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 »
$245
/750ml
2018 Retail Average
94
/100
2018 Pro Rating
Chateau Margaux Pavillon Rouge 2018 shows deep, ripe blackcurrant and plum layered with dark berries, subtle spice and earthy tobacco, all wrapped in a refined but firm tannic frame. It is concentrated and powerful yet lifted by lively acidity, promising greater nuance and silkier texture with further cellaring. The finish is long, savoury and quietly persistent, hinting at its classically styled Margaux origins.
Roast lamb with herbs, dry-aged ribeye steak, wild mushroom risotto
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…