Tasting Notes

Maturity:

Keep/Drink

ABV:

13.5 %

Notes

This is the most concentrated Pavillon Rouge ever made, analytically highest in alcohol (14%) and tannin, and the closest in style to the Grand Vin. An even blend of 48% each of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with the remainder made up of Petit Verdot, it exhibits great power on the nose and through onto the palate. Very deep, smooth and elegant on the nose, with lots of raspberry and cherry fruit and a glycerol edge; very pure and quite tight on the palate, good concentration and a creamy texture, lush red fruit and gripping tannins. A rousing, wondrous glass.

Critics score

Score:

100

Source:

Antonio Galloni, Vinous

Date:

04/2021

Notes

The 2005 Pavillon Rouge is in a beautiful spot right now where it is just beginning to show signs of aromatic complexity and nuance. At fifteen years of age, the DNA of the vintage remains – Pavillon Rouge is a potent, hulking wine. Sweet tobacco, cedar, mint, dried flowers and anise add layers of nuance. Readers lucky enough to own the 2005 should be delighted. I imagine the 2005 will drink beautifully for another decade or more. Today it is positively stellar. The more it opens in the glass, the more classic it becomes.

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