Love the fruit and juicy character to this second wine of Margaux. Medium to full body, superfine tannins and a long finish. The freshness and savory finish are a big plus. Drink in 2020. - jamessuckling.com, February 2017

A delicious window into Margaux in this vintage, with plenty of personality that it shares with the main estate wine. Perhaps a little less depth than the 2016 vintage of Pavillon, but this is just begging to be drunk, with its subtle and softly spoken tannins, and blackberry and raspberry stretching out through the palate. Great quality, with finesse.

Lifted and fun, not weighty or plush at all, this is streamlined and linear, verging on austere but the initial red berry fruit continues alongside clear liquorice, chocolate and graphite touches. It's easy enjoyment for sure, stylish if not so confident and characterful. Just finishes a touch short, but the acidity is great as is the tannin management. All in light harmony, good with food, drink relatively soon.

The 2014 Pavillon Rouge is round, sexy and seductive. Sweet red cherry, plum, lavender, herbs and licorice open up in a supple, forward wine that will drink well early. Expressive floral notes add lift and perfume on the silky, polished finish. The 2014 is all about grace, but it also has enough vibrant acidity to develop nicely in bottle for a number of years.

The 2014 Pavillon Rouge is a blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot. Bottled in July 2016, it remains quite rich and outgoing on the nose with copious red cherry, blackberry and spice-box aromas. With aeration it reveals a little more sous-bois, the oak nicely integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with a tightly knit opening. Certainly this has lost the corpulence that it showed in barrel, lost that puppy fat. Now the linearity comes through, engendered by the cool nights during the growing season, and still delivers that mineral-rich finish. I still maintain that it will need three years in bottle just to soften the tannins. - robertparker.com, March 2017

Quality 838 | Brand 928 | Economics 985 | buzz brand, investment staple
Quality: Above the average quality score of its peer group for the 2014 vintage, 799 Brand: We found this wine on 14 of the world's top restaurant wine lists, including Pollen Street Social Economics: The 2014 vintage has Exceptional short term price performance, with 6 month gains of 31% Production: Higher production than its peer group average of 112,956 bottles

- www.wine-lister.com June 2017

Tasted blind. Smudgy garnet. Leafy, youthful black fruit. On the palate this has lovely depth and length. The tannins are compact but polished. Everything in place for a long and elegant life. Really stands out among the Margaux wines tasted today. (JH)