Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux 2016 - Case of 6 Bottles (75cl)The 2016 Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux contains the highest proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon ever, representing 26% of the total harvest. Matured in 50 60% new oak, it has a very pure redcurrant and cranberry scented bouquet with a touch of graphite. The palate is medium bodied with quite firm tannin on the entry, thanks to the high percentage of Cabernet, and it is saline in the mouth with a pinch of white pepper towards the finish. It will need

This is highly recommended--one of the finest Left Bank wines this vintage

This has plenty of ripe fruit and flowers (rose

The few grapes that there were

Tasted blind as a vintage comparison at the Valandraud vertical

It unties in an exclusive way the four great vintages of this century: 2000

with very tightly coiled

star anise and fragrant lilacs with hints of chocolate box

tensile in the mouth but surprisingly linear and conservative

peony) evident from the start

fallen leaves and lavender plus wonderfully fragrant wafts of lilacs and baking spices

Terroirs: Clos des Avaux 1

this 2015 is very attractive even now offering relative openness and drinkability