2016 Château Margaux Pavillon Blanc
Absolutely living up to the promise of en primeur now it's in bottle, this is complex and expertly-spun, with notes of honeysuckle, kiwi, lime, waxy rosemary and savoury herbs. Touches of stone fruit flit through the mid-palate, and it all tiptoes along in perfect balance. Slate and salt appear, followed by waves of returning flavour and electric pulses that stretch out the finish. A low yield in 2016 of 23hl/ha. Drinking Window 2020 - 2038 Read more
Critic Reviews
Absolutely living up to the promise of en primeur now it's in bottle, this is complex and expertly-spun, with notes of honeysuckle, kiwi, lime, waxy rosemary and savoury herbs. Touches of stone fruit flit through the mid-palate, and it all tiptoes along in perfect balance. Slate and salt appear, followed by waves of returning flavour and electric pulses that stretch out the finish. A low yield in 2016 of 23hl/ha. Drinking Window 2020 - 2038
The depth and intensity is very beautiful, yet with electrifying acidity that gives this wine energy and excitement. Full to medium body with a fine, dense mid-palate that takes over at the finish. Lots of dried-lemon and fresh-fennel flavors at the end. Exuberant. Drink or hold.
Barrel Sample. While it is certainly rich, this 100% Sauvignon Blanc also has great swathes of crisp fruit. Notes of spice and toast are already finely in balance. It is beautiful and harmonious, full of tropical fruits as well as a zesty aftertaste.
Features bracing hints of lemon pith, chalk, thyme and fleur de sel, but leans toward the plumper side in the end, with delicious shortbread and yellow apple notes stretching out through the finish. Shows remarkable purity and serious length. Sauvignon Blanc. Drink now through 2028. 833 cases made. –JM
The 2016 Pavillon Blanc is impressive today. I am especially captivated by the wine's tremendous aromatic presence and overall persistence. In the glass, the 2016 offers an enticing interplay of fruit richness and perfume, with strands of salinity that give t wine shape and energy. Citrus, orchard fruit and white flowers add the closing shades of nuance.
The 2016 Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux features fresh grapefruit, white peaches and lemon juice scents springing from the glass, followed by lime leaves, wet pebbles and elderflower plus a touch of honeysuckle. The palate is medium-bodied, elegant and fresh with loads of vivacity and a long, mineral-laced finish.
Always based on Sauvignon Blanc and brought up in 20% new French oak, the 2016 Pavillon Blanc shows a racy, reductive style that slowly opens up in the glass and shows more and more richness. Beautiful notes of crushed citrus, tart peach, and bright minerality all emerge from this medium-bodied, concentrated white that has high yet integrated acidity, flawless balance, and a great finish. It’s hard to resist, yet I suspect it will keep for decades.
(100 Sauvignon Blanc)
Technical Attributes
- Producer: Château Margaux
- Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
- Region: Bordeaux
- Alcohol: 13.0%
- Net volume: 750ml
- Vintage: 2016
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Style GuideDry Sweet
Winemakers Note
Château Margaux, a founding Premier Cru Château Margaux is more than a major or even essential growth. It is a founding growth, since the imagery around it had such a decisive influence in shaping the very idea of how a Grand Vin should exist over time and space. Château Margaux’s renown stem equally from the intrinsic genius of the location as from the contributions made by the people who have served it for five centuries. Corinne Mentzelopoulos is one of those personalities that will leave a indelible mark on the great history of Château Margaux. Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux Sold in the 19th century under the name « Château Margaux vin de sauvignon », it has existed under the brand name « Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux » since 1920 and its label has not changed since that date. The eleven-hectare vineyard is located on a very old parcel and planted only with Sauvignon Blanc. Today it benefits from the new wine cellar’s ultra-modern installations designed by Norman Foster. The finesse, complexity, richness and the length in the mouth of Pavillon Blanc are incomparable for a wine produced only from Sauvignon. The recent vintages have opened up new horizons in quality, ageing capacity and style which has become more mineral and much more complex.
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