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2005 Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux, Margaux, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (48%),Merlot (48%),Petit Verdot (4%)
Ready - youthful
Robert Parker
88/100
Jancis Robinson MW
17.5/20
James Suckling
92/100
Product: 20058007964
2005 Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux, Margaux, Bordeaux

Description

The balance and harmony in this powerful Second Wine is immediately reminiscent of the sensational Grand Vin. The creamy black cherry and blackcurrant fruit is as smooth as velvet and extremely mouth-filling. The much greater percentage of Merlot (48%) this year gives it far more opulence than usual, while the Cabernet Sauvignon (48%) provides the incredible concentration, tannic structure and sheer class.  This tastes more like a Second Growth than a Second Wine.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2005
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (48%),Merlot (48%),Petit Verdot (4%)
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Château Margaux

Critics reviews

Robert Parker 88/100
Stylish and pure, the 2005 Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux is soft and round, with a deep ruby color, silky tannins, medium body and a lush, seductive mouthfeel. It is drinking well already and should continue to do so for another 8-10 years.Robert M. Parker, Jr. - 29/06/2015
Drink 2025 - 2027
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Jun 2015)
Jancis Robinson MW 17.5/20
Deep crimson. Glowing with health. Quite zesty nose, broad and ripe. Very seductive ripeness with lovely polished tannins. Good balance of acidity with velvety tannins and ripe fruit. Firm, sandy tannins on the finish. Some slight heat on the finish – just like Alter Ego de Palmer. Fourteen per cent alcohol. (Merlot reached unheard-of levels 13.7–15.5% - and the blend here is almost half Merlot.) jancis_robinson_mw - JancisRobinson.com - 11-Apr-2006
Drink 2025 - 2027
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Apr 2006)
James Suckling 92/100
Very beautiful aromas of crushed flowers--like roses--follow through to plum, berry and Indian spices. Full-bodied, refined and silky, with lovely ripe fruit and a delicate aftertaste of raisin and flowers. The second wine of Margaux. james_suckling - Wine Spectator - Mar-2008
Drink 2025 - 2027
James Suckling, WineSpectator.com (Mar 2008)

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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Chateau Margaux

Château Margaux, a First Growth property, has been owned by the Mentzelopoulos family since 1978. It has since consistently produced some of the finest wines in the Médoc.
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