Flowers, red berries, spice, licorice, lavender, and sea-salt are featured in the perfume. The wine on the palate is electric, edgy, fresh, and fruity. The berries are ripe, sweet, and pure, with a strong essence of minerality that you really sense as the wine lingers on your palate. The key to the wine this year is two fold. First, the newer plantings from 2013-2016 have started maturing. In the cellars, the aging program is more gentle, with close to half the amount of punch downs, so you have less extractions which allows the wine to feel more relaxed on the palate. Clearly, this is in contention for the best vintage of Pavie Mac, (As it is affectionally known) ever produced. The wine blends 82% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. 14.1% ABV, 3.5 pH. The harvest took place September 18 - October 3. Drink from 2029-2055. 97-99 Pts.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
93-95 Punkte. Faszinierender Duft, reife Frucht, würzige Noten, Veilchen, Blütentee, Kräuter; druckvoll am Gaumen, hat Würze und Rasse, delikate, rote Frucht, feinkörniges Tannin, feuriges Finale. Viel Eleganz in diesem Jahr. (En Primeur Tasting April 2024)
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
5/4/2024 - Jeff Leve wrote: 98 Points
Flowers, red berries, spice, licorice, lavender, and sea-salt are featured in the perfume. The wine on the palate is electric, edgy, fresh, and fruity. The berries are ripe, sweet, and pure, with a strong essence of minerality that you really sense as the wine lingers on your palate. The key to the wine this year is two fold. First, the newer plantings from 2013-2016 have started maturing. In the cellars, the aging program is more gentle, with close to half the amount of punch downs, so you have less extractions which allows the wine to feel more relaxed on the palate. Clearly, this is in contention for the best vintage of Pavie Mac, (As it is affectionally known) ever produced. The wine blends 82% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. 14.1% ABV, 3.5 pH. The harvest took place September 18 - October 3. Drink from 2029-2055. 97-99 Pts.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
5/1/2024 - vvWine.ch wrote: 94 Points
93-95 Punkte. Faszinierender Duft, reife Frucht, würzige Noten, Veilchen, Blütentee, Kräuter; druckvoll am Gaumen, hat Würze und Rasse, delikate, rote Frucht, feinkörniges Tannin, feuriges Finale. Viel Eleganz in diesem Jahr. (En Primeur Tasting April 2024)
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment