White Pavilion - Château Margaux - Bordeaux 2018 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48

WeinWisser

18 / 20

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Jeb DUNNUCK

95-97 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/1/2019

One of the whites of the vintage is the 2018 Château Margaux Pavillon Blanc, which is all Sauvignon Blanc brought up in barrel. This racy, medium to full-bodied beauty offers a terrific sense of freshness and tension as well as complex notes of lemon curd, white grapefruit, white flowers, and salty minerality. Vibrant, racy, yet also textured and beautifully concentrated, it's unquestionably in the top handful of whites in the vintage.

Vinous

91-94 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe5/1/2019

The 2018 Pavillon Blanc is rich and beautifully layered, with a striking interplay of aromas, flavors and textures. Citrus peel, white flowers and orchard fruit give the 2018 lovely resonance from start to finish. Harvest was about a week earlier than normal, which is to say between August 27-31, before dehydration in the field became an issue. The 2018 captures the natural radiance of the year while retaining terrific freshness as well. In a word: sublime.

Jamessuckling.com

97-98 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/12/2019

A very powerful and dense white with loads of dried lemons and cooked peaches. Full-bodied with chewy phenolic tension and texture. Extremely long. Lasts for minutes. Layered!

Jean-Marc QUARIN

93 / 100

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/8/2019

Decanter.com

95 / 100

byJane Ansonthe4/1/2019

Easily one of the best whites that I have tried this year. It's extremely juicy, showing white pear and stone fruits on the nose, with lovely grip and a slatey texture on the palate that suggests minerality, although it doesn't quite have the mineral punch of 2017. It just gets and gets better and better in the glass - a delicious wine with the depth that you expect at this level. Harvest ran from 27 August to 31 September, yielding just 17hl/ha because of the mildew (the vines are 4km from the main estate and were worse affected). The ph is at 3.1, unchanged from last year, helped by the fact that they fraction the juice at Margaux, using just the first, freshest portion for their own wine and selling the rest in bulk.
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Yvesbeck.wine

93-94 / 100

byYves Beckthe4/1/2019

Robe jaune clair. Le bouquet de Pavillon Blanc surprend dans sa manière de se révéler. Il a de la minéralité et un caractère floral. Après aération je relève des notes de mirabelles et d’anis. Au palais, le vin est marqué par une belle expression aromatique où je relève des arômes d’ananas et de fruit de la passion. Touche anisée et soupçon de beurre. Un Pavillon blanc élégant, fruité et juteux doté d’une finale persistante avec une touche de menthe et une structure qui confère de la fraîcheur. 2020-2036