2014 Château Margaux Pavillon Rouge

94 POINTS

Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

Layers of black fruits and tight tannins set this wine on a serious road. It has the freshness of the vintage as well as the bright acidity. At the same time it is structured and dense. This second wine of Château Margaux is ripe and ethereal in its lift. Drink from 2024.

93 POINTS

Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

92–94. Barrel Sample. Unusually, this is almost all Cabernet Sauvignon, yet it is a highly perfumed wine, with fine grain tannins. Acidity and freshness are all around, and there are touches of forward wood notes.

93 POINTS

Peter Moser - Falstaff

Strong ruby garnet, purple reflections, broad watery edge. Fine heart cherries, sweet savouriness, some vanilla, dark berry confit in the background, some cassis, orange zest. Juicy, fruity, elegant, fresh structure, fine wood savouriness, lingers long, already charming and persistent, a multi-faceted food wine with a lot of minerality.

93 POINTS

Neal Martin - Vinous

The 2014 Pavillon Rouge has a more classically styled nose compared to its peers, black fruit mixed with graphite and tobacco, unfolding nicely in the glass and incrementally gaining opulence. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, rounded in the mouth, fleshy and plush, with no hard edges in sight. This is quite a seductive Margaux, but it pulls it off well. Tasted blind at the Southwold 10-Year-On tasting.

93 POINTS

James Suckling

Love the fruit and juicy character to this second wine of Margaux. Medium to full body, superfine tannins and a long finish. The freshness and savory finish are a big plus. Drink in 2020.

92 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck

The 2014 Pavillon Rouge is made from 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot and a splash of Petit Verdot. It’s a beautiful second wine that shines for its elegance, as well as its sexy, sumptuous texture. Giving up lots of spice, dried flowers, sandalwood, and cassis fruits, it has more than a passing resemblance to its bigger sibling. With medium-bodied richness, sweet tannin, nicely integrated oak, and charming, character filled personality, I’d happily drink bottles any day over the coming two decades.

92 POINTS

Jeannie Cho Lee MW - Asian Palate

This is a savory, fresh vintage for Pavillon. A classic Bordeaux according to Paul Pontallier. Silky, firm tannins with good structure and potential to age. 77% Cabernet, 22% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot. Merlot was less successful than Cabernet in 2014.