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| Community Tasting Notes (average 97 pts. and median of 97 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by MAXIMUM SATISFACTION on 3/29/2024 & rated 96 points: Full bodied and modern. Ripe dark plum, milk chocolate, sage and mineral. Structured but approachable and possibly the best/leat wood influenced Pavie I’ve had. Still the wood is there but nothing is too much. Likely best in 5 years or so to fill out the center palate. (425 views) | | | Tasted by SWHighlander on 2/21/2024 & rated 96 points: Great wine! Still a little early for this wine to show best, but still approachable and enjoyable now. Will be better in 5 years. Maybe I’d score the 98-100 points that several critics gave it? Bountiful black fruit in a New World style but some of the acidity more of classic Bordeaux, if a bit less in 2018 than some years. One of the favorites of the night of first growths from both sides of the Gironde. (508 views) | | | Tasted by WineBurrowingWombat on 7/3/2023 & rated 97 points: Blind pinot tasting (The Sumoba compound): Aromas of fresh dark red berries, a nice restraint on the fruit, forest floor, and underbrush like gentle stems.
Flavors of dark fruits, shaved pencil lead, dried minerals on wet damp earth, and a bit of bramble as well to add complexity. Graphite notes are light and powdered, and minerals leans more toward big, stony rocks. (1688 views) | | | Tasted by bsumoba on 7/3/2023 & rated 96 points: Blind Tasting at Mi Casa: Dark, brooding wine. Dark chocolates, blackberries, some earthy driven notes in the mix. Probably a more classic BDX style as opposed to some others that have gone a bit more modern in style, which I also love. St. Emilion along with Pomerol and Margaux are probably my favorite regions. I have not had many great Paulliac wines, but my experience is much more limited here. Very Very young and would like to try this in 5-10 years. (1935 views) | | | Tasted by csimm on 7/18/2022 & rated 98 points: If you long for grandma’s hope chest filled with cigarette butts and old dusty diaries with yellow-stained pages, then best venture elsewhere, because this vintage of Pavie is front-loaded with super fresh fruit with striking purity and even more captivating depth, especially for such a young pup.
“GET OFF THE LAWN” types will decry modernity here because this thing has a pulse that pumps out luscious fruit without first punishing you with a lashing of astringent tannins (looking at you 2016 Pavie - boy was that monster tiiiiight!). That said, this 2018 not a fruit bomb or a Napa wannabe, so let’s all take a breath. The frame and finish are aptly and correctly dry, with perfect acidity to keep the speed in direct sequence with the core fruit. Baskets of freshly washed dark berry notes work well with licorice, spicebox, anise, and subtle cedar and earth elements, keeping it all in judicious form. This is both a giving and an exacting wine, especially considering how young it is. Intensity is met with saturating yummy concentration. Obviously full depth isn’t there yet and the flavors are primary, but lordie this is a good one. The pick-up on this is lovely.
Of course everyone reading this should hold their bottles for at least another 6-7+ years to start (probably closer to 9-10 years), but right now, it’s a fun ride. Shows no signs of shutting down, but ya never know with these puppies when they decide to take a hard left for a bit of time.
Right up my alley. I dig it. 98++ points. (5425 views) | | | Tasted by Purple Tooth on 8/30/2021 & rated 99 points: Probably the best Pavie I have tasted to date. This is full throttle lush, muscular, sexy, and delicious. You can stick a fork in it! Long, brutal sweet finish. This is drinking so well now and its so Californiaesque with a French tinged finish. Can you say tooth staining? Drink or HOOOOLD (3767 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 3/9/2021 & rated 99 points: Black ink in color, this could be the most intense wine of the vintage. The intensity is in the color, the palate and in the nose with its licorice, smoke, espresso, crushed rocks, stones, black, red and blue fruit profile. With the weight of dry Port, the wine manages to remain in balance. The fruits are perfectly ripe, expressing purity, length and an incredible depth of flavor and minerality that never wants to quit. There is so much going on here, the wine demands over a decade in the cellar before it begins to unfurl. The wine blends 60% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon. (4104 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 4/19/2019 & rated 98 points: Pitch black in color with a deep purple sheen, the wine brings intensity to a new level. Massive, the wine coats your palate, teeth and gums with incredible levels of fruit, rocks, smoke and espresso. In fact, the first sip had so much going on you take a step back. But as the fruit fills your mouth, painting it deep purple, you are simultaneously aware of the balance, purity, minerality and flamboyance. The finish holds its place for over 60 seconds. Made from a blend of 60% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, the wine reached 14.48% with a pH of 3.51. The harvest took place September 28 to October 10. There is an addendum here, the wine is so packed, it's as if a double magnum of wine was placed into a standard bottle. Is it too much for its own good? It is going to take up to 20 years to know if this wine morphs into a 100 Pt legend or not, (Which is possible) hence the wide score range. 96-100 Pts (6625 views) |
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(Château Pavie St.-Emilion, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
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(Ch Pavie St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/19/2022)
(Ch Pavie St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, The Future’s Definitely Not What It Was: Bordeaux 2018 (Mar 2021) (3/21/2021)
(Pavie Pavie Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, 2018 Bordeaux From The Bottle (3/11/2021)
(Chateau Pavie) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Bordeaux 2018: Not Back in Black (Mar 2021) (3/1/2021)
(Pavie Pavie Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, February 2021 (2/1/2021)
(Château Pavie St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (1/29/2021)
(Château Pavie St.-Emilion, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, The Future’s Not What It Was: Bordeaux 2018 (Nov 2019) (11/1/2019)
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JebDunnuck.com, Bordeaux Rising: The 2018s En Primeur (5/1/2019)
(Chateau Pavie Red) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/4/2019)
(Ch Pavie St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jane Anson
Decanter, Bordeaux En Primeur 2018 St-Émilion Part 1 (4/3/2019)
(Château Pavie, St-Émilion, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
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(Château Pavie St.-Emilion, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Bordeaux 2018: Back in Black (Apr 2019) (4/1/2019)
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Winedoctor, April 2019 (4/1/2019)
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The vineyard on weinlagen-infoRed 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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