Margaux村的王者Chateau Margaux常被形容是全Medoc最優美、最女性化的一級酒莊。其酒質表現出優雅與強勁的巧妙結合，宛如高貴端莊的貴族仕女，是一種嚴謹不帶野性、均衡不浮誇的美。
Chateau Margaux美酒兩百多年來風靡了許多酒迷的心，包括美國第一任駐法大使，後來當上第三任美國總統湯瑪斯·傑佛遜，他甚至讚嘆”沒有比這更好的波爾多葡萄酒了”。
早在1908年，Chateau Margaux就開始生產二軍酒Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux，一般簡稱「紅亭」；它大部分是採用比較年輕樹齡的果實，也會使用較多的壓榨酒，展現了和一軍相近卻青春迷人的風采。
瑪歌堡向來以細緻優雅著稱，其二軍酒Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux也展現了類似的誘人風格；它通常帶有紅、黑色漿果，以及花卉、香料的香味，被形容是性感的美味！
WA:95 Drink :2025 - 2050
Given that Margaux's second wine contains plenty of fruit that made it into the grand vin just a decade or two ago, great things are to be expected from this bottling. Yet I was nonetheless taken aback by the quality of the 2019 Pavillon Rouge. Wafting from the glass with aromas of raspberries, plums and cherries mingled with rose petals and sweet spices, it's medium to full-bodied, sensual and concentrated, with beautifully refined tannins, racy acids and a long, penetrating finish. This is an exquisite Pavillon Rouge that is well worth seeking out. I confess that I don't buy many second wines, but I did purchase a case of this, with alacrity, right after tasting it.
Philippe Bascaules—who served as directeur de l'exploitation under Paul Pontaillier between 1990 and 2011—took the reins at Château Margaux in early 2017, and he and his team have crafted one of the qualitative pinnacles of the 2019 vintage. Meticulously maintained vineyards, situated on the appellation's finest terroirs, are farmed intelligently, without deleafing or green harvesting—something other producers increasingly emulate as they pull back from the excesses of the early 2000s. Cabernet Sauvignon is on the increase, both in terms of plantings and as a percentage of the blend (it represents fully 90% of the grand vin in 2019), which works perfectly with Margaux's soils and the estate's elegant but concentrated style. Winemaking is very traditional, with classical macerations and an 18-month élevage in new oak (most barrels are produced in-house) punctuated by six rackings and one egg-white fining. An in-house bottling line is being acquired to bring even greater control and flexibility. Natural cork is the oder of the day for the reds, of course, but whites now see Diam 30 to ensure consistent evolution, and all are bottled in Margaux's new proprietary extra-dark glass bottle.
