wine was made from blending 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 2 Cabernet Franc. 94-96

Wine Advocate

92-94 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe5/20/2021

The 2020 Pavillon Rouge is composed of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. The alcohol weighs in at 13.6%. Deep purple-black in color, the nose slowly unfurls to reveal gorgeous floral notes of lilacs and red roses, leading to a core of blackcurrant cordial, Morello cherries and minted blackberries, plus wafts of crushed rocks, forest floor and tilled loam. The medium to full-bodied palate is a mouthful of pure vinous seduction, slowly releasing layers of perfumed black fruits and mineral accents within a frame of achingly plush tannins and seamless freshness, finishing with epic length and a whole array of fragrant earth sparks.

Anthocyanes

93-95 / 100

byYohan Castaingthe5/11/2021

Superbe éclat de fruit noirs, des arômes de mure, de cassis, de crème de cassis avec de très belles notes de violette. Bouche charnue, belle texture tannique, fumé, réglisse et fraicheur mentholée. Un Pavillon Rouge plein et relativement massif. Très proche du millésime. Parti pour une longue garde.

Bernard Burtschy

95-96 / 100

byBernard Burtschythe5/10/2021

Falstaff

93-95 / 100

the5/10/2021

Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, dezente Ockerrandaufhel- lung. Feine Edelholzwürze mit Zimt und Mandarinenzesten unterlegte schwarze Waldbeerfrucht, feine tabakige Nuancen, ein Hauch von Lakritze, zarte Röstaromen. Saftig, frische rote Herzkirschen, lebendig strukturiert, mineralisch-zitronig im Ab- gang, salziger Touch, ein eleganter Speisenbegleiter, gutes Entwicklungspotenzial.

My Bettane + Desseauve

93 / 100

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/7/2021

Jamessuckling.com

96-97 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/23/2021

Blackberry and graphite with dark fruit and violets on the nose. Very complex. Full-bodied with lovely, fine tannins that are lightly chewy. Extremely long and polished. Really refined. Integrated tannins. Wonderful length.