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Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux 2009

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Bordeaux Generic
ColourWhite
TypeStill
Grape VarietySauvignon Blanc/Semillon

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Tasting Notes

Proprietor Paul Pontallier is pulling back considerably from the higher alcohol, fuller styles that he was producing as recently as 2007. I am not sure it is the best idea, but this is still a vivid, vibrant 100% Sauvignon, with loads of minerality and almost unbridled notes of grapefruit and white currants in a medium-bodied, crisp, somewhat tart style. Drink it over the next 20+ years.

88
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (199), March 2012

Tasted at the chateau. Pure Sauvignon Blanc. Represents only 36% of the crop, quite a primal nose with pink grapefruit, lime leaf, a touch of nettle and Mirabelle. The palate is more refined than the previous couple of vintages with lanolin, honeysuckle, a touch of jasmine and pear skin. Very well defined towards the finish, very fine poise and length. Lovely and pert. Tasted March 2010.

91/93
Neal Martin, RobertParker.com, April 2010

Shows impressive aromas of lemon rind and papaya, with hints of cream. Full and very layered, with the density of a red wine. Long and flavorful, offering a pretty balance of ripe fruit and acidity like a grand cru Burgundy. The château says that they have pulled back the alcohol and given the wine a little more freshness and length. It worked.

95/98
James Suckling, WineSpectator.com, April 2010

Spicy, slightly stinky, catty nose. Rather more lift than in some recent vintages. Lanolin and richness but lots of lemon and grapefruit too. They are picking a bit earlier and not including the very ripest grapes. Because the alcohols were getting just a bit too high - sometimes over 15%. This was scary. Started reacting in 08 but Nature helped. Much reduced crop - see the video. Mierals and tension quite different from the old fat style. Very interesting, Should age longer. Perhaps less distinctive - more like a particularly refined Pessac-Léognan? Date tasted 30th March 2010. Drink 2014-2022.

17
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2010

Lemon pale, fresh and floral, much lighter in alcohol than in recent years and what it has lost in richness it has gained in minerality, both floral and steely and will age well. Drink 2011-18.

18
Steven Spurrier, Decanter.com, April 2010
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92/94
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (188), April 2010
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