Chateau Margaux - Pavillon Rouge 2021

Suckling: "A nicely rounded young red with fine tannins that are polished and poised. Medium body with a solid center-palate and a creamy finish. Shows wonderful ripeness and beauty. 73% cabernet sauvignon, 18% merlot, 5% petit verdot and 4% cabernet franc."

Decanter: "Soft rose-touched blackcurrants, really quite delicate and pretty yet also expressive, the aromas clearly discernible in the glass with a vivid pink-purple rim. So smooth and quite sensuous, you get the crushed velvet texture and thrashing acidity straight away, giving a round mouth, with these spikes of piquancy from the Petit Verdot. Really quite perfumed too. Vibrant with an excellent aromatic display and so much freshness. It’s on the tightrope - balancing the austerity and the plushness, the richness and the delicacy, the acidity and the structure. Tastes young and sparky, like a racing car ready to go, all energetic and buzzed. A great second wine. 4% Cabernet Franc completes the blend."

Dunnuck: "The second wine of the estate, the 2021 Pavillon Rouge is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon yet includes 18% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, and 4% Cabernet Franc. With a pH of 3.68 and an IPT of 74, it's a serious, age-worthy second wine offering medium-bodied aromas and flavors of cassis, graphite, and smoked tobacco. It's beautifully balanced, with good mid-palate depth, ripe tannins, and outstanding length. It's in the running for the top second wine in the vintage."

Falstaff: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe. Feine Gewürznoten, ein Hauch von Nelken, rote Herzkirschen, etwas Orangenzesten, einladendes Bukett. Saftig, komplex und süß, finessenreiche Struktur, reife Tannine, dunkle Kirschen, mineralisch und anhaftend, sehr gute Länge, bereits heute sehr verführerisch."

Wine Advocate: "Aromas of plums, raspberries and sweet spices introduce the 2021 Pavillon Rouge, a medium to full-bodied, velvety and vibrant wine that's impressively rich and mouthfilling, revealing a deep core of fruit framed by powdery tannins and lively acids, concluding with a long, saline finish. The blend is 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 4% Cabernet Franc, and Philippe Bascaules observes that parcels planted 20 years ago and destined for the grand vin when they're a bit older are increasingly making the cut for Pavillon Rouge."

Galloni: "The 2021 Pavillon Rouge is soft, sensual and open-knit, all qualities that make it an absolute delight to taste today. A burst of red/purplish fruit, rose petal, leather and sweet spice gives the 2021 is upfront appeal. There's lovely energy and brightness underpinning it all. Soaring aromatic top notes add allure, making it impossible to resist a second taste."

Weinwisser: "73 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 18 % Merlot, 5 % Petit Verdot, 4 % Cabernet Franc, 36 hl/ha, 13,1 Vol.-%. Intensives blaubeeriges Bouquet, verführerischer Iris-Duft, Estragon und heller Tabak. Am saftigen Gaumen mit weicher Textur, reifem Extrakt, stützender Rasse und engmaschigem Körper. Im gebündelten Finale Heidelbeere, dunkles Graphit, Preiselbeersaft und fein sandige Adstringenz."

Wine Cellar Insider: "Flowers and black raspberries with touches of spice and herbs create the nose. On the palate, the wine is elegant, forward, vibrant, and refined with a touch of juicy plums in the finish, You can enjoy The wine was made by blending 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, and 4% Cabernet Franc, 13.1% ABV. Drink from 2023-2035."

Neal Martin: "The 2021 Pavillon Rouge continues the trend of more Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc in the final blend as the vines planted 20 years ago reach maturity. Aged in 50% and 60% new oak, it has a very well-defined bouquet with perfumed black fruit, crushed violet and a touch of blood orange. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, rounded and fleshy to the point that you could almost run down the famous driveway and drink a bottle. Quite persistent on the finish. Very fine."