Chateau Margaux PAVILLON ROUGE de CHATEAU MARGAUX Margaux
Where it's from:
France, Bordeaux, Margaux
Price per case:
£812.04
Bottles per case:
12 x 75 cl
Style:
Soft & Supple Reds
Description:
Chateau Margaux may trace its origins back as far as the 12th Century when there was no sign of any viticulture. It was owned by French nobility, and was known as La Mothe de Margaux meaning a small rise in the land. It was not until the Lestonnac family took possession of the estate that it began to resemble the modern day Chateau Margaux. In the ten years that followed 1572, Pierre Lestonnac, in anticipation of a change from arable agriculture to viticulture on the Medoc, made dramatic changes to the estate. By the beginning of the 18th Century Chateau Margaux comprised 265 ha, of which one third was devoted to viticulture. Today the estate has changed very little in size or layout. The wines are fermented in oak vats, and the reds see up to two years maturation in oak, in general, though, Pavillon Rouge is bottled three to four months earlier than Chateau Margaux. The second wine Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux has a production of about 16500 cases per year. The degree of selection is constantly going up for the first wine, which diverts a lot of very good wine in the direction of Pavillon Rouge. The selection of a third wine, begun in 1997, was continued in 1998. It has now become a systematic reflex. This operation, which demonstrates Chateau Margaux's growing concern for rigour, as much for the second wine as for the first.. This selection policy enabled the Pavillon Rouge 1998 to be of astonishing concentration and undoubtedly one of the most powerful to date. The Pavillon Rouge 1998 possesses all the qualities of its vintage, intense fruit, a great length on the palate and of course great potential for improving with age.. (12 x 75 cl)
Region:
France, Bordeaux, Margaux
Producer:
Chateau Margaux
Product ID:
46523
ChateauMargaux PAVILLON ROUGE de CHATEAUMARGAUXMargaux Description: ChateauMargaux may trace its origins back as far as the 12th Century when there was no sign of any viticulture. It was owned by French nobility, and was known as La Mothe de Margaux meaning a small rise in the land. It was not until the Lestonnac family took possession of the estate that it began to resemble the modern day ChateauMargaux. In the ten years that followed 1572, Pierre Lestonnac, in anticipation of a change from arable agriculture to viticulture on the Medoc, made dramatic changes to the estate. By the beginning of the 18th Century ChateauMargaux comprised 265 ha, of which one third was devoted to viticulture. Today the estate has changed very little in size or layout. The wines are fermented in oak vats, and the reds see up to two years maturation in oak, in general, though, Pavillon Rouge is bottled three to four months earlier than ChateauMargaux. The second wine Pavillon Rouge du ChateauMargaux has a production of about 16500 cases per year. The growing season was very wet in 2001, and as a result the flowering of the vines went quick and evenly. During the entire summer, there were unusually alternate periods of hot and cold, dry and wet weather, which encouraged vegetation growth and slowed ripening. The havest was delayed to 1st October when the grapes are manually harvested and sorted. This wine has developed early and it is considered that the growing season has been responsible as the grapes were picked at the perfeect ripeness. In general, though, Pavillon Rouge is bottled three to four months earlier than ChateauMargaux and this wine has a remarkable length of palate with an overall firm but soft impression, confiming it as a very fine vintage. Similar to the 1999, it has great aromatic finesse and its tannic texture is tender and harmonious. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £1153.14
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Chateau Cantenac Brown 3eme Cru Classe Margaux Description: This is a typical example of a great vintage touched by elegance and finesse. Having a beautiful colour, this wine will need years to achieve its maturity. Nose is nicely open, slightly toasted with hints of vanilla. Round in mouth, Cantenac Brown has roasted notes, blended with berries and almond. Complex, this wine is silky, long in mouth, with soft tannins. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £358.62
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Chateau D'Issan 3eme Cru Classe Margaux Description: This 52 hectares Chateau has a moat around it a legacy of its place in history. Today, however, it not only grows grapes for the production of its own Chateau wine but also that of Blason d'Issan, Chateau de Candale and Moulin d'Issan. The gravelly soil vineyards are planted with 35 year old Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot vines. The wine is produce and aged 50% in new barrels between 16 and 18 months, and is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot. The 2002 vintage is a classic Margaux, with a deep ruby almost purple colour and floral aromas as well as red and black currant hints. A ripe fruit flavoured wine, almost sweet in the mouth with a complex tannin structure and very good length. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £596.56
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Chateau Canuet Margaux Description: This is the second wine of the Chateau Cantenac Brown, shows all the elegant hallmarks of its parent. The 1997 is drinking beautifully with well balanced oak and accessibility of style typical of this vintage. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £284.78
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Chateau Cantenac Brown 3eme Cru Classe Margaux Description: This wine has a very nice ruby colour, while developing flavours of red berries, black berries with a nice maturity. The result of a canicular vintage is a subtle wine, rounded showing soft tannins it is well balanced, fruity and long in the mouth. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £380.32
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Chateau D'Issan 3eme Cru Classe Margaux Description: This 52 hectares Chateau has a moat around it a legacy of its place in history. Today, however, it not only grows grapes for the production of its own Chateau wine but also that of Blason d'Issan, Chateau de Candale and Moulin d'Issan. The gravelly soil vineyards are planted with 35 year old Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot vines. The wine is produce and aged 50% in new barrels between 16 and 18 months, and is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot. The 2001 vintage is a dark ruby/purple coloured wine with a floral scented aromas with hints of dark berry fruits. This medium bodied wine has a rich sweet tannin structure with hints of subtle wood, while the ripe fruit flavours have produced a complex wine with a great finish. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £533.17
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Chateau Siran Grand Cru Exceptionnel Margaux Description: One of the most up and coming properties in Margaux according to Robert Parker; 1995 was an outstanding vintage. (6 x 1.5 Litres) Price: £505.22
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Chateau Mille Roses Haut Medoc
Description: CHARACTERISTICS: A ruby-purple colour, this wine is characterised by a nose of ripe black fruits and damsons with hints of oak and vanilla. In the mouth, the wine's ripe fruit and red berry fruit flavour's lead to a complex and lingering finish. LOCATION: Chateau Mille Roses covers just five hectares, in the village of Macau not far from the borders of the commune of Margaux, in the Haute-Médoc. The property is owned by David Faure. SOIL: Topsoil consists of outcrops of gravel over sand subsoil, with some limestone and clay. CLIMATE: The Gulf Stream generally gives Bordeaux mild winters, warm summers and long, sunny autumns. The district is protected from westerly and north-westerly winds by the continuous coastal strip of pine forest. GRAPES: 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc. Average vine age is 25 years. PRODUCTION METHODS: The vines are trained to the Guyot system and hand-picked at vintage. The fermentation is carried out in large old oak vats where the temperature varies between 28 and 32ºC for good overall extraction, followed by malolactic fermentation. The wine undergoes 18 months of ageing in 50% new oak barrels. Aged on lees. Available in half bottles. (24 x 37.5 cl) Price: £304.07
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Chateau Mille Roses Haut Medoc
Description: CHARACTERISTICS: A ruby-purple colour, this wine is characterised by a nose of ripe black fruits and damsons with hints of oak and vanilla. In the mouth, the wine's ripe fruit and red berry fruit flavour's lead to a complex and lingering finish. LOCATION: Chateau Mille Roses covers just five hectares, in the village of Macau not far from the borders of the commune of Margaux, in the Haute-Médoc. The property is owned by David Faure. SOIL: Topsoil consists of outcrops of gravel over sand subsoil, with some limestone and clay. CLIMATE: The Gulf Stream generally gives Bordeaux mild winters, warm summers and long, sunny autumns. The district is protected from westerly and north-westerly winds by the continuous coastal strip of pine forest. GRAPES: 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc. Average vine age is 25 years. PRODUCTION METHODS: The vines are trained to the Guyot system and hand-picked at vintage. The fermentation is carried out in large old oak vats where the temperature varies between 28 and 32ºC for good overall extraction, followed by malolactic fermentation. The wine undergoes 18 months of ageing in 50% new oak barrels. Aged on lees. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £273.40
