2021 Pavillon Blanc du Ch Margaux
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While the red gets all the love at this heralded address, don't miss their white, which has hit incredible heights over the past 7-8 years. Coming from a selection of 52% of the production and all Sauvignon Blanc, the 2021 Blanc De Margaux offers a vivid perfume of white grapefruits, salted citrus, and honeyed minerality. This carries to a medium-bodied, vibrant, vivid white with bright yet integrated acidity, plenty of mid-palate concentration, and a great finish. It needs 2-3 years of bottle age, but it's a brilliant wine in the making.
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2021 Pavillon Blanc is a fabulous example of how compelling the vintage is for the best dry whites. It marries the nervy freshness that has characterized the Blanc of late and yet also has quite a bit of textural richness. I was pretty shocked by its weight, to be honest. Lemon confit, white flowers, sage and mint gradually unfurl in the glass. Quite simply, the 2021 is one of the finest Pavillon Blancs in recent memory.
The 2021 Pavillon Blanc, picked between 7 and 13 September, before the rains, has a well-defined bouquet with scents of pineapple, kumquat, touches of white peach coming through with time. The palate is very concentrated with sour lemon that counterbalances the fatness and density. Touch of lemongrass on the finish.
The 2021 Pavillon Blanc du Chateau Margaux is 100% Sauvignon Blanc, picked between 7 and 13 September. Notes of fresh lemon juice, grapefruit, and lime zest jump from the nose, followed by hints of sea spray, chalk dust, white pepper, and yuzu. Medium-bodied, the palate quivers with tension and zing, delivering intense citrus layers with a satiny texture and a long steely finish. This should age incredibly well! The acidity is higher than in previous vintages, with a pH of 3.04.
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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.