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Wine Description
The Story
White wine production at Château Margaux goes back to the end of the XVII century. The cellar master at that time recounts how he was one of the first to separate the white grapes from the red during the vinification. Sold in the XIX century under the name « Château Margaux vin de sauvignon », it has existed under the brand name « Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux » since 1920 and its label has not changed since that date.
The eleven-hectare...
Wine Information
As in 2006 and 2007, the chilly and damp weather conditions worked in favour of the Sauvignon Blanc’s aromatic expression; but the nice weather arrived too late and didn't allow the grapes to reach the same record levels of concentration, in spite of a low yield of 25 hectolitres per hectare. The three sortings we did in each of our plots turned out an average alcoholic degree of over 14, one degree less than in 2006 and of course 2007.
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