2025 Pavillon Blanc du Ch Margaux (Bordeaux)
Secondary Description
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Wax paper, white peach, lemon and grass, while there’s no question that this is Sauvignon Blanc, it’s a complex and exotic beast with notes that shade from gunsmoke all the way to tropical citrus on the complex aromatic panoply. Good acidity (though far from searing, as some Sauvignons do) with a mid-palate richness succeeded by a very salty, mineral finish. Very, very impressive. (NT 15/05/25)
Wax paper, white peach, lemon and grass, while there’s no question that this is Sauvignon Blanc, it’s a complex and exotic beast with notes that shade from gunsmoke all the way to tropical citrus on the complex aromatic panoply. Good acidity (though far from searing, as some Sauvignons do) with a mid-palate richness succeeded by a very salty, mineral finish. Very, very impressive. (NT 15/05/25)
Producer
Origin
Margaux, Medoc, Bordeaux, FRANCE
Colour
white
Wine Style
dry
Closure Style
cork
Maturity
young
Bottle size
75cl
Case Quantity
3
Alcohol
14%
Status
New
Classification
Medoc first growths 1st 1er
Score
96 points, Jane Anson, janeanson.com, April 2026
93-95 points, Yohan Castaing, robertparker.com, April 2026
94-96 points, Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, April 2026
92-94 points, Neal Martin, vinous.com, May 2026
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| Price ib | £726.00 |
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Media Reviews
Jane Anson
This is long and rich, beautifully drawn out, with hints of bitter almonds, preserved lemon, elderflower, steel, gunsmoke. Clear concentration, with the same intensity of flavour as you get in the red wines of Margaux this vintage, structured with plentiful phenolics despite lower less stirring than usual. Smallest number of bottles ever produced because low 16hl/ha yield and 45% of the crop, so just 7,000 bottles. Hold +3 years ideally, and carafe. Harvest August 18-22, picked in between two heat spikes. 96 points
Yohan Castaing
The 2025 Pavillon Blanc, crafted entirely from Sauvignon Blanc, reveals a profile marked by confit citrus alongside notes of herbs and white fruits. Medium- to full-bodied, it’s rich and dense yet enveloping and is built around a fleshy core of fruit with notable plenitude and aromatic intensity. Bright, well-defined acidity brings balance, leading into a long, ethereal and perfumed finish. In the context of a notably dry vintage for white wines, this stands out as a clear success. Harvested between August 18 and 22, with yields of 16 hectoliters per hectare, it matured in 20% new oak, with less batonnage than usual, and has a pH of 3.14. 93-95 points
Antonio Galloni
The 2025 Pavillon Blanc is a total stunner. Tangerine peel, white peach, passion fruit and white pepper are some of the many notes that soar from the glass. The team opted for less bâtonnage than most years, as the fruit was already quite rich. Yields were just 16 hectoliters per hectare. The 2025 is an unusually exotic Pavillon Blanc, a wine with a very strong personality. I find it compelling, but I can also imagine some readers may find it a bit too rich. 94-96 points
Neal Martin
The 2025 Pavillon Blanc, which incidentally has existed since the 19th century, when they opted to separate the complanté white varieties, was picked between August 18 and 22 at 16 hl/ha. It underwent less bâtonnage this year. It has an attractive bouquet with lifted orchard fruit, lanolin, white peach, quite discrete this year. The palate is well balanced, with a lovely tropical-tinged opening, from the warm summer, which is countered by the keen line of acidity. Gorgeous mouthfeel, lingering on the finish with hints of guava and lychee. Honestly, I don`t think I would nail this as a pure Sauvignon Blanc blind, but absolutely delicious. 92-94 points