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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.2 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 15 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 3/9/2024 & rated 93 points: Blac and red fruits, with loads of spices and fresh flowers in the nose is a great introduction to the wine. On the palate, the wine is vibrant, polished, lively, and, which is the perfect backdrop for all of its sweet, red fruits. The finish is packed with a blend of crushed rocks and red fruits. The wine blends 79% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink from 2026-2048. (624 views) | | | Tasted by FransS on 3/4/2024 & rated 90 points: UGCB tasting-Amsterdam 2021 Bordeaux 03-04-2024: Smooth vanilla, some spices, in the midttaste a whiff of sweetness and noticeable firm acidity in the aftertaste. (197 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 3/4/2024 & rated 92 points: Amsterdam UGCB Tasting (Zuiderkerk): Structured but with sève, chalky minerality, firm tannins, the balance seems to be there. (515 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 3/4/2024 & rated 92 points: UGCB Amsterdam, walkaround tasting so just short notes.: The bouquet is quite locked. On the palate full bodied, juicy dark and red berries, ok acidity and tannin, but somewhat green impressions as well. (310 views) | | | Tasted by vvWine.ch on 3/1/2024 & rated 92 points: Ziemlich kräftige Farbe. Intensiver Duft, strahlende Frucht, Cassis, Brombeere, subtile Röstnoten, mineralische Anklänge, florale Noten, ein Hauch Cola, sehr komplex. Im Gaumen beginnt der Wein gradlinig und straff, da ist Kraft, das kalkige Terroir drückt durch, leider aber auch eine meines Erachtens einen Tick zu starke Extraktion, die Frucht ist da, wird jedoch von den Gerbstoffen überlagert, was den Wein im Abgang leicht trocknend macht, aromatisch jedoch ist das ein sehr gelungener Wein. Ich hatte diesen Wein en Primeur mehrmals "schwierig" verkostet und bin auch jetzt nicht 100% überzeugt. (Verkostet im November 2023 in Zürich bei UGCB) (210 views) | | | Tasted by Swintonblade on 2/12/2024 & rated 94 points: pure fruit with plenty of nice balanced oak. very long, amazing. (160 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 1/26/2024 & rated 93 points: 2021 has produced a really nice rendition of Pavie Macquin, showing a mix of red, blue, and black berries, fleshy but fresh in the mouth, expanding nicely. 93-94 (633 views) | | | Tasted by ohne_musik on 1/25/2024: UGCB SF Tasting Event (Metreon, San Francisco): Hmm, a nice surprise! Soft, round, pleasing berry/plum fruit up front, no overextracted harshness, good minerals. Medium bodied. Tannins slightly rustic, but very claret-like in profile. 92 (273 views) | | | Tasted by MRichman on 1/25/2024: UGC Bordeaux 2021, SF: Round and juicy with dark fruit. Overly modern style. (196 views) | | | Tasted by KeithAkers on 1/24/2024 & rated 91 points: UGC 2021 Bordeaux (Vibiana, Los Angeles, CA): The nose here is fresh and lively with a berry-driven take to tones of red cherries, blueberries, red berries, raspberries, rose petals, kirsch liqueur, earth notes, tobacco leaf, and some cedary tones. There is good complexity here, but it lacks some depth that allows you to get sucked into the glass. The Medium bodied feel is balanced and fresh with medium acidity and somewhat chalky, medium tannins. This has a good bit to like right now, but it does lack in depth and quality of structure. This likely can benefit from cellar time to come into harmony, but the tannins are a bit underripe and may not truly resolve. (253 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 1/23/2024: UGC Bordeaux (Drake Hotel - Chicago IL): Walkaround tasting. Underwhelming for me, slightly lacking ripeness or depth. Needs time to soften, maybe that time will help. (345 views) | | | Tasted by sirpat00 on 11/6/2023 & rated 91 points: Bordeaux 2021 Arrivage Tasting (Dolder Grand, Zurich): Red cherry fruit along with spice and light notes of herbs. Once again very juicy palate, but with rather grainy tannin. Decent, but pretty narrow aroma profile. (428 views) | | | Tasted by vvWine.ch on 6/22/2022 & rated 93 points: (92-94+? vvPunkte) Ziemlich kräftige Farbe. Intensiver Duft, strahlende Frucht, Cassis, Brombeere, subtile Röstnoten, mineralische Anklänge, florale Noten, ein Hauch Cola, sehr komplex. Im Gaumen beginnt der Wein gradlinig und straff, da ist Kraft, das kalkige Terroir drückt durch, leider aber auch eine meines Erachtens einen Tick zu starke Extraktion, die Frucht ist da, wird jedoch aktuell von den Gerbstoffen überlagert, was den Wein im Abgang etwas trocknend macht. Im Kern ist da eine sehr gute Materie vorhanden, doch möglicherweise wollte man hier etwas zu viel aus dem Jahrgang herausholen. An verschiedenen Tagen insgesamt 5x verkostet, und immer mit einem ähnlichen, etwas ernüchternden Resultat. In der Hoffnung, dass der Ausbau mehr Schliff bringt bin ich bei diesem Wein besonders gespannt auf die Nachverkostung und ich entschuldige mich schon jetzt für eine mögliche Fehleinschätzung. 2030-2045? (Verkostet "En Primeur" im April 2022. UGCB/Dourthe/Daniel Vins) (3333 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 5/20/2022 & rated 93 points: Flowers, plums, espresso, licorice, and dark cherries with a touch of leafy herbs are in the nose. The wine is fresh, bright, crisp, and with a salty, savory, olive-tinted edge on the palate, as well as in the mineral driven finish. Give the wine a few years in the cellar to soften and fill out. The wine was produced from blending 79% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon. 13.5% ABV. The harvest took place October 4 - October 19. Drink from 2026-2043. 92-94 (2960 views) |
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Vinous, 2021 Bordeaux: L’Enfant Terrible (Feb 2024) (2/1/2024)
(Pavie-Macquin Pavie Macquin Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, January 2024 (1/1/2024)
(Château Pavie-Macquin St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Georgina Hindle
