2012 Pavillon Blanc du Ch Margaux
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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.
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James Suckling
Robert Parker
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Tasted blind. Very pale. Light and pretty but without great concentration. Just a little pinched at the moment. Set for a long life? Lots of wet stones and refreshment. (JR)
The 2012 Pavillon Blanc comes across as a bit closed today and far less expressive than the reds. Green pear, grapefruit, white flowers and lime unfold in a graceful, exquisite Pavillon Blanc built on delicacy and finesse, while the bright, saline-infused finish makes it virtually impossible to resist a second taste. Tightly-wound and energetic to the core, the 2012 appears to have a very bright future.
Fresh, crisp, ripe, citrus notes complicated by floral elements, forward and ready to go, with sweet, lemon and lime notes in the crisp, slightly honeyed finish
About the producer
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.