PAVILLON BLANC of Chateau Margaux 2019 Bottle

Description

Château Margaux Pavillon Blanc 2019 is an exceptional white wine, highly acclaimed with 97 points from both James Suckling and Decanter. Suckling describes it as linear and minerally, featuring aromas of mango, apple, and pineapple with a creamy texture and great tension. The tangy, steely finish adds to its appeal, making it a joy to taste now while offering excellent ageing potential. Vinous awarded it 94 points, highlighting its intense bouquet of fresh pear and citrus peel, complemented by a touch of smoke. The Wine Advocate commended its vibrant character and low pH, showcasing meticulous selection. This wine promises to evolve beautifully over time, with optimal drinking from 2027 to 2035, embodying the elegance of Château Margaux.

*****

JAMES SUCKLING 97 points
This is very linear and minerally with subtle mango and apple, as well as some pineapple and bitter lemon. It’s medium-to full-bodied with a creamy texture and great tension and energy. Heather and lavender undertones. Steely. Tangy finish. Subtle and fine. This is a joy to taste and drink now, but will age beautifully.

THE WINE ADVOCATE 93 points
Drink Date: 2021 - 2035
Reflecting the trend toward a more vibrant, earlier-picked style for this cuvée, the 2019 Pavillon Blanc exhibits notes of pear, grapefruit and crisp white peach, followed by a medium to full-bodied, satiny and chiseled palate, concluding with a saline finish. Its low pH of 3.05 reflects a rigorous selection of only the first (and lowest pH) juice at the press. - Reviewed by: William Kelley

DECANTER 97 points
Tasted by: Georgina Hindle
(at Bordeaux, 05 Jan 2022)
Part of Bordeaux dry white wines: 20 to try
Drinking Window: 2027 - 2035
Expressive and generous on the nose with white stone fruit, apricot and peach nuances and a hint of white flowers. Lovely impact on the tongue, quite an opulent opening, round and full but with an energetic core and the acidity coming through strongly on the finish. Stoney with apple nuances, clean, lively and precise. Such lemon juiciness at the finish, the flavour goes on and on. Extremely crystalline and flavourful but not overthetop with an appealing grapefruit element on the finish. You could drink this now but it will age very gracefully. grapefruit element on the finish too. Managing director Philippe Bascaules says both 2018 and 2019 were good surprises for whites, with picking for the 2019 vintage starting at the beginning of September to retain acidity. 'The pH is low (3.10) and we've found the style we want, ripe flavours but also tension on the palate', he said.

VINOUS 94 points
Drinking Window 2024 - 2040
From: Bordeaux 2019: The Southwold Tasting (Feb 2023)
The 2019 Pavillon Blanc de Margaux has an open and quite intense bouquet, scents of fresh pear, orange pith and citrus peel, and just a touch of smoke. The palate is well-balanced with a fine bead of acidity, lively with Clementine and mandarin notes. Cohesive with well-integrated oak this gradually builds towards a very convincing finish. Excellent. Best Pavillon Blanc in recent years? You bet. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.
- By Neal Martin on January 2023

JANCIS ROBINSON 17.5 points
Tasted blind. Creamy texture and sleek, understated, very ‘cool’ impression. Bone dry – drier than most of its peers. Utterly confident. Not rich but beautifully balanced. (JR)