Pavillon Rouge 1990

The charm and elegance of a Second Wine from Margaux

The estate

With origins dating back to the 12th century, Château Margaux is among those Grands Crus that have built the legend of great Bordeaux wines around the world. In 1855, the estate attained the rank of Premier Grand Cru Classé and was the only one of the four estates presented to receive a perfect score of twenty out of twenty. With the acquisition of the property in 1977 by André Mentzelopoulos, Château Margaux wrote a new chapter in its history. Elevating the Grand Vin of Château Margaux to the highest level, he reintroduced the estate’s Second Wine, Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux, first created in 1908. Following in her father’s footsteps after his untimely passing, Corinne Mentzelopoulos took up the family mantle with energy and passion to preserve the stature of Château Margaux, a Bordeaux masterpiece instantly recognizable by its neo-Palladian silhouette. Vintage after vintage, the estate’s wines rank among the greatest in the world.

The vineyard

The vineyard of Château Margaux owes its distinctiveness to its rare and unique terroir, set on a gravel mound. The estate’s varietal makeup gives pride of place to the region’s flagship black grape, Cabernet Sauvignon, alongside Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc. The property’s clay-limestone soils give rise to legendary wines, both racy and sensual, so representative of great Margaux wines.

The vintage

A mild winter precedes an early and relatively uneven flowering. Echoing 1989, the summer is marked by significant drought, counterbalanced by two rainy episodes in September that fostered excellent ripening of the grapes.

Blend

This 1990 Pavillon Rouge from Château Margaux is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc.