Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux 2025
Margaux
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£582.00
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Arriving: Mid 2028
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: 13.9% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: No | Drink from: 2032 |
| Biodynamic: No | Drink to: 2042 |
| Grapes: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon; 16% Merlot; 10% Petit Verdot; 4% Cabernet Franc | |
Critic scores
91-93 RP, 90-92 NM, 92-94 AG, 95-97 JD, 94-96 LPB, 96 JA, 96 DC, 93-95 JL, 94-96 DB, 95-96 YB, 95 GM
Critic reviews
"The 2025 Pavillon Rouge is a serious, youthfully structured second wine, unwinding in the glass with notes of dark berry fruit mingled with notes of anise, licorice and petals. Medium- to full-bodied, supple and lively, with a deep, tightly wound core of primary fruit and a long, vibrant finish, it will reward a bit of patience. This year, Pavillon Rouge represents 28% of the harvest, and it's a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot and 4% Cabernet Franc."
William Kelley, April 2026, RobertParker.com
"The 2025 Pavillon Rouge represents 28% of the volume this year, a little lower than previous years, containing just a little more Petit Verdot (10%), matured as usual in around 60% new oak, though my sample was taken from a new barrel. It has a bright nose, black cherries and blueberry fruit, crushed violet developing in the glass, a hint of black olive. The palate is medium-bodied, with a pleasing rondeur on the entry, a “pillowy” Pavillon Rouge at this stage, a pleasing countervailing bitterness that balances the opulence that comes through on the slightly briny finish. Less jagged than its peers, this will be quite tempting in its youth, yet it certainly has the substance to last."
Neal Martin, May 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2025 Pavillon Rouge is a gorgeous, very sexy wine, a Margaux that captures the best the vintage had to offer. Succulent red cherry/plum fruit, mocha and new leather open first. This offers gorgeous mid-palate pliancy and fabulous persistence, not to mention compelling balance all around. It's a very fine Pavillon Rouge, but one that will require cellaring as the tannins are quite imposing."
Antonio Galloni, April 2026, Vinous.com
"Flavoursome, this is luscious and juicy, with the concentration and ripeness that I was expecting in more of the wines this year. Rose petals, damson, slate, crayon, cocoa bean, mint, DNA of the Margaux appellation on display. Just 2018 and 2022 were higher numbers in terms of phenolic compounds, and the 3.68ph is still low, but the perception is far less intense than in many properties. 22hl/ha yield across the vineyard, harvest September 8 for young Merlot, then Cabernet Sauvignon began September 19 and finished September 29. IPT 78. 28% of the overall production."
Jane Anson, April 2026, JaneAnson.com
"Fresh prune, some balsamic notes, fresh rose petals. Fragrant and dark notes, a touch of spice, some soft minerality. Juicy and succulent – there’s acidity for sure but what stands out is the texture, so soft and creamy on the palate with bright but cool blueberry acidity, some liquorice spice, violet touches and a lot of graphite and pencil lead salinity on the finish. Clearly structured but so generous in terms of fruit purity. Quite a serious Pavillon. Started harvesting young vines on the 8 September, Merlots on 11th and Cabernets on 19th, finishing on the 29th. A yield of 22hl/ha. 3.68pH. 78IPT. 28% second wine production, usually 30%. 12% press wine. 4% Cabernet Franc completes the blend."
Geogina Hindle, April 2026, Decanter.com
"(Margaux; 70% Cabernet Sauvignon; 16% Merlot; 10% Petit Verdot; 4% Cabernet Franc; a final yield of 22 hl/ha; pH 3.68; IPT 78; 13.9% alcohol; tasted with Philippe Bascaules at Château Margaux; Pavillon Rouge is 28% of the total production; 28 days of maceration as it was so gentle). This is intimate, intense and focussed. It entices, captivates and draws you in. Sloe, damson and assorted dark berry fruits - blackberry, mulberry and a touch of loganberry too. This has a decidedly cool vintage aromatic profile and is all the more gorgeous for that. It's delicate and ethereal aromatically, if like the grand vin a little more solar on the palate, but in a very measured and undemonstrative way. It is also more ample on the attack than you imagine. The sheer quality of the tannins is exceptional and they outline the external parameters of the fruit's flow in the mouth. Overall, this is energetic, yet gracious and quite sinuous, with the fruit gliding and swirling rather than pulsating. It's very refined, very beautiful and rather subtle."
