Chateau Margaux - Pavillon Blanc 2024

James Suckling: "Really pure and precise, with a fascinating mineral drive to the fruit. Bright but textured on the palate, with a medium to full body. There is a subtle saline twist but it’s refreshing and driven, with excellent weight and length. The acidity really brightens it. 100% sauvignon blanc."

Lisa Perrotti-Brown: "Passion fruit and grapefruit notes jump from the glass, followed by hints of chalk dust, elderflower, and gooseberries. The light to medium-bodied palate has a satiny texture with fantastic tension and intense tropical and citrus fruit flavor layers, finishing long and minerally. So good."

Jane Anson: "Anis, fennel, white tea, citrus, lemon zest, kiwi, slate, a balanced and generous nose, and a ton of juicy mouthwatering waves that hit pretty much immediately, and keep on coming. 20% new oak, in 400l casks. Perhaps ready to drink a little earlier than the 2021 - this is generous and deliciously sappy and appealin. Harvest 2 to 8 September, 3.2ph. Philippe Bascaules estate director."

Decanter: "Crisp green apple, and lively gooseberry with elderflower florality. Peach, passionfruit and citrus. Clean and focused, this has drive from the start - succulent and mouth watering with hints of tropical fruit balanced by stone fruit and then salty, bitter lemon and orange touches on the finish. Pineapple - lively, and bright but also not too sharp at all. Great fat and acidity. Less batonnage than in most years. Feels more delicate than most Pavillon Blancs, yet it retains the complexity and nuance. Crisp and refreshing but with a lively character. Easy to drink. Picked 2-8th September. A yield of 30hl/ha. 3.2pH."

Jeb Dunnuck: "All Sauvignon Blanc that will spend nine months in barrel with plenty of lees stirring, the 2024 Château Margaux Pavillon Blanc reveals terrific honeyed citrus, passion fruit, mint, and exotic flower notes in its aromatics. It's beautifully textured on the palate, with a layered, almost creamy mouthfeel, integrated, bright acidity, and a great finish."

Weinwisser: "100 % Sauvignon Blanc. Bezauberndes Bouquet, Weingartenpfirsich, Zitronenmelisse, Mandarinenzeste. Am saftigen Gaumen mit herrlicher Fülle und vibrierendem Körper. Im aromatischen Finale ein exotischer Cocktail Guave und Papaya, wirkt molliger als sonst. Man sieht die perfekte Reife, der Wein lebt von der Energie und punktet mit feinem, salzigem Extrakt."

Vinum: "Mittleres Goldgelb; expressiv im Duft, zitrische Noten, exotische Früchte, Kamillenblüten, Kräuter, eine Nase zum Eintauchen; cremig im Auftakt, dabei gradlinig, kein Gramm Fett, sehr gut strukturiert, energetisch, vertikal, enorm viel Trinkfluss, fast schon schwerelos über die Zunge gleitend, im Abgang von wunderbarer Länge. Ein hervorragender Pavillon Blanc."

The Wine Cellar Insider: "Crisp lemons, flowers, honeysuckle, orange rind, white peach, green apples, cinnamon and green apples form the core of the character here. Zesty lemons, and pomelo with sweet tangerines, paired with the right amount of lift is perfect on the palate, and it carries all the way through to the finish as well. The wine is produced from 100% Sauvignon Blanc.13% ABV. 3.2 pH. Harvesting took place only in the mornings, from September 2 - September 8. Drink from 2026-2038."

Falstaff: "Helles Strohgelb, silberfarbene Reflexe, Feiner Hauch von Guaven und Mango, zarter Blütenhonig, dezente Holzwürze, weiße Blüten und Limettenzesten. Am Gaumen saftig, Nuancen von Pfirsich und Passionsfrucht, straff, engmaschig, finessenreicher Säurebogen, salzig im Abgang, ein lebendiger, präziser Speisenbegleiter."

Wine Advocate: "Entirely crafted from Sauvignon Blanc, the 2024 Pavillon Blanc reveals a delicate bouquet of confit citrus, boxwood, pear and spices. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and layered, it's built around bright acids and a lively mid-palate that segues into a fresh and herb-inflected finish. This is a slightly more opulent and expressive rendition compared to the more restrained 2021 and 2017 vintages."