Couleur sombre, intense et vive. Nez intense, fin, très fruité, pur, subtil, rare pour le cru. La bouche s’offre toute en délicatesse. Caressant à l’attaque, le vin monte au milieu, glisse, caresse et devient suave avec en finale la petite touche herbe grillée de l’année. Très belle longueur savoureuse et noble.

This is beautifully fragrant, with the highest ever level of Cabernet Sauvignon in the Pavillon because the Merlots were not quite up to their usual high standard, and two plots that usually go into the grand vin were put into this instead. This has a taut structure, with black cherry and cassis from a blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot. Clear, precise, complex black fruits and charcoal edging provide finesse to this very pretty and successful wine, although it will struggle to live up to the legendary 2015. The reds at Margaux finished up on 18th October after a full month of picking, one of the longest on record. The berries were smaller in size than last year, but there were more of them per vine, hence the higher yield that still achieves great concentration. Pavillon this year was 26% of the overall harvest, compared to 23% last year. 70IPT.

Purpurgranat mit violettem Rand. Dichtes, Blaubeeriges Bouquet, dahinter duftige Veilchen und Pflaumenhaut. Am mittleren Gaumen mit stoffiger Textur, dabei hochelegant und viel Delikatesse zeigend, endet mit viel Frische auf Cassis und Earl Grey - Noten. Sehr gut!