Chateau Paveil de Luze, Margaux

Really no need to wait on this. Great value, nothing too complex. Really wonderfully nose actually. It’s Margaux for sure. 2019 is oddly and broadly ready from the multiple wines I’ve tasted

2019 vintage

A friend bought this recently for a reasonable price and brought it along to dinner for a collective assessment. The brief conclusion is that he should buy more of it. ~80% Cabernet Sauvignon from a small, long-running family property in Margaux, offering good value as a Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel. The 2019 is not overtly fruity but it is eminently drinkable now and will last for a while. Among its peers (as I see them), I would rank it slightly lower …

2019 vintage

in magnum.... this bottle was much better... in mid maturirty, aromatically mature and complex, not particularly intense, on the palate very smooth and integrated, again with moderate intensity. just a lovely showing. drink up you 750s

2010 vintage

Dunkles rot, fast schwarz, bläuliche Reflexe am Rand, viel rote Frucht, zart unterlegt mit Eukalyptus. Schwarze Kirsche, Brombeere, Maulbeeren. Tabin spürbar, aber nicht zu körnig. weich und fruchtsüß; einschmeichelnd

2019 vintage

Red raspberry, cherry, mocha, ample tannins and acid, a tad awkward, but till drinking well now.

2019 vintage

Enjoyed from magnum with a traditional Thanksgiving Day dinner. Decanted prior to dinner. Medium aromas and flavors; lacks depth and intensity, but displays considerable nuance and complexity. At thirteen years, there’s acidity and tannin to support additional cellaring. I just wonder whether there’s enough fruit for the long haul. Very good, just lacks fruit concentration. Drink through 2025+.

2010 vintage

Pop and pour. No formal tasting note. Lovely wine.

2019 vintage

Espresso, plumb, currants, and mint on the nose. Round palate, high extraction, and a savory component. Nice now after a short decant.

2019 vintage

Had this with burgers, as we do. Tannic, good, ripe. Could use some laying down. I will save these for when the whole family and some other cab/BDX drinkers are around. For once, I find a BDX that compares favorably for the price with my memories of Napa cabs before they got pricey and overripe. Will certainly get better with time.

2019 vintage

The Four Seasons Tasting 2005 Bordeaux Second Growth (Aubergine Restaurant) : (Served in Magnum). Aromas of tilled earth and fresh blackcurrants. Fairly intense. A vibrant, fresh entry, this is a medium+ bodied wine that has compact tannins, fine chalky notes and pleasant black fruits without being that characteristic. There is some black fruits with a long-ish powdery finish but not the elegance one associates with Margaux. Finishes with smoke and sinewy textures. Tricky to score as it is a pretty …

2010 vintage

Already showing well. This performed favorably alongside several other 2019 bdx.

2019 vintage

QN: deeply colored and very little bordeaux character let alone margaux character. structurally balanced just atypical. from magnum it was not completely integrated and has more life ahead.

2010 vintage

Definitely a different wine from the bottle I opened 10 years ago. This is now open for business. For my taste, fruit teetering on flabby. Some pyrazines in show, with bell pepper and sage notes. Not very expressive.

2010 vintage

Too young. Try again in 5 years. Flavors muddled and tannins strong.

2019 vintage

Parchment, black currant, coffee, pencil shavings, green peppercorns, dried mint. This is everything I was hoping for, I'm a sucker for parchment notes in mature Bordeaux. I will agree the fruit isn't super deep and overall it's more savory than sweet but I see that as a plus. This is drinking great (from magnum) and a very solid value. Cheers!

2010 vintage

Round, fresh, vibrant, and floral, the red currants and plums in the core of this wine are sweet, ripe, elegant, and energetic. Drink from 2023-2034.

2019 vintage

Fair to good. Maybe a bit more energetic in its youth—but that’s all conjecture. Cedar nose. Palate a bit thin, red fruits, but of herbaceousness underneath. Fine acidity and mild tannins. Mid weight. Just average depth. Fine but not exceptional.

2009 vintage

Promising signs for Bordeaux 2019 : Cru Bourgeois sampling (Strasbourg, France) : Even better than d'Arsac, more expansive on the nose and you have almost a jammy note of strawberry. The palate packs more punch than the preceding wine, but still quite refined, maybe a bit Pauillac-like. Strongest barrel sample so far for structure and for aging combined with elegance. Riper, and it showed even better over the next few days.

2019 vintage

With good color, the wine is medium-bodied and already showing off its nose of espresso, earth, smoke, spice and red fruits. On the palate, one finds soft, silky, fresh, juicy fruits, oak, blackberries and lift. The wine is long, fresh and clean in the red berry and herb filled endnote. 90-92 Pts

2019 vintage

Soft, mellow, easy drinking. Nice maturity

2010 vintage

Simple wine which is not bad. Didn’t compete with dinner. Ready to drink.

2009 vintage

Needs some airing. Good quality for the price. Pleasant drinking.

2010 vintage

Chinese herbs and spices. Umami (bouillon cube), liquorice. Elegant ripe tannins, mellow texture, savoury, medium long. Cured meat, greenery and rose hip on the finish. Could've been more fruity. Quite mild for the vintage.

2010 vintage

Decanted 1hr30. Ripe nose of graphite, blackcurrant with light lavender. Palate has firm but fine tannins, lots of acidity with attractive freshness. Fruit is a little under-developed at the moment - quite savoury. Attractive palate but lacks some persistence and depth. Still needs to develop further from here. Drink 2022-2032.

