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Wine Description
The Story
The production of a second wine probably goes back to the beginning of the XVII century because it is inseparable from the search for excellence which started at that time. Sold under the name of “Château Margaux 2nd wine”, it took its permanent name of Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux in 1908. After an eclipse between the thirties and the mid-seventies, its production restarted on the arrival of André Mentzelopoulos in 1977 and at first grea...
Wine Information
Such a sudden attack of Botrytis, a few days before the start of the harvest, hasn’t been seen for a long time. But even if the fungus hasn’t changed, our methods of dealing with it are certainly not the same as in the 70s! Nowadays, our larger teams of better trained harvesters are capable of sorting perfectly in record time, while in the cellars, the modern grape selection and processing equipment carry out work that was inconceivable ten ye...
Vintage 2013
BORDEAUX 2013 VINTAGE REPORT
The 2013 vintage in Bordeaux was one of the most difficult since 1965 and 1968. Thomas Duroux of Château Palmer describes it as “the most complicated vintage in 20 years”. It rained almost continuously in the spring. Flowering was uneven, leading to poor set, millerandage and coulure. The threat of mold was alleviated by the arrival of warm, dry weather during the summer. For a while, winemakers hoped that abund...
