Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux 2024 en Primeur

Good, pure fruit with scented violets, black cherries and some currants. Full-bodied and richer than most from the vintage, with lots of fresh, dusty tannins and impressive concentration. Fresh, pure, compact and long. 77% cabernet sauvignon, 11% merlot, 9% cabernet franc and 3% petit verdot.

Gorgeous violet purple rim. Sandalwood, cesar aromas with blue cherries and violets. Delicate aromas on the nose, softly floral and fruity. Clean and alive, such purity to the juice here, great acidity, gently presented but still with a softly chalky texture to the tannins. Clean and super polished. Expressive on the palate. You can feel the acidity for sure, but that’s what makes these wines so interesting. No mid palate drop, no dilution. Complete and charming. Salty blue cola, liquorice and graphite edges on the finish. Great. Less Merlot than usual because of mildew and more Cabernet Franc, the first time to have so much because of increased plantings. 3% Petit Verdot completes the blend. 12.5% press. 3.63pH. 28% second wine. (Georgina Hindle)

Deep dark ruby, opaque core, purple reflections, delicate rim brightening. Fine nuances of savoury clove, ripe red heart cherry, candied mandarin zest, fine spiced touch. Taut, elegant, red berry, fresh acid structure, lively and mineral, lemony, a hint of cranberry on the finish. (Peter Moser)

The 2024 Château Margaux Pavillon Rouge sports a healthy ruby/purple hue as well as some classic notes of red and blue fruits intermixed with graphite, tobacco leaf, and spicy wood. It's beautifully balanced, has present tannins, nicely integrated acidity, and a great finish. This isn't a vintage for many second wines, but there's no denying the quality here.

Il a bénéficié des meilleurs merlots de la propriété tout en conservant l’élan et la texture des cabernet-sauvignon, en finesse et en subtilité.

Lovely violet and vibrant floral scents with chalky blue berry fruit. Inviting and very Margaux to scent. There is plenty of good extraction of fruit and the tannins are fine rather than rigid - nothing green. Plenty of acidity and freshness, if lacking the exuberance of the normal Margaux style. A long finish. A really good result in the vintage and likely to be early drinking and good value.

Incorporating more Cabernet Franc (as recent plantings mature) and more Cabernet Sauvignon than usual, the 2024 Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux unwinds in the glass with aromas of sweet cassis, red berries, vanilla pod and violets, followed by a medium to full-bodied, deep and lively palate with good density, powdery tannins and lively acids. It checks in at 12.9% alcohol. (William Kelley)