2012 Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux, Margaux, Bordeaux

Red • Dry • Medium Bodied • Cabernet Sauvignon,Merlot,Petit Verdot,Cabernet Franc
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Code: 20120600750008007964

Description

The 2012 Pavillon Rouge de Château Margaux has a pretty nose with well-defined, predominantly red fruit mixed with rose petals and scents of bergamot tea. Understated yet focused and delineated. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. Quite spicy with a generous dollop of black pepper mingling with tobacco notes towards the structured finish. This has held up well, though it is difficult to envisage further melioration in bottle. Tasted twice at Bordeaux Index's Ten Year-On tasting and blind at the Southwold Ten-Year On tasting.

90/100, Neal Martin (February 2022)
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Vintage
    2012
  • Alcohol
    13%
  • Grape
    Cabernet Sauvignon,Merlot,Petit Verdot,Cabernet Franc
  • Body
    Medium Bodied
  • Producer
    Château Margaux

Critics reviews

James Molesworth
90-93/100
Delivers black tea and singed vanilla aromas, with supple red currant and iron notes. A pleasant backdrop of cedar comes into focus on the sinewy finish. Tasted non-blind.
James Molesworth, WineSpectator.com (April 2013)
Jancis Robinson MW
17.5/20
63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot. Very fragrant indeed. Lift and restraint. Not TOO sweet compared with some other Médocs in 2012. Lovely balance. Very clean and healthy. Modestly scaled. Very precise and neat. Very discreet – beautiful really is an apt word for this.
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (April 2013)
Robert Parker
90+/100
The second wine of Margaux, the Pavillon Rouge 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, and the balance Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot), exhibits more structure and masculinity than one normally expects. It has a deep ruby/purple color, nice floral and blackcurrant notes, some spice box, moderate tannin and medium body. This is a Pavillon Rouge that should admirably stand the test of time for 15-20 years. Its impressively long finish adds to its appeal and value. This wine will actually benefit from several years of bottle age and keep for 20 years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (April 2015)

About The Wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The world’s most iconic red grape, Cabernet Sauvignon, is the powerhouse behind some of the greatest wines ever made. Known for its bold structure, deep color, and complex aromatics, this grape has earned its reputation through sheer quality, ageability, and global adaptability. From Bordeaux to California, Tuscany to Coonawarra, Cabernet Sauvignon thrives in diverse terroirs—delivering wines of remarkable character wherever it’s grown.
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Margaux

If Pauillac is the bastion of ‘traditional’ Red Bordeaux, Margaux represents its other facet in producing wines that are some of the region’s most sensual and alluring. The largest commune in the Médoc, it encompasses the communes of Cantenac, Soussans, Arsac and Labaude, in addition to the village of Margaux itself. Its finest examples are paragons of refinement and subtlety which have few parallels in Bordeaux.
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Château Margaux

Château Margaux stands as one of Bordeaux’s most revered First Growth estates, celebrated for its timeless elegance and extraordinary depth. With a heritage spanning centuries and a reputation for crafting wines of remarkable finesse and longevity, Margaux remains a benchmark for the Médoc and the global fine wine market.
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