In Bond Fine Wine. 2017 Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux, Margaux, Bordeaux, France. Second wine • Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 92/100 (NM). Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (LPB) — 91–93/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 27/04/2018
Blended of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, the deep garnet-purple colored 2017 Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux has a lovely open and expressive spicy nose of cinnamon and cloves with a core of red currant jelly, kirsch and crushed blackberries plus touches of tobacco and new leather. The palate is medium-bodied with great mid-palate intensity and plent…
Jeb Dunnuck (JD) — 93/100 · JebDunnuck.com, 26/02/2020 · Drink 2022-2037
A blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot, the 2017 Pavillon Rouge is terrific, with lots of cassis and black raspberry fruit as well as notes of spice box, flowery incense, and graphite aromatics. Medium to full-bodied, elegant, and silky on the palate, it has plenty of tannins as well as length and would pass for a top wine at most estates. Give it 2-…
Julia Harding MW (JH) — 17/20 · JancisRobinson.com, 25/04/2018 · Drink 2025-2037
Bright healthy crimson. Rich, pure-fruited and generous. Smooth, velvety tannins, deep and long. Deep and rich and even.