| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Bordeaux Generic |
| Colour | White |
| Type | Still |
More opulent than the 2010, with plenty of honeysuckle, melon and orange rind-scented and flavored fruit, this medium-bodied 2012 reveals terrific acidity. It is a brilliant example of a fresh, well-delineated 100% Sauvignon Blanc from Chateau Margaux. It should drink well for 20-25 years as these wines have considerable longevity.
Tasted blind at the Southwold 2012 tasting. The 2012 Pavillon Blanc de Chateau Margaux has a crisp gooseberry, flinty, quite taut and linear bouquet that is not interested in the flamboyance of its peers. The palate is balanced with well-judged acidity, but it feels very primal and lacks the personality that others have showed. This is strangely reticent at the moment - perhaps in a broody adolescent patch? Tasted January 2016.
A wine with fresh lemons and minerals and hints of chalk. Full body, with integrated acidity and fruit. Lovely length. Some may prefer this to the superb 2011 Pavillon Blanc.
MUCH tighter than in a ripe vintage. Very obviously Sauvignon - unlike some richer versions. Some sweetness on the palate. It spreads out, fans out. Lots of green fruit flavour. Still quite astringent on the finish. Long. Very tense and masses of acidity.
Sourced from a vineyard three miles to the west of the château on light gravel, clay and sand
soils, Margaux's white is often one of the whites of the vintages. This is balanced and pithy,
with subtle, oak-derived spice, a touch of fatness from lees ageing and an elegant, smoky,
pink grapefruit-like finish.