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Chateau Mille Roses L'ENFANT Haut Medoc
Description: CHARACTERISTICS: A ruby-purple colour, this wine is characterised by a nose of ripe black fruits and damsons with hints of oak and vanilla. In the mouth, the wine's ripe fruit and red berry fruit flavour's lead to a complex and lingering finish. LOCATION: Chateau Mille Roses covers just five hectares, in the village of Macau not far from the borders of the commune of Margaux, in the Haute-Médoc. The property is owned by David Faure. SOIL: Topsoil consists of outcrops of gravel over sand subsoil, with some limestone and clay. CLIMATE: The Gulf Stream generally gives Bordeaux mild winters, warm summers and long, sunny autumns. The district is protected from westerly and north-westerly winds by the continuous coastal strip of pine forest. GRAPES: 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc. Average vine age is 25 years. PRODUCTION METHODS: The vines are trained to the Guyot system and hand-picked at vintage. The fermentation is carried out in large old oak vats where the temperature varies between 28 and 32ºC for good overall extraction, followed by malolactic fermentation. The wine undergoes 18 months of ageing in 50% new oak barrels. Aged on lees. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £98.36
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Chateau Beaumont Cru Bourgeois Haut Medoc
Description: Limited Availability. Chateau Beaumont is one of the most beautiful Chateaus in the whole of Bordeaux with its Mansart style architecture. Planted on the left bank of the Garonne river between Saint Julien and Margaux the Chateau grows approximately 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 3 % Petit Verdot from 20 year old vines. Characterised by the supple, feminine structure, the tannins are generally mellow dominated by the Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2001 vintage is a deep purple (12 x 75 cl) Price: £235.12
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Chateau Mille Roses Haut Medoc
Description: CHARACTERISTICS: A ruby-purple colour, this wine is characterised by a nose of ripe black fruits and damsons with hints of oak and vanilla. In the mouth, the wine's ripe fruit and red berry fruit flavour's lead to a complex and lingering finish. LOCATION: Chateau Mille Roses covers just five hectares, in the village of Macau not far from the borders of the commune of Margaux, in the Haute-Médoc. The property is owned by David Faure. SOIL: Topsoil consists of outcrops of gravel over sand subsoil, with some limestone and clay. CLIMATE: The Gulf Stream generally gives Bordeaux mild winters, warm summers and long, sunny autumns. The district is protected from westerly and north-westerly winds by the continuous coastal strip of pine forest. GRAPES: 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc. Average vine age is 25 years. PRODUCTION METHODS: The vines are trained to the Guyot system and hand-picked at vintage. The fermentation is carried out in large old oak vats where the temperature varies between 28 and 32ºC for good overall extraction, followed by malolactic fermentation. The wine undergoes 18 months of ageing in 50% new oak barrels. Aged on lees. Available in half bottles. (24 x 37.5 cl) Price: £304.07
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Description: CHARACTERISTICS: A ruby-purple colour, this wine is characterised by a nose of ripe black fruits and damsons with hints of oak and vanilla. In the mouth, the wine's ripe fruit and red berry fruit flavour's lead to a complex and lingering finish. LOCATION: Chateau Mille Roses covers just five hectares, in the village of Macau not far from the borders of the commune of Margaux, in the Haute-Médoc. The property is owned by David Faure. SOIL: Topsoil consists of outcrops of gravel over sand subsoil, with some limestone and clay. CLIMATE: The Gulf Stream generally gives Bordeaux mild winters, warm summers and long, sunny autumns. The district is protected from westerly and north-westerly winds by the continuous coastal strip of pine forest. GRAPES: 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc. Average vine age is 25 years. PRODUCTION METHODS: The vines are trained to the Guyot system and hand-picked at vintage. The fermentation is carried out in large old oak vats where the temperature varies between 28 and 32ºC for good overall extraction, followed by malolactic fermentation. The wine undergoes 18 months of ageing in 50% new oak barrels. Aged on lees. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £273.40
