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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.8 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 322 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ChairmanM on 3/15/2024: Bright ruby red with the smallest hint of browning at the edges. Immediately smells like raspberry candy and brilliant red fruits which opens to an earthy cedar. Significantly less Bordeaux funk than its bigger sibling but the undertones are there. Palate was initially of cherries and then it closed down for an hour or so. Tannins are fully integrated and well rounded. Emerged to cranberries and cherries with an oak backbone. At its peak but not going anywhere soon. (502 views) | | | Tasted by Bcw1989 on 3/9/2024 & rated 95 points: Fabulous with a simple meal. This wine and vintage has a lot of years left in the cellar! (604 views) | | | Tasted by dfcrutcher on 1/28/2024 & rated 93 points: Fruit forward (for a Bordeaux). Nice soft integrated tannins. Medium plus weight. Very nice wine. Drink soon. (973 views) | | | Tasted by dougogden on 12/29/2023 & rated 95 points: Still youthful & tight. Better on days 2 & even 3! Sit for another 5-10 years. (1029 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 12/10/2023 & rated 92 points: Annual Tasting Group Holiday Party (St. Genevieve, Mpls, MN): Very dark red color. Drank a glass over an hour. This had a 1 hour double decant. I thought this drinking pretty well, open and giving, pretty dark fruits, it had some volatility on the palate, so I still think maybe this is a better short term drinker. (1211 views) | | | Tasted by S-C-S on 11/20/2023 & rated 94 points: Pop & Pour … elegant and balanced. (1144 views) | | | Tasted by tcarter on 10/17/2023 & rated 94 points: Better on Day Two (with just a VacuVin from day one). Awesome juice. (1330 views) | | | Tasted by tcarter on 10/16/2023 & rated 93 points: Still young. Has lots of life left. Drank from 375ml. (1101 views) | | | Tasted by RenoGene on 9/17/2023 & rated 87 points: Drank at Daniel’s in Genoa, NV celebrating Lai’s BDay and our 51st wedding anniversary. Was not at its peak? But did taste its dark fruit and tannins. (1124 views) | | | Tasted by rstark on 9/4/2023 & rated 93 points: Incredible balance of red fruit/dark fruit and earth/fruit balance. This showed very well at a tasting of 2000 Bordeaux. Guessing that in about 5 years it will hit it's apex. (Drank after 3 hour decant) (1161 views) | | | Tasted by Guillegifu on 8/1/2023 & rated 92 points: Great Margaux - smooth, feminine, and rich in blueberry and dark cherry notes. Lots of leather and reduction at first, which quickly dissipated and turned into some banana notes. In a good place for sure. (1196 views) | | | Tasted by alamoave on 7/7/2023 & rated 93 points: Last bottle. A thing of beauty. Plenty of fruit Tannins fully resolved Sumptuous finish Decanted for 30 minutes. Drink now (1134 views) | | | Tasted by steko78 on 5/16/2023 & rated 92 points: Très beau nez, super classique du Médoc, élégant et profond, fruits noirs, rouges, note florale, poivron rouge grillé,. La bouche n'est pas tout à fait à la hauteur du nez, elle est crayeuse, fraîche, tanins plutôt fondus en attaque et milieu de bouche, se resserre un petit peu en finale. Classique et agréable (1411 views) | | | Tasted by Tao on 4/29/2023 & rated 93 points: The sweet and creamy ripe fruits are simply, amazing! Incredibly young, darkish ruby colour! No rush to drink! (1352 views) | | | Tasted by Elpaninaro on 2/25/2023: deep red color, lighter rim starting to mature, austere cherry on the nose, some forest floor, bramble, on the palate ready with tertiary development, cherries, cassis, remaining tannins are a bit grainy and overall this is firm and on the austere side, good length, nicely understated.
