Château Pavie Saint-Émilion 1er Grand Cru Classé A 2016

“100 points. Superb!” – Robert Parker
“100 points. Twin brother of the perfect 2015” – James Suckling
"100 points." - Tastingbook.com

Anmeldelser af Château Pavie Saint-Émilion 1er Grand Cru Classé A 2016

100/100 Robert Parker
”The 2016 Pavie a blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc. Very deep purple-black in color, it needs a little coaxing to begin, slowly unfurling to reveal a fragrant perfume of violets, chocolate-covered cherries, crushed blueberries and eucalyptus over a core of preserved plums, kirsch, black raspberries and crème de cassis plus hints of licorice and chargrilled meat. Full-bodied and built like a brick house, it has a solid foundation of firm, super ripe, grainy tannins and seamless freshness interknit with the black fruit preserves and minerally layers, finishing very long and very decadent. Superb!”

100/100 James Suckling
“Spectacular aromas of crushed berries, such as blueberries and raspberries. Fresh flowers with hints of sandalwood. Exotic. Saturated palate of so much fruit, yet remains agile and energetic. Great length and texture. Fills your mouth. This needs time, but a classic. Twin brother of the perfect 2015.”

100/100 Tastingbook.com

99/100 Jeb Dunnuck
“Turning the dial up considerably, the 2016 Château Pavie leaps out of the glass with a thrilling bouquet of crème de cassis, toasty oak, graphite, white truffle, crayons, and flowers. A blend of 60% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc, and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon brought up in 85% new French oak (the new oak has been dialed back in recent vintages), this full-bodied Pavie is made in a more elegant, seamless style compared to prior great vintages, yet it still has brilliant depth of fruit and concentration, ripe, present tannins, a seamless texture, and an awesome finish.”

99/100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
“Inky in color, the wine is powerful, dense, concentrated, full-bodied and packed to the gills with its unique blend of flowers, crushed stone, smoke, licorice, espresso and very ripe plums and black cherries. Thick and rich, with a finish that does not want to quit, this attention-seeking beauty demands at least 10-15 years in the cellar before it's ready for prime time drinking.”

99/100 Andreas Larsson, The World's Best Sommelier
"Ripe and glossy nose, more new oak, roasted coffee, smoke and tar with inky dark fruit, crème de cassis and kirsch. Very calcareous and mineral at the same time with liquorice root, ginger, wild berries, crème de cassis, still a bit on the extracted style but balanced with a huge potential. Intensely long and powerful finish lingering for a very long time."

20/20 Le Figaro Vin
“Small black fruits, blueberry, blackberry, a hint of vanilla. Fresh, dashing, spicy, fruity palate, very good length. Opulent, coated tannins, a hint of graphite, a small savory note, very great wine.”

Om Château Pavie, 1er Grand Cru Classé A

Pavies marker har været beplantet med vinstokke siden det 4. århundrede, hvor romerne så potentialet. Slottet opnåede berømmelse allerede omkring midten af 1800-tallet, men har for alvor indfriet sit stjernepotentiale siden 1998, hvor rigmanden Gérard Perse tog over. Pavies beplantede areal udgør 37 ha, med jordbund af ler og fossilholdig kalksten. Perse går kompromisløst efter at maksimere kvalitet og intensitet – fra streng grøn høst til opførelse af ”state-of-the-art” vineri og fadkælder. Chateau Pavie har siden 2012 været topklassificeret som Premier Grand Cru Classé A.