2025 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot, 4% Cabernet Franc
Region Margaux
Production Details Only 28% of the estate harvest was selected for Pavillon Rouge 2025.
Tasting Notes Long and notably fresh, with powerful tannins.
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2024 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot
Region Margaux
Production Details Pavillon Rouge represented 28% of the 2024 estate harvest. Its fruit came from well-drained terroirs that were less susceptible to the vintage’s excess humidity and downy mildew than cooler, deeper soils.
Tasting Notes Fresh, lively and rounded, with particularly silky tannins; aromatically complex, precise, refined and intense.
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2023 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc
Region Margaux
Production Details Pavillon Rouge represented 30% of the 2023 estate harvest. The blend included wine from young vines on exceptional terroirs that were not yet old enough for inclusion in the Grand Vin.
Tasting Notes Precise flavours and aromas, remarkable freshness and length, with a silky palate.
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2022 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Franc
Region Margaux
Harvest Dates Estate red-grape harvest ran from September 8 to September 27, 2022.
Production Details Pavillon Rouge represented 32% of the 2022 estate harvest. Petit Verdot reached 7% because, after trials, it was not selected for the Grand Vin and a larger share entered Pavillon Rouge.
Tasting Notes Exceptionally powerful for Pavillon Rouge, with perceived freshness and acidity providing balance.
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2021 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 4% Cabernet Franc
Region Margaux
Harvest Dates At the estate, early Merlot parcels were harvested on September 24, later Cabernet harvesting began on October 4, and the harvest finished on October 13, 2021.
Production Details Pavillon Rouge represented 30% of the 2021 estate harvest. Its 4% Cabernet Franc component came from a very young parcel on clay soils that had formerly been planted with Cabernet Sauvignon.
Tasting Notes Highly floral aromas and a remarkable tannic structure combining finesse and silkiness.
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2020 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc
Region Margaux
Harvest Dates At the estate, early Merlot harvesting began September 10, the larger harvest began September 21 with the Cabernets, and harvesting ended September 30, 2020.
Production Details Pavillon Rouge represented 31% of the 2020 estate harvest; the producer attributes the slightly larger share to unusually consistent quality despite unchanged strict selection criteria.
Tasting Notes Complex, powerful, long and classically structured; the producer recommends patience before opening.
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2018 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 9% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc
Region Margaux
Harvest Dates Estate red-grape harvest ran from September 17 to October 13, 2018.
Production Details Pavillon Rouge represented 30% of the 2018 estate harvest. Nearly one hundred separate lots were vinified to support more precise selection.
Tasting Notes Powerful, silky and long, with fine-grained tannins and no perceived astringency.
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2017 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot
Region Margaux
Harvest Dates Estate red-grape harvest ran from September 12 to October 3, 2017.
Production Details Pavillon Rouge represented 22% of the 2017 estate harvest following strict, increasingly parcel-specific selection.
Tasting Notes Powerful yet silky tannic structure, exceptionally long finish, and a soft, fruity aromatic expression.
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2016 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot
Region Margaux
Harvest Dates Estate red-grape harvest ran from September 23 to October 18, 2016.
Production Details Pavillon Rouge represented 26% of the 2016 estate harvest after strict selection, including fruit from plots that had supplied Château Margaux in earlier years.
Tasting Notes Dense and silky tannic structure, with vibrancy and length.
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2015 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc
Region Margaux
Production Details Pavillon Rouge represented 23% of the 2015 estate harvest. The producer reported making approximately half as much Pavillon Rouge as ten years earlier because of stricter selection.
Tasting Notes Dense texture and ample palate, with a floral, fresh and complex finish; silky, charming fruit and spicy accents.
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Producer Information
Website
Address
Chateau Margaux, 33460 Margaux, France
Phone
+33 (0) 5 57 88 83 83
Owner
Alexis Leven-Mentzelopoulos; Alexandra Petit-Mentzelopoulos
Cellarmaster
Philippe Bascaules