Decanter, Bordeaux 2021: In-bottle report (12/1/2023)
(Château Pavie Macquin, Merlot, St-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Georgina Hindle
Decanter, Bordeaux 2021: In bottle report (11/30/2023)
(Château Pavie Macquin, Merlot, St-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Tom Parker MW
JancisRobinson.com (11/8/2023)
(Ch Pavie Macquin St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, 2021 Bordeaux: A Challenging Yet Good Vintage (6/2/2022)
(Chateau Pavie Macquin) Login and sign up and see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (5/12/2022)
(Château Pavie-Macquin St.-Emilion, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2021 Bordeaux En Primeur: Back to Classicism (May 2022) (5/1/2022)
(Pavie Macquin Pavie Macquin Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Enticingly Fallible: Bordeaux 2021 En Primeur (May 2022) (5/1/2022)
(Pavie Macquin Pavie Macquin Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Lawther MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/21/2022)
(Ch Pavie Macquin St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Georgina Hindle
Decanter, Bordeaux En Primeur 2021 (4/1/2022)
(Château Pavie Macquin, Merlot, St-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, April 2022 (4/1/2022)
(Château Pavie-Macquin St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, 2+2=5: Bordeaux 2021 In Bottle (Feb 2024)
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| Château Pavie Macquin Producer website - Read more about Chateau Pavie MacquinRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanLibournais Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) - Read more about St. Emilion and its wines - Read more about Pomerol and its wines
Saint Emilion Grat Classified Growth, Classified Growths, Grands Crus Classes, GCC
In 1954, while the "Graves" growths had just published their own classification, the wine syndicate of Saint-Emilion, composed by wine growers, brokers and wine traders with the approval of the INAO - Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (A.O.C), decided to work on a classification for the wines of Saint Emilion. Initially, four grades were defined. These were reduced to two - First Great Classified Growth (A and B) and Great Classified Growth - in 1984.
As of Medoc's 1855 historical grading, the Saint-Emilion Great Classified Growth classification is not only based on qualitative criteria by tasting the wines on a ten years period previous to the assessment, but also on commercial considerations such as:
- sales price levels
- national and international commercial distribution
- the estate's reputation on the market
Properties who don't manage to join the club of about sixty Classified Growths are given the denomination of Great Growth ("Grand Cru"), while the remaining wineries of the A.O.C are simply reported as "Saint-Emilion". It is to be noted that the owners must officially apply to appear in the official classification. Thus for example the famous Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf, whose quality and reputation would easily justify to be listed among the First Great Classified Growths, does not appear here by the will of its owner, François Mitjaville.
The Saint-Emilion Great Growth classification was revised in 1969, 1985, 1996 and 2006. The only two guaranteed vintage (A.O.C) who can apply to the classification are the "Saint-Emilion Grand Cru" and "Saint-Emilion" areas.
By grading 61 properties, the 2006 revision confirmed many growths from the former classification, but also caused a number of surprises and a few inevitable disappointments. Many observers thought that the impressive progression of Perse's Chateau Pavie since 1998 would be rewarded by an upgrade into the First Great Classified Growths (A) category, but finally such was not the case.
Among the estates promoted to the First Great Classified Growths B category are Chateau Troplong-Mondot and Pavie-Macquin, whose efforts made since the Nineties fully justify their new grade. It should be noted that no First Great Classified Growth was relegated to the lower Great Classified Growth class.
Promoted growths from the status of Great Growth ("Grand Cru") to Great Classified Growth ("Grand Cru Classe") are: Chateaux Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin-Despagne and Monbousquet.
The demoted growths from the status of Great Classified Growth to Great Growth are: Chateaux Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet Saint-Julien, La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Belivier), La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Moueix), Lamarzelle, Petite Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon-Figeac. If the recent samples of some of the above mentioned properties may justify their current downgrade, there are great chances that estates like Bellevue, Tertre Daugay or Yon-Figeac will be upgraded to their previous rankings by the next revision in 2016 as the progresses noted after 2000, but not entering in the range of vintages (1993 - 2002) appointed for the criteria of selection for the 2006 classification, are noticable.
The two following estates have completely disappeared from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Canon) and La Clusière (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Pavie).
Finally, no estate considered as "garagiste" has integrated the classification. Valandraud, Mondotte, Le Dome, Bellevue-Mondotte or Magrez-Fombrauge have, for the least, the potential to be ranked as Great Classified Growths. In sight of the very fine quality reached by the above mentioned estates in recent vintages as well as all the innovative wine making methods used by the "garagistes", it remains to be seen whether the authorities will dare to cross the line in 2016..?St. Émilion Grand Cru Les Vins de St. Émilion (Syndicate Vitocole de Saint-Emilion) – Read about St. Emilion
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Soil: Sandy soils with alluvial gravel deposits
Surface Area: 4,160 ha |
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