Pavillon Rouge is one of Bordeaux’s historic second wines. It took its permanent name in 1908, disappeared for decades, and returned in 1977 with the Mentzelopoulos era as part of a broader push to raise the quality of the grand vin through stricter selection.
In 2018, Pavillon Rouge is a reminder that a second wine from a First Growth is not about compromise. It is about precision in selection, and about offering a different access point to an estate whose first wine is built on a much longer timeline.
