PNP. Beautiful tertiary nose with tobacco, caramel, dark and dried fruit. Savory on the palate, soft with some prune. Beautiful, aged Claret. Drink up.
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We decanted and then drank this wine over a period of 3-4 hours and this vintage of Pavie improved the whole time. An additional hour of decanting would probably have been beneficial. Nice fruite, impecable balance and so on, but I have had better Bordeaux-wines from 83. 92-93 pts. Perfectly cellared since release.
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Saturated and, ultimately, split cork meant into the decanter for this old dog. Earthy, leathery, slightly oxidised, biscuit, plenty of meaty savoury spice. In the mouth it's juicy, fleshy and, with time, still some drying tannic but that sucks the moisture from the tongue and gums. My experience with older Right Bank wines is extremely limited but this is still beautifully structured and just about drinkable...just tastes (and smells) old...
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Jon's Birthday 2016 (Jellicoe Road): Tasted blind. Pop and poured. Appearance is clear, deep intensity, ruby colour with garnet rim. Legs. Nose is clean, medium intensity, with aromas of red capsicums, earth, and black fruit. Developed. On the palate, dry, medium acidity, medium+ alcohol, resolved medium+ tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of black plums, blackcurrant, blackberries, red capsicums, earth. Long finish. Very very good quality. I was actually guessing that this was some well-made aged 1990s elegant cooler climate New World Cabernet Sauvignon, maybe a Margaret River? Gotta give this dude an extra 1 point just for having good fruit even after 33 years! Drink up.
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Popped this for my birthday celebration with my family at Peach Garden (OCBC). Lovely, extremely silky, melting tannins that sang on the palate. Acidity is still high and juicy. Mostly red fruits, showing cranberries, red cherries, pomegranates, strawberries(?). Oak is seamlessly integrated. Tertiary notes. Hints of earth. Very clean on the palate. So refined and elegant. Love this! Can rival the 1990 Lafite that I recently tasted.
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Monopole: Faded brick-garnet rim;leather, leaves, coffee liqueur and red cherry, subtle green herbs/eucalyptus, cooked black plum, delicate and intriguing nose. Super silky and plush entry, tannins almost completely resolved, with very fine grip in the finish with just the right amount of lift and tart acidity to give the finish length. Slight graphite, mushroom note with sweet red currants at its core. This started off rather austere but gained weight after 20 minutes and opened up wonderfully and at the end of its peaking window. From 90 to 93 in 30 minutes.
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I bought a couple bottles at a recent auction out of curiosity – and frankly this bottle was a pleasant surprise. I decanted for ~ 1 hour and served w/ grilled NY strip steak. The nose was muted with only hints of dark berries. Black cherries stuck out, but there was a sense of fading as the evening went on. A nice experience for aged Bordeaux.
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Very dark garnet with some brick near the rim. Not showing much on the nose, but some subtle complexity in the mouth. Beautiful balance, decent body, with plum, blueberry and chocolate emerging on the finish. Nice showing for this wine, a very regal old Bordeaux. Pleasant to sip, but I wish I had a really fine steak to go with this...
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5/6/2023 - Windacre in the Slope wrote: 89 Points
Aggressively shit on the nose. Still a bit tart and wound up on the palate - not sure what’s going on with this one. Part of an 83 tasting.
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5/13/2022 - Collector1855 wrote: 94 Points
PNP. Beautiful tertiary nose with tobacco, caramel, dark and dried fruit. Savory on the palate, soft with some prune. Beautiful, aged Claret. Drink up.
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1/28/2022 - Sundbyberg wrote: 92 Points
We decanted and then drank this wine over a period of 3-4 hours and this vintage of Pavie improved the whole time. An additional hour of decanting would probably have been beneficial.
Nice fruite, impecable balance and so on, but I have had better Bordeaux-wines from 83.
92-93 pts.
Perfectly cellared since release.
