Chateau Margaux • Margaux, France
Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux is the iconic Cabernet Sauvignon–led second wine of First Growth Château Margaux, draw…Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux is the iconic Cabernet Sauvignon–led second wine of First Growth Château Margaux, drawn from the same great gravel-and-clay-limestone hillock that produces the estate’s Grand Vin in the Margaux appellation.…Learn More »
$212
/750ml
2016 Retail Average
93
/100
2016 Pro Rating
Chateau Margaux Pavillon Rouge 2016 shows poised power, layering blackcurrant and dark cherry fruit with subtle floral notes, cocoa and a touch of toasted oak. The palate is vibrant and finely structured, with silky yet persistent tannins and a long, focused, mineral-tinged finish that reflects the Cabernet-driven, classical style of this vintage.
Roast lamb with herbs de Provence; Dry-aged ribeye steak; Duck breast with blackberry reduction
Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux is the iconic Cabernet Sauvignon–led second wine of First Growth Château Margaux, drawn from the same great gravel-and-clay-limestone hillock that produces the estate’s Grand Vin in the Margaux appellation. Created under its current name in 1908 and dramatically refined since the late 1970s through ever-stricter selection, it is celebrated as one of Bordeaux’s benchmark second wines, typically offering a perfumed, silky, and classically elegant expression of Margaux with fine tannins and notable ageing potentia…