Colin Hay, April 2026, DrinksBusiness.com
William Kelley, April 2026, RobertParker.com
"The 2025 Pavillon Rouge represents 28% of the volume this year, a little lower than previous years, containing just a little more Petit Verdot (10%), matured as usual in around 60% new oak, though my sample was taken from a new barrel. It has a bright nose, black cherries and blueberry fruit, crushed violet developing in the glass, a hint of black olive. The palate is medium-bodied, with a pleasing rondeur on the entry, a “pillowy” Pavillon Rouge at this stage, a pleasing countervailing bitterness that balances the opulence that comes through on the slightly briny finish. Less jagged than its peers, this will be quite tempting in its youth, yet it certainly has the substance to last."
Neal Martin, May 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2025 Pavillon Rouge is a gorgeous, very sexy wine, a Margaux that captures the best the vintage had to offer. Succulent red cherry/plum fruit, mocha and new leather open first. This offers gorgeous mid-palate pliancy and fabulous persistence, not to mention compelling balance all around. It's a very fine Pavillon Rouge, but one that will require cellaring as the tannins are quite imposing."
Antonio Galloni, April 2026, Vinous.com
"Flavoursome, this is luscious and juicy, with the concentration and ripeness that I was expecting in more of the wines this year. Rose petals, damson, slate, crayon, cocoa bean, mint, DNA of the Margaux appellation on display. Just 2018 and 2022 were higher numbers in terms of phenolic compounds, and the 3.68ph is still low, but the perception is far less intense than in many properties. 22hl/ha yield across the vineyard, harvest September 8 for young Merlot, then Cabernet Sauvignon began September 19 and finished September 29. IPT 78. 28% of the overall production."
Jane Anson, April 2026, JaneAnson.com
"Fresh prune, some balsamic notes, fresh rose petals. Fragrant and dark notes, a touch of spice, some soft minerality. Juicy and succulent – there’s acidity for sure but what stands out is the texture, so soft and creamy on the palate with bright but cool blueberry acidity, some liquorice spice, violet touches and a lot of graphite and pencil lead salinity on the finish. Clearly structured but so generous in terms of fruit purity. Quite a serious Pavillon. Started harvesting young vines on the 8 September, Merlots on 11th and Cabernets on 19th, finishing on the 29th. A yield of 22hl/ha. 3.68pH. 78IPT. 28% second wine production, usually 30%. 12% press wine. 4% Cabernet Franc completes the blend."
Geogina Hindle, April 2026, Decanter.com
"(Margaux; 70% Cabernet Sauvignon; 16% Merlot; 10% Petit Verdot; 4% Cabernet Franc; a final yield of 22 hl/ha; pH 3.68; IPT 78; 13.9% alcohol; tasted with Philippe Bascaules at Château Margaux; Pavillon Rouge is 28% of the total production; 28 days of maceration as it was so gentle). This is intimate, intense and focussed. It entices, captivates and draws you in. Sloe, damson and assorted dark berry fruits - blackberry, mulberry and a touch of loganberry too. This has a decidedly cool vintage aromatic profile and is all the more gorgeous for that. It's delicate and ethereal aromatically, if like the grand vin a little more solar on the palate, but in a very measured and undemonstrative way. It is also more ample on the attack than you imagine. The sheer quality of the tannins is exceptional and they outline the external parameters of the fruit's flow in the mouth. Overall, this is energetic, yet gracious and quite sinuous, with the fruit gliding and swirling rather than pulsating. It's very refined, very beautiful and rather subtle."
Colin Hay, April 2026, DrinksBusiness.com