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JAMES SUCKLING: "This is quite a big Pavillon Blanc with sliced pineapple, ripe apple, lemon and stone. It's full-bodied, layered and phenolic with a ripe sense to it, but then it’s citrusy and salty. Like fresh oysters. Reminds me of vintages from the 1980s, but with more freshness and clarity. 100% sauvignon blanc."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2023 Pavillon Blanc from Château Margaux, harvested during the morning hours of the August 23-30 heatwave, possesses a deep, complex bouquet of spring flowers, lemon oil, ripe orchard fruits, lemongrass and sweet gooseberries, followed by a medium to full-bodied, round and concentrated palate that's animated by lively acids, concluding with a long, taut, delicately phenolic finish. This bottling amounts to only 45% of the entire crop, the rest being relegated to a second wine."
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FALSTAFF: "Helles Grüngelb, silberfarbene Reflexe. Feine weiße Tropenfrucht, zart nach Guaven und Birnen, ein Hauch von Stachelbeeren, attraktives Bukett. Straff, weiße Frucht, grüner Apfel, rassige Säure, Limetten und Grapefruit im Abgang, ein lebendiger Speisenbegleiter, salziger Nachhall."