***, ready to drink and while it should last many more years I would be tempted to drink it within the next 10 years (1763 views) | | | Tasted by T.E.D. on 1/7/2023 & rated 93 points: My last bottle from a lot purchased nearly a decade ago. Popped and poured at USQ cafe. Text book classic. Nose was dynamic and evolved with pure graphite, cedar, cigar box, iron and spice. On the palate a continuation of dusty earth, herbal tea, spice and coco box. Subtle hints of earthy cherry. Still quite intact. Very dimensional (1767 views) | | | Tasted by derrington on 1/7/2023 & rated 94 points: Decanted for 1 hour. Elegant, no bricking, and had many more years of life ahead of it. Unfortunately my last bottle. Dark ruby color. Dark fruit...black currant. (1577 views) | | | Tasted by Viking 61 on 12/25/2022 & rated 94 points: Ready to go soon after popped. Very integrated and smooooth. Just right mature but still fresh dark ripe but not sweet fruit that paired nicely with venison rack of ribs, Brussels Sprouts and Rotmos. (1456 views) | | | Tasted by alamoave on 12/15/2022 & rated 93 points: Popped and poured. Still vibrant but don’t wait long. (1395 views) | | | Tasted by S-C-S on 11/29/2022 & rated 94 points: Pop & pour … very elegant wine. (1360 views) | | | Tasted by jonanator on 11/13/2022 & rated 94 points: Stunning and in a beautiful place right now. Mature and very much open for business right now after a splash decant for sediment. This really used to be such a stunning value for very good Bordeaux, and this bottle perfectly illustrates why. There is no mistaking this for anything but Margaux and it is very worthy of its status as Chateau Margaux's 2nd wine. The alluring nose steals the show. No rush, this should drink well for a long long time. (1237 views) | | | Tasted by cannym on 10/23/2022 & rated 92 points: Pre3tty mature, really lovely claret. Classic fruits, tannins still quite present, quite full. Lovely. No rush. (1451 views) | | | Tasted by 67WinePaul on 9/24/2022 flawed bottle: Awesome A worthy wine to celebrate my 20th anniversary (1583 views) | | | Tasted by jviz on 8/6/2022 & rated 93 points: Served blind. Poured from the bottle 1-2 hours after opening. Really nice wine. Quite tall and structured. I was pretty sure this was a St. Estephe based on the firmness and dark fruit profile. It was clearly a left bank and I got the year correctly, mostly on structure but it does have some nice secondary development. I didn't get much floral or Margaux signature on this bottle, but a nice showing all the same. Most thought it was a late 90s Cos (1852 views) | | | Tasted by Bizwiz on 5/14/2022 & rated 92 points: 병브리딩 3시간 뒤부터 굉장히 마고스러운 백합의 향연이 시작됐다. 화려한 꽃축제는 3시간 가까이 이어졌다. 향을 느끼기 위해 조금씩만 서브하면서 마심. 앞으로 2~3년 뒤까지는 충분히 좋을 것 같은 느낌 (2058 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Looking Backward/Looking Forward: 2000 vs 2001 Bordeaux (Sep 2021) (9/1/2021)
(Château Margaux Pavillon Rouge de Château Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (10/20/2015)
(Ch Margaux, Pavillon Rouge Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/22/2009)
(Ch Margaux, Pavillon Rouge Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, November 2006
(Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux Margaux) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2001, IWC Issue #96
(Chateau Margaux Pavillon Rouge) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (7/17/2011)
(Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux) Bricking very dark red violet color; lovely, mature, tart cassis, tart currant, blackberry nose; tasty, maturing, tart berry, blackberry, tart currant palate; will go 10 years; medium-plus finish 92 points |
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| Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux Producer website
Read more about Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux<br><br>This is the second wine of Château Margaux Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Margaux Read more about Margaux and its wines As with a large part of the Bordeaux vineyards, vines first appeared in Margaux during the Gallo-Roman period.
In 1705 a text mentions Château Margaux . But we have to wait for the end of the eighteenth century and the coming of the earliest techniques in aging for the concept of wines of high quality to develop. The confirmation of this was the famous 1855 classification which recognized 21 Crus Classés in the Margaux appellation. One hundred years later, the Viticultural Federation and the Margaux appellation of controlled origin were born. The appellation, which stretches out over five communes, is actually unique in the Médoc in that it is the only one to contain all the range of wines, as rich as they are vast, from First Great Cru Classé to the Fifths, not forgetting its famous Crus Bourgeois and its Crus Artisans.
In Margaux there is a predominance of Garonne gravel on a central plateau of about 4 miles in length and one and a quarter wide. To the east-south-east, it overlooks the low lying land by the estuary. Its east side is marked by gentle, dry valleys and a succession of ridges.The layer of gravel in Margaux was spread out by a former Garonne in the early Quaternary. Rather large in size, it is mingled with shingle of average dimension and represents the finest ensemble of Günz gravel in the Haut-Médoc. It is on this ancient layer on a Tertiary terrace of limestone or clayey marl that the best Médoc crus lie. All the conditions for successful wine are present : a large amount of gravel and pebbles, poor soil which cannot retain water and deep rooted vines.
It is customary to say that Margaux wines are the "most feminine" in the Médoc, thus stressing their delicacy, suppleness and their fruity, elegant aromas. This does not affect their great propensity for aging; just the opposite, for the relatively thin terroir imparts tannins which give them long life. The other characteristic of these wines which combine an elegant vitality, subtlety and consistency, is their diversity and personality. Over and above the flavour which is their "common denominator", they present an exceptional palette of bouquets, fruity flavours which show up differently from one château to another.
Production conditions (Decree dated August 10 1954)
In order to have the right to the Margaux appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the commune of Margaux, Cantenac, Soussans, Arsac and Labarde, "excluding the land which by the nature of its soil or because of its situation, is unfit to produce wine of this appellation".
- satisfy precise production conditions: grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare).
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Merlot
Soil: Gravel and silt plateau on a layer of limestone or silt on clay
Surface Area: 1,530 ha |
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