Rich and intense on the nose, fragranced red and pink flowers with red cherries and plums. Really vibrant pink rim to the glass too. Touches of dark chocolate, cedar and green pepper, herbal, and eucalyptus. Round and vibrant, a playfulness - super high acidity, almost sharp and tart and tangy, with grippy tannins that give the texture and structure. Half crushed velvet and half lean and austere so you get both weight and direction. Feels quite youthful and buzzy right now but this has a nice juiciness, great fresh acidities, bite on the tongue, a clean - wet stone slate feeling and texture. A touch of green peppercorn and toast gives the spicy angles and the minerality on the finish. Well constructed, not the most easy to drink at the moment, this is more serious, but there's good potential and a lot of flavour. It has a certain intensity, a touch of green leeness sets it apart from being totally charming right now, but this certainly carries interest and nuance. Drinking Window: 2027-2045

Georgina Hindle, December 2023

The 2021 Pavillon Rouge is bright and beautifully focused. A slender, vibrant Pavillon Rouge, the 2021 impresses with energy more than volume. Bright acids lift a core of red plum fruit, blood orange, cinnamon and rose petal. Saline notes extend the finish. Today, the 2021 is a bit clenched, but that should not be an issue in a few years' time. Drinking Window: 2032-2046.

December 2023

The 2021 Pavillon Rouge showed well from barrel. Now, in bottle since late June, it has a gorgeous, very pure, almost Burgundy-like bouquet that blossoms in the glass: raspberry, blackberry and crushed violet scents. The palate is medium-bodied with very succulent tannins, fine acidity, gentle grip and a disarmingly minerally, fresh finish. What a delightful Pavillon. Drinking Window: 2025-2040.

November 2023

Beautifully sappy balanced feel, plums, damson, red cherry, sage, gunsmoke, peony, balanced alcohols. This is a 2nd wine with plenty of character, finesse and nuance, stretches out through the palate, a touch more Cabernet Franc this year in the blend, giving a savoury floral uplift. 30% of overall production, 60% new oak. 36hl/h yield, Philippe Bascaules estate director. Drinking Window: 2025-2038.

The 2021 Pavillon Rouge offers up aromas of raspberries, sweet cherries and white flowers, followed by a medium to full-bodied, lively palate that's quite taut and youthfully structured out of the gates, with good depth at the core and powdery tannins. It will reward a bit of bottle age. Drink Date: 2027-2045.

William Kelley, February 2024

Plenty of bright red and black fruit with a hint of black tea and gravel. Quite vibrant, fresh palate with crunchy red fruit, quite present tannins making for a surprisingly powerful structure. Not a long or dramatic wine but nicely balanced and fresh.
April 2022

Floral notes with an attractive purity to the fruit. Firmly structured with the tannins well integrated in the fruit. Freshness and length on the finish. Demure but should age. Drink 2027-2038.

James Lawther MW, May 2022