Pavillon blanc - Bordeaux 2016

Château Margaux, un Premier Cru fondateur

Plus qu’un cru majeur ou essentiel, Château Margaux est un cru fondateur tant il est vrai que l’imaginaire qui lui est associé a contribué de façon déterminante à façonner l’idée même de Grand Vin dans son rapport au temps et à l’espace. La renommée de la propriété tient autant au génie du lieu qu’à la contribution des hommes et des femmes qui l’ont servie depuis 5 siècles. Corinne Mentzelopoulos, entre autres, fait partie de ces personnalités qui laisseront une empreinte indélébile dans la grande histoire de Château Margaux.

Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux

Vendu au XIXème siècle sous le nom de « Château Margaux vin de sauvignon », il existe sous la marque « Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux » depuis 1920.

Le vignoble de onze hectares est situé sur une très ancienne parcelle et se compose uniquement de sauvignon blanc. Pavillon Blanc bénéficie aujourd’hui des installations ultra-modernes du nouveau chai dessiné par Norman Foster.

La finesse, la complexité, la richesse et la longueur en bouche du Pavillon Blanc sont incomparables pour un vin issu uniquement de sauvignon. Les récents millésimes ont ouvert de nouveaux horizons dans la qualité, la capacité de garde et le style devenu plus minéral et beaucoup plus complexe.

Jancis Robinson

16,5

par Jancis Robinson le 05/02/2020

Tasted blind. A bit more zippy greenness than some. Racy and rather transparent. Well put together but not rich in any way. 13%. Drink 2019-2023

Yvesbeck.wine

par Yves Beck le 20/03/2019

Jaune clair aux reflets verts. Bouquet intense, expressif, complexe marqué par des notes florales et épicées. Mise en bouche friande et juteuse. Quelle belle intensité et quelle fraîcheur. La finesse, la race, le fruit et même une touche saline. Belle force de caractère. 2019-2031 94/100

Jeb DUNNUCK

par Jeb Dunnuck le 01/03/2019

Always based on Sauvignon Blanc and brought up in 20% new French oak, the 2016 Pavillon Blanc shows a racy, reductive style that slowly opens up in the glass and shows more and more richness. Beautiful notes of crushed citrus, tart peach, and bright minerality all emerge from this medium-bodied, concentrated white that has high yet integrated acidity, flawless balance, and a great finish. It’s hard to resist, yet I suspect it will keep for decades.

Wine Spectator

par James Molesworth le 05/02/2019

Features bracing hints of lemon pith, chalk, thyme and fleur de sel, but leans toward the plumper side in the end, with delicious shortbread and yellow apple notes stretching out through the finish. Shows remarkable purity and serious length. Sauvignon Blanc. Drink now through 2028. 833 cases made. –JM

Jamessuckling.com

par James Suckling le 04/02/2019

The depth and intensity is very beautiful, yet with electrifying acidity that gives this wine energy and excitement. Full to medium body with a fine, dense mid-palate that takes over at the finish. Lots of dried-lemon and fresh-fennel flavors at the end. Exuberant. Drink or hold.

Vinous

par Neal Martin le 24/01/2019

The 2016 Pavillon Blanc de Château Margaux, which was bottled in May, has a beguiling bouquet of Golden Delicious apple, Williams pear and light crushed stone aromas that gently unfold in the glass. The palate is very well balanced with a taut line of acidity (in fact, the pH is 3.10 in this vintage) – citrus-fresh with impressive tension. A live-wire Pavillon Blanc with great sustain on the rich finish and a tang of ginger on the aftertaste. Superb.

Vinous

par Antonio Galloni le 21/01/2019

The 2016 Pavillon Blanc is impressive today. I am especially captivated by the wine's tremendous aromatic presence and overall persistence. In the glass, the 2016 offers an enticing interplay of fruit richness and perfume, with strands of salinity that give t wine shape and energy. Citrus, orchard fruit and white flowers add the closing shades of nuance.

Wine Advocate

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 30/11/2018

The 2016 Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux features fresh grapefruit, white peaches and lemon juice scents springing from the glass, followed by lime leaves, wet pebbles and elderflower plus a touch of honeysuckle. The palate is medium-bodied, elegant and fresh with loads of vivacity and a long, mineral-laced finish.

Decanter.com

par Jane Anson le 25/10/2018

Absolutely living up to the promise of en primeur now it's in bottle, this is complex and expertly-spun, with notes of honeysuckle, kiwi, lime, waxy rosemary and savoury herbs. Touches of stone fruit flit through the mid-palate, and it all tiptoes along in perfect balance. Slate and salt appear, followed by waves of returning flavour and electric pulses that stretch out the finish. A low yield in 2016 of 23hl/ha.

Drinking Window 2020 - 2038

Wine Advocate

92-94

par Neal Martin le 02/05/2017

The 2016 Pavillon Blanc du Chateau Margaux was picked between 8 and 13 September and represents just one-third of the production due to a strict selection, around 10,000 bottles. Matured in 20% new oak in more demi-muids than before, it has a glorious bouquet with lime flower, passion fruit and a touch of lychee all with wonderful definition. The palate is very well balanced with a smooth, slightly viscous texture. The acidity counterbalances the richness here and it is blessed with gorgeous tropical tones on the tensile finish. This is excellent.

Vinous

94-97

par Antonio Galloni le 26/04/2017

The 2016 Pavillon Blanc is one of the most refined whites of the vintage. Orchard fruit, white flowers, mint and slate notes are beautifully vivid and delineated throughout. Creamy, pliant and polished to the core, the 2016 is simply exceptional. For readers who can find it and afford the price tag, the 2016 Pavillon Blanc is a total knockout and a wine of true aristocratic breeding.