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Chateau Poujeaux Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel Moulis-en-Medoc Bordeaux
Description: Located in the heart of the Medoc, between Margaux and Saint-Julien, the Moulis appellation benefits from an exceptional terroir. Chateau Poujeaux has an uninterrupted vineyard of 52 hectares planted on the finest outcrops of Gunz gravel, the ideal soil for the Great Classified Growths of the region. Planting at Chateau Poujeaux consists of the four traditional and perfectly complementary grape varieties, Cabernet-Sauvignon the predominant variety in the Medoc, produces a powerful wine with a bright, lively colour. Merlot with its superb roundness, brings the firm, mellow bouquet, while the Cabernet-Franc , planted at Poujeaux in some of the finest plots, adds that touch of sophistication. Finally, Petit-Verdot brings elegance, with a full-bodied, strong-coloured wine, rich in tannin. This blend ensures the richness and harmony of each vintage. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £304.56
Chateau Citran Cru Bourgeois Haut Medoc
Description: Limited Availability. When walking in the chateau grounds it is obvious that its history goes further back than the 1855 classification. Citran is actually one of the Medoc's oldest seigneuries. Numerous Marquis de donnissan, related to the family of France, reigned here for 600 years and only abandoned their chateau in the middle of the 18th century. Since then the chateau has gone through several owners until today when the Merlaut-Villars family, well known in the Medoc, purchased the vineyard. They are true connoisseurs of wine and land. A symbol of this old cru Bourgeois wine's new-found youth is the arrival of young Céline Villars who now represents the chateau. The Citran vineyards are divided into two. One plot is adjacent to the Margaux appellation and is very near to the Chateau. The other is close to the town of Avensan, at the heart of the Haut-Medoc appellation. Cabernet Sauvignon covers 58% of the 90 hectares, and Merlot just 42% with the average vine age being 20 years old. In a never ending race towards quality, the work is never finished, and even now the gravel crests are being deforested to plant new Cabernet Sauvignon vine plants. The grapes are picked by hand and barrel aged for 12 months in 40% new barrels each vintage. Chateau Citran has produced a dark red fruity, spicy wine, with a great complexity of aromas, well balanced between the fruits and tannin, long at the palate, and overall harmonious and fine. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £215.49
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Chateau Poujeaux Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel Moulis-en-Medoc Bordeaux
Description: Located in the heart of the Medoc, between Margaux and Saint-Julien, the Moulis appellation benefits from an exceptional terroir. Chateau Poujeaux has an uninterrupted vineyard of 52 hectares planted on the finest outcrops of Gunz gravel, the ideal soil for the Great Classified Growths of the region. Planting at Chateau Poujeaux consists of the four traditional and perfectly complementary grape varieties, Cabernet-Sauvignon the predominant variety in the Medoc, produces a powerful wine with a bright, lively colour. Merlot with its superb roundness, brings the firm, mellow bouquet, while the Cabernet-Franc , planted at Poujeaux in some of the finest plots, adds that touch of sophistication. Finally, Petit-Verdot brings elegance, with a full-bodied, strong-coloured wine, rich in tannin. This blend ensures the richness and harmony of each vintage. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £164.99
Chateau Poujeaux Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel Moulis-en-Medoc Bordeaux
Description: Located in the heart of the Medoc, between Margaux and Saint-Julien, the Moulis appellation benefits from an exceptional terroir. Chateau Poujeaux has an uninterrupted vineyard of 52 hectares planted on the finest outcrops of Gunz gravel, the ideal soil for the Great Classified Growths of the region. Planting at Chateau Poujeaux consists of the four traditional and perfectly complementary grape varieties, Cabernet-Sauvignon the predominant variety in the Medoc, produces a powerful wine with a bright, lively colour. Merlot with its superb roundness, brings the firm, mellow bouquet, while the Cabernet-Franc , planted at Poujeaux in some of the finest plots, adds that touch of sophistication. Finally, Petit-Verdot brings elegance, with a full-bodied, strong-coloured wine, rich in tannin. This blend ensures the richness and harmony of each vintage. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £158.14