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2/21/2019 - johnnyrichardson Likes this wine: 89 Points
A little bit tired (provenance?) but enjoyable none the less. Still quite powerful, but best with something bland, maybe roast beef or lamb. Drink up!
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8/26/2018 - chatters wrote:
Saturated and, ultimately, split cork meant into the decanter for this old dog. Earthy, leathery, slightly oxidised, biscuit, plenty of meaty savoury spice. In the mouth it's juicy, fleshy and, with time, still some drying tannic but that sucks the moisture from the tongue and gums. My experience with older Right Bank wines is extremely limited but this is still beautifully structured and just about drinkable...just tastes (and smells) old...
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7/19/2018 - chatters wrote:
Coravin fun - Bordeaux dozen; 7/13/2018-7/19/2018 (My place, Kent Street): From Coravin. Meaty, spicy, slight toast and a touch of VA on the nose...On the palate it's quite tired, a little red currant and plum, no discernible tannins. Not flawed just a bit old.
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2/19/2018 - WineClub85 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Birthday wine - Holding up nicely, lots of dark fruit, lingering accidity, should hold nicely for few more years -my WOTN.
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8/20/2016 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 94 Points
Jon's Birthday 2016 (Jellicoe Road): Tasted blind. Pop and poured.
Appearance is clear, deep intensity, ruby colour with garnet rim. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium intensity, with aromas of red capsicums, earth, and black fruit. Developed.
On the palate, dry, medium acidity, medium+ alcohol, resolved medium+ tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of black plums, blackcurrant, blackberries, red capsicums, earth. Long finish.
Very very good quality. I was actually guessing that this was some well-made aged 1990s elegant cooler climate New World Cabernet Sauvignon, maybe a Margaret River?
Gotta give this dude an extra 1 point just for having good fruit even after 33 years! Drink up.
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2/12/2016 - Ilyabu Likes this wine: 93 Points
Held up amazingly well!
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1/2/2015 - Davyd Chong Likes this wine: 95 Points
Popped this for my birthday celebration with my family at Peach Garden (OCBC). Lovely, extremely silky, melting tannins that sang on the palate. Acidity is still high and juicy. Mostly red fruits, showing cranberries, red cherries, pomegranates, strawberries(?). Oak is seamlessly integrated. Tertiary notes. Hints of earth. Very clean on the palate. So refined and elegant. Love this! Can rival the 1990 Lafite that I recently tasted.
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3/6/2014 - peternelson wrote: 93 Points
Monopole: Faded brick-garnet rim;leather, leaves, coffee liqueur and red cherry, subtle green herbs/eucalyptus, cooked black plum, delicate and intriguing nose. Super silky and plush entry, tannins almost completely resolved, with very fine grip in the finish with just the right amount of lift and tart acidity to give the finish length. Slight graphite, mushroom note with sweet red currants at its core. This started off rather austere but gained weight after 20 minutes and opened up wonderfully and at the end of its peaking window. From 90 to 93 in 30 minutes.
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6/8/2010 - Rupert wrote: 91 Points
Chateau Pavie vertical 1959 to 2006 (Institute of Directors, London): Smooth, milky, some richness, rather fine
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10/5/2009 - Tight Lines wrote: 90 Points
I bought a couple bottles at a recent auction out of curiosity – and frankly this bottle was a pleasant surprise. I decanted for ~ 1 hour and served w/ grilled NY strip steak. The nose was muted with only hints of dark berries. Black cherries stuck out, but there was a sense of fading as the evening went on. A nice experience for aged Bordeaux.
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9/26/2007 - petitblanc wrote: flawed
Lots of seepage, undrinkable. Very sad.
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4/25/2007 - petitblanc wrote: 93 Points
Very dark garnet with some brick near the rim. Not showing much on the nose, but some subtle complexity in the mouth. Beautiful balance, decent body, with plum, blueberry and chocolate emerging on the finish. Nice showing for this wine, a very regal old Bordeaux. Pleasant to sip, but I wish I had a really fine steak to go with this...
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