美味しいワインと出会う旅

パヴィヨン・ルージュ・デュ・シャトー・マルゴー［2005］

ヒレステーキに合わせて定番のマルゴーを選びました。当然ピッタリです。

マルゴーのセカンドですが、完全に若飲み用に作っていると思います。マルゴーの若い木で作った、マルゴーに入れるには問題があった葡萄を使ったと言うよりも、マルゴーらしさを感じられながら、タンニンが出しゃばらない様にメルローの比率を高めて買って直ぐに飲めるレストランや待てない人用のワインだと思います。

05の力強さも感じますが、果実味がタンニンを覆い隠し、飲み頃感が十分あります。

厚みがあって華やかさもあって第一級のマルゴーの片鱗を感じ取れます。

アルコール感も強く、優等生的な良く出来たワインです。クリーミーな喉越しで余韻の綺麗な酸が心地よいです。時間が経つとより力が出てくる感じのワインです。美味しいですよ。

2005 Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux 

Apr 2008 Robert Parker 91 Drink: 2008 - 2023 $76-$235 (70)
Margaux's second wine gets better with each vintage. The 2005 Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux (200,000 bottles produced) is an equal part blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon with a hefty alcohol content. Fleshy, opulent, and nearly decadent, with terrific fruit, a creamy texture, and supple tannin, it can be enjoyed over the next 12-15+ years.

Wine Advocate # 170
Apr 2007 Robert Parker (91-93) Drink: 2007 - 2022 $76-$235 (56)
As I indicated last year, administrator Paul Pontallier, along with the owners, has made a concerted effort to upgrade the quality of Chateau Margaux's second wine, which now represents nearly 200,000 bottles. The 2005 Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux (primarily equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon with a small dollop of Petit Verdot) is actually higher in alcohol (14%) than its big sibling. Although not as complex as that wine, it is an intense, fleshy, silky-textured, opulent, rich effort boasting terrific purity as well as sweet fruit and tannin. A sleeper selection, it will provide immense enjoyment for 15 or more years.

Wine Advocate # 164
Apr 2006 Robert Parker (90-93) Drink: 2006 - 2021 $76-$235
The best second wine yet made by Chateau Margaux is undoubtedly the 2005 Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux, a blend of nearly 50% Merlot and the rest primarily Cabernet Sauvignon with a touch of Petit Verdot. Extremely rich in color, flesh, fruit, and glycerin, this amazingly opulent, full-bodied effort tips the scales at 14% alcohol ... a full degree higher than its grander sibling. Serious consumers should consider purchasing this gorgeous offering as it is probably better than just about any Chateau Margaux produced between 1963 and 1977. It should drink well for 15 or more years.