Red Pavilion - Château Margaux

Vinifera

4 / 5

the5/31/2016

Belle robe sombre. Nez très élégant, floral, très pur. En moins de 10 ans, ce vin a vu sa proportion de cs augmenter d’une façon significative. Superbe entrée en bouche, glissante, belle pulpe, c’est intense dans l’aromatique, fin et et délié. Très belle finale.

The Wine Cellar Insider

93-95 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/30/2016

Cherries, anise, tobacco and cigar box notes rise amid a floral background to create an incredibly elegant, refined, fresh, long and sweet wine. Lift, purity of fruit, substance and length make this the best vintage of Pavillon Rouge I have ever tasted -- a testament to Paul Pontallier. The wine was produced from a blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc, reaching 14.% alcohol with pH of 3.67. Of the harvest, 23% was used for Pavillon Rouge du Margaux.

Wine Advocate

92-94 / 100

byNeal Martinthe4/29/2016

The 2015 Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux, which represents just 23% of the total production this year, has a higher percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon than other years, 74%, with 21% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. It has a very refined bouquet, focused and extraordinarily pure with blackcurrant, blueberry and minerals. The 50% new oak is beautifully integrated here. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, a little more masculine than I was expecting, a Pavillon with firm structure imparted by that higher proportion of Cabernet. But the freshness is ample and there is a long, satisfying graphite note that seems to last forever on the finish. What a great deuxième vin, a stunning Pavillon Rouge.

Decanter.com

93 / 100

bySteven Spurrierthe4/27/2016

Wonderfully floral nose, beautiful texture and pure natural vineyard extraction that shows the feminine side of Margaux to perfection. Slightly austere tannins now but a fine future. The team think this is the best Pavillon Rouge they have ever made. 2021-2035

Vinous

90-93 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe4/27/2016

The 2015 Pavillon Rouge is lovely. Open-knit, gracious and seductive, the 2015 offers striking palate presence and nuance. Exotic flower and a dash of white pepper add aromatic lift in a silky wine that shows the pure class of Margaux and Château Margaux. The 2015 is a striking, precise wine endowed with real class through and through. Approximately 26% of the crop went into the Pavillon Rouge.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

17 / 20

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/20/2016

Ma meilleure note donnée à ce cru en primeur à égalité avec le 2010.Couleur intense et belle. Nez très parfumé, mais aussi profond. Bouche au toucher magique, au fruitéresplendissant, à la texture raffinée, à l'équilibre subtil. Oh quelle envie d'avaler ! Bravo ! Voici le Pavillonrouge le plus délicat que je connaisse, le plus profond aussi. L'élevage pourrait le grandir encore.Assemblage : 74 % cabernet sauvignon, 21 % merlot, 1 % cabernet franc, 4 % petit verdot. Degréd'alcool : 14°. Sélection 23 % du volume.

timatkin.com

94 / 100

byTim Atkin MWthe4/20/2016

Wine Enthusiast

93-95 / 100

byRoger Vossthe4/15/2016

Barrel Sample. With a high proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon, this is a seriously structured wine. It is ripe with a shot of fine acidity and tannins that give the wine great shape and freshness. The structure is what will give this wine its longevity. 94 points

Jancis Robinson

17,5 /

byJancis Robinsonthe4/15/2016

74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot. Big change in the blend - far more Cabernet than there used to be. Very beautifully integrated on the nose. Still quite structured on the palate. Quite ambitious. This really is the sort of wine that would have been Ch Margaux in the 1980s. Excellent freshness and length. Not at all like a second wine. Great lift towards the end. 14% Drink 2024-2040

René Gabriel

17 / 20

the4/10/2016

Mittleres Purpur-Granat. Kirschen und Himbeeren im burgundisch anmutenden Bouquet, fein laktische Unterzüge, parfümiert im Ansatz. Seidiger, süffiger Gaumen, wirkt sehr leicht. Aber das macht ein Pavillon ja meistens bei der Primeurverkostung um dann nachher zu überraschen. Sehr delikat und verspielt. 17/20 2020 – 2035

Jamessuckling.com

95-96 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/5/2016

Shows incredible depth and power with near perfect Margaux character of black fruits and power. Full body, very tannic yet polished and refined. It’s like the gran vin but in a year like 2006 or 2007. Best ever.