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In view of the amazing quality of Ch Margaux this year, it is no surprise that this is our pick of the second wines. Paul Pontallier rates it as the best he has made and we agree. It is a wine of stunning intensity, fine and racy with absolutely lovely purity. 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, it is a classic.
In view of the amazing quality of Ch Margaux this year, it is no surprise that this is our pick of the second wines. Paul Pontallier rates it as the best he has made and we agree. It is a wine of stunning intensity, fine and racy with absolutely lovely purity. 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, it is a classic.
Also a stunning wine, the 2003 Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux is a sleeper of the vintage. Much fresher and less evolved than I would expect a second wine to be from this vintage, it is a Margaux-like effort with a flowery character, good precision and freshness, red and black currant notes, and an attractive, medium-bodied, surprisingly concentrated mouthfeel. It is clearly one of the finest second wines made in this vintage. It can be consumed over the next 5-8 years.
A terrific, value-priced second wine, the 2003 Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux (150,000 bottles produced) may be the finest example of this cuvee I have yet tasted. Its dense ruby/purple hue is followed by creamy aromas of cassis, vanilla, flowers, and licorice. Round, generous, savory, expansive, and amazingly long as well as concentrated, I even joked with Paul Pontallier that this could get him fired as perhaps the selection was too severe! This 2003 should drink well for 15+ years. Drink 2007-2021
To me, this is the best Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux I have ever tasted, and I joked with administrator Paul Pontallier and owner Corinne Mentzelopoulos that “Perhaps your selection was too severe!” Deep ruby purple with a glorious nose of black fruits, flowers, and earth, the wine is voluptuous, fat, even succulently textured, with loads of character and personality, low acidity, and a plump, fleshy, accessible style that will please early drinkers of this beautifully proportioned, concentrated Pavillon Rouge. Anticipated maturity: now-2018.
Fabulous aromas of blackberries, licorice and berries. Exotic and full-bodied, with firm tannins and a great nose. Racy palate. Very sweet tannins. Second wine of Margaux. -- J.S.
Deep ruby, lovely fragrant fruit and perfectly integrated tannins, a lovely expression with charm and great length of flavour. Drink 2008-2018.
Plump, silky and seductive are the words often used to describe wines from Margaux. Because of their style, they tend to be user friendly and more approachable when young. This is in part due to its terroir which is comprised of the thinnest soil as well as the highest proportion of chunky gravel in all of the Médoc. It drains well but also is it more susceptible to vintage variation. Margaux wines tend to have the highest proportions of Merlot within the core of the Médoc further adding to their ample roundness and openness. Margaux is home to the largest number of classified growths including its namesake first growth, Château Margaux, as well as third growths, Palmer and d'Issan.
