Pavillon Blanc du Ch.Margaux 2005 750ml

Dense and powerful. Very tight, with aromas of flint, apples and citrus fruit that follow through to a full body, with honey and vanilla character. Needs time. Like a premier cru white Burgundy. Best after 2010. -JS

Sold in the 19th century as “white Sauvignon wine”, it has had the brand “Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux” since 1920, and its label, apart from a few new legal notices, hasn’t changed since that date.
The twelve-hectare vineyard is made up of only white Sauvignon. The Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux is bottled after seven or eight months of ageing in oak barrels.
The gustative character of young Pavillon Blanc is amazing. The finesse, the complexity, the richness and the length are incomparable for a wine made up of 100% white Sauvignon. It’s however difficult to resist the temptation to drink it while it’s still young. Pavillon Blanc ages very well; it sometimes continues to improve for more than thirty years. It’s during that time that it develops its more subtle, more delicate and more integrated aromas.

Cheese, Manchego and Parmesan