2019 Pavillon Blanc du Ch Margaux
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Tasting Notes
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.
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
Neal Martin, Vinous
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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.
About the producer
Ch. Margaux is one of Bordeaux’s most historic and famous estates. The only classified First Growth in Margaux, it epitomises the appellation’s elegance, while producing wines with fantastic ageing potential.