2003 Château Pavie
Community Tasting Note
Zweder wrote:
88 Points
Friday, October 11, 2013 - Occasional dinner group; Bordeaux 2003 plus some extras.: Served blind and after it was revealed a great disappointment. Remembering the polemic between Parker and Robinson, tasting the wine at this moment, I think Robinson was right. My blind notes were limited, because the wine was out of balance. They were: Bouquet with chocolate, very ripe black fruits and tar. On the palate overripe blackberry juice and almost port-like. Although there are luxurious elements, the wine is unbalanced and lacks refinement. Not sure what to say about future expectations. Or is it the bottle? Probably not, but I would like to retaste blind again in a few years from now.
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Comment posted by Champagneinhand:
10/29/2013 6:55:00 PM - very Interesting take. Jeff Leve had the same wine a few days ago and lavished it with a 97 and superb TN. Maybe another Europe vs. American...lol I think this has to be a bottle differentiation, but I'm holding mine until its 20th anniversary to see if I agree with Jancis or RMP. Hopefully they will both be long gone from the media and my radar. Yes, I only have the one bottle. Thanks for the notes Zweder and your perspective.
Comment posted by Zweder:
10/29/2013 7:14:00 PM - Hi Champaigninhand, Yes, I saw that too. And I respect Jeff very much and most of the time I (almost…) agree with him. But in this case, tasting the wine blind, I did not reconsider my note. The wine was as it was and I wrote my note before the other tasters gave their impression. And in fact most of the other tasters had the same impression as I had. But because of Jeff’s note, I added that I would like to retaste the wine blind in a few years. And I really hope that will happen. I do not own Pavie 2003 myself.