美味しいワインと出会う旅

パヴィヨン・ルージュ・シャトー・マルゴー［2005］

和牛A4のヒレに合わせました。しっとりとしたヒレ肉と良く合います。

ラフィットは中国人が買い占めるので急騰していますが、マルゴーは何故か中国では買わない様ですね。その為値段が上がっていません。

実に飲んで旨いワインです。05と言う良い年らしいワインです。セカンドなので重くなり過ぎず、今飲んで十分美味しく楽しめます。

ファーストのマルゴーと比べると小粒なワインですが、絹の様な喉越しは健在です。

濃いめのガーネット色、

ブラックベリー、赤身肉、スパイス、甘草、バニラ、胡椒、腐葉土、の香り

美しい酸、厚みのある果実味、柔らかく太いタンニン、

バランス良く喉越しの綺麗なマルゴーです。

嫌みの無い誰が飲んでも美味しいと思わせるワインです。

販売店資料より

Wine Advocate # 176
Apr 2008 Robert Parker 91 Drink: 2008 - 2023 $80-$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 $80-$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 $80-$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.