2010 vintage

Same good experience as previous bottle.

2010 vintage

Initially rather astringent. However, after a few hours of airing, the wine opened up wonderfully and found back its nice balance with already good maturity. Superb value for the price.

2010 vintage

Schöner Margaux mit einem sehr guten Preis-Leistungsverhältnis. Aromen von dunklen Beeren und etwas Pfeffer, leichte Bitternote. Getrunken aus einer 3/8 Flasche.

2009 vintage

My score may be generous by a point or two. This was competent Bordeaux, but not much more. Just seemed to be missing any sense of identity.

2009 vintage

Already showing good maturity. Easy drinking with food. Certainly not overpowering with good balance between fruit and tannins.

2010 vintage

Musty earth on the nose, drinking well after 3 hr decant. Still young

2010 vintage

Monthly tasting club "The Tasting Club" Bordeaux 2009 and 2010 (@ PD) : Beautiful and refined bouquet with red and dark berries, laurel, sweet licorice root, herbs, vanilla and a touch of bell pepper. On the palate a juicy wine with ripe red and dark berries, good and fresh acidity and beautifully dosed oak. A really refined wine. Great effort! Already a great pleasure and also a future of at least 4+ years, so until 2022+

2010 vintage

PnP. I could hardly believe that this actually was a Margaux wine, and a Cru Bourgeois at that. No reflection of the terroir whatsoever.

2009 vintage

Excellent recommendation by our server, Tido, and wonderful with beef bourguignon at La Poule au Pot in London.

2009 vintage

tasted a half bottle one A medium body wine with black berries taste, nice pencil shavings and hint of espresso. The wine is still developing after 2-3 hours. Good QPR.

2010 vintage

Deep carmine - cassis and some graphite on the nose. Medium bodied, very fresh and quite tannic (but fine grained tannins), fairly seamless on the palate: just far, far too young. I have high hopes for this wine, but it is a long way off its drinking window (3-5 years).

2009 vintage

I wish I could have purchased more of these but the wine store ran out before I returned. Signature Margaux fruit and floral violets. Nice wine.

2010 vintage

This one might have some upside with further aging. Nice complexity but still rather young. Good value from Bordeaux under $25.

2010 vintage

A grand example of why to buy Bordeaux wines in great vintages - the wines that are less famous and moderately priced often spike in quality. The wine pours straight out of the bottle unusually dark, almost black to the edge. The aromas are a very inviting combination of black currants, black cherry, earth, and violets. In the mouth, bright acidity, and firm drying tannins frame the same flavors in the nose, but with surprising concentration. But the crowning glory …

2010 vintage

Very expressive smoky nose while need more time to settle down and integrate the acidity and ripeness.

2009 vintage

Deep color, soft tannins, floral, earthy, blackberry aromas, round textures, ripe fruit and it's early drinking too. Plus, it's fairly priced for a wine from the Margaux appellation. The wine was produced from a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot.

2009 vintage

Robe rubis d'intensité moyenne à reflets tuilés. Pas trop expressif à ce stade. La bouteille a été ouverte 6 heures avant. Le premier nez était sur la truffe, puis le cassis et le cèdre ont pris le dessus. Déjà accessible dès aujourd'hui, mais il évoluera encore dans les 7 prochaines années. Bon équilibre en bouche.

2009 vintage

Deep red color. Limited fruit nose. Taste is gravelly with restrained fruit, a pity as 2010 was a good year and this should be showing greater taste.

2010 vintage

Slightly corked.

2010 vintage

70% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% Merlot High notes of pencil shavings, salt, minerals, alcohol and back note of dried herbs and red cherries. Palate medium weight, tight and dense, with fine drying tannins and solid acid. Mid palate transitions quickly to a short finish where tannins and acid dominate. Ripe core fruit is hard to find. Consumed with grilled beef the wine was boring and one tracked (acid & tannin). Day 2 – Nose of black plum and red cherries showed …

2010 vintage

Dark crimson at the rim, tending to black at the core - shy nose of blackberries and violets. Medium to light bodied (but not lacking in density), featherlight tannins, seamless and with all elements in balance - this is a very classy wine, refined and pure: subtlety is the order of the day here.

2010 vintage

Half-bottle. Poured ruby with orange overtones. Cedar and an alcoholized berry note on the nose. The promising presence of raspberries on the palate ends abruptly moving directly to a hot, acidic, short finish . Light to medium body.

2010 vintage

Nose is rather mute, with an echo of blackberry but not much else happening. Good typicity, not an exaggerated style. Dark fruit, some sawdust. Appropriate oak. This is a solid wine but one may consider whether the QPR is there.

2010 vintage

Planted at 70/30 Cabernet/Merlot. Smooth nose of black cherry, graphite, not terribly expressive, no obvious oak signs. Palate is approachable style at first, soft and subtly lush layers of cassis, gravel, blackberry, light spice, tobacco. Medium plus tannins, medium acidity. Tannins start to add up after a few sips. There's a lot here, recommend decanting if opening now.

2009 vintage

Deep maroon color. Medium body. Two hour decant. Lots of ripe black cherry fruits on both the nose and palate, as well as licorice, dill, and gravel notes. An enjoyable quality wine, but it must be noted that there were plenty of tannins; this will likely need a couple years to really hit its stride, lose the rough edges and fruity baby fat.

2009 vintage

375ml. Pop and pour Margaux for 16 bucks. Approachable now.

2009 vintage

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