Pavillon Rouge (2nd wine of Chateau Margaux) 2003 prawns expansive Chateauneuf du Pape

expansive Chateauneuf du Pape

finishing long with spice and savoury complexity

such as meatloaf

baritone notes this vineyard is capable of are missing

I have followed the Fonsalette Cotes du Rhones since the mid-1960s

Pavillon Rouge (2nd wine of Chateau Margaux) 2003 prawns expansive Chateauneuf du PapeAlso a stunning wine, the 2003 Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux is a sleeper of the vintage. Much fresher and less evolved than I would expect a second wine to be from this vintage, it is a Margaux like effort with a flowery character, good precision and freshness, red and black currant notes, and an attractive, medium bodied, surprisingly concentrated mouthfeel. It is clearly one of the finest second wines made in this vintage. It can be consumed