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2002 Château Pavie |
| Vintage | 2002 |  Label 1 of 24   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Château Pavie (web) | ||
| Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | ||
| Designation | n/a | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Bordeaux | ||
| SubRegion | Libournais | ||
| Appellation | St. Émilion Grand Cru | ||
| UPC Code | 3277035162127 |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 92.9 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 34 notes) | |
| Tasted by Niagara on 1/31/2010 & rated 89 points: Better on the nose (though with strong alcohol scent) than on the palate, where though it has ample dark fruit, it seems unbalanced and lacks depth. Tasted blind. (338 views) | |
| Tasted by Millercg68 on 1/23/2010 & rated 94 points: WOW! Incredible nose! Highly complex, balanced, with a 60 second finish. Thank goodness I have one left. This is still young and hugely powerful, but is drinking extremely well right now. (317 views) | |
| Tasted by thirstyman on 1/20/2010: nothing formal - nice with an hour in the decanter. Dark fruit with a hint of vanilla. (515 views) | |
| Tasted by soyhead on 11/16/2009 & rated 92 points: Decanted for 6+ hours nose- nose - dark cherry, roasted coffee, mint, toasted oak mouth - dark fruit, followed by prominent espresso on the midpalate. The tannins have a nice texture and coat the palate. The wine has a lengthy and dry finish. I'm seeking out but not really finding the 'minerality'. Oddly I though this went better by itself than with the pesto pasta. (902 views) | |
| Tasted by Niagara on 10/21/2009 & rated 88 points: Good nose of tobacco, leather, and cedar shavings. Big and round on the palate, with a bit of residual sweetness. Lots of fruit, but not nearly enough to obscure the high alcohol, particularly on the finish: As the fruit died away, the alcohol emerged as a significant component of the aftertaste, almost like spirits in the back of the throat and up the nose, finally leaving behind a slight yet very unpleasant suggestion of rubbing alcohol. Must say the experience was a bit of a disappointment from a wine of this reputation and price. (1194 views) | |
| Tasted by peblin on 9/26/2009 & rated 92 points: Pavie Vertical: Opaque, red color. Blue, vanilla fruit with deep roasted notes of oak and popcorn. Also a nice flowery touch. High alcohol. Powerful taste with high acidity. Somewhat sweet, round fruit. (1312 views) | |
| Tasted by Finare Vinare on 9/26/2009 & rated 91 points: (1017 views) | |
| Tasted by goofy Yno on 6/14/2009 & rated 94 points: decanted/consumed over 2.5 hours. powerful nose with layers of black fruit/blackberry/cinnamon. served warmer than I like, complex mouth with long finish. after two hours evolving nose with coffee, smoke, tobacco. layers of fruit in the mouth. young and powerful (1804 views) | |
| Tasted by Wine-Strategies on 6/9/2009 & rated 96 points: Decanted 4 hrs, a thing of beauty as it unfolded in the decanter. Very powerful nose of red and black fruits, pencil shavings, graphite, dark spices and vanilla. The palate had too many layers of fruit to count yet the acidity was somehow able to wash down the sheer size of this wine. A true bargain at any price. (1731 views) | |
| Tasted by vinoblm on 6/9/2009 & rated 95 points: (1434 views) | |
| Tasted by craiglpalmer on 5/15/2009 & rated 95 points: Decanted for 3 hours but probably not long enough as it kept getting better and better as time passed. Inky black color. Fantastic nose of minerals, earth, ripe berry and cocoa. Great mouth feel with firm, integrated tannins. Elegant wine -- no fruit bomb - with classic right bank minerality layered with black, vibrant fruit and smoke. Finish goes on and on. Great wine that is drinkable now yet will continue to improve for a long time. (1965 views) | |
| Tasted by soyhead on 4/26/2009 & rated 92 points: Decanted 3 hours. Beautiful perfumed nose of cocoa. Mouth - very silky and round, decent fruit structure but then a gorgeous chocolate and cocoa midpalate. Almost tastes like a dessert, but fully dry. Went best with some medium strength cheeses. Far from a fruit bomb, and not appealing to those in the group looking for a fruit driven wine. This was ultimately a very classy cuvee. (2109 views) | |
| Tasted by dannyk8232 on 4/25/2009 & rated 95 points: Really opened up after about 90 minutes in the decanter. A deep, dark purple in the glass. Very expressive nose with a bit of barnyard funk, black fruit and smoke. Rich plum, cassis and a meaty element keep evolving through the midpalate and long finish highlighted by fine, prickly tannins. Very complex with many, many layers and tremendous balance. I am glad I have one more, as it will most definitely benefit from a few years in bottle. 40+5+5+19+18+8=95 (2065 views) | |
| Tasted by Wine-Strategies on 12/24/2008 & rated 94 points: I drank this over 3 nights. The first night it was all about terroir - a muscular, intense nose of saddle leather, meat, tobacco leaf and vanilla bean. Stunning on the nose, the palate was a bit tight. On night 2 the wine decided to play a bit dumb: the nose had retreated to become very subdued and the palate was not really giving up any fruit. Night 3: friggin' stunning, on the nose and the palate. If you've got a few, don't wait too long to open one - it's very, very pleasurable, and worth every cent. Drink through 2017. Approx $105, 14% abv (2569 views) | |
| Tasted by the godfather on 11/30/2008 & rated 93 points: suprisingly accesible, more leather and tobacco than I would have expected but also plenty of fruit and lovely perfume. (2805 views) | |
| Tasted by Jwobkk on 11/30/2008 & rated 93 points: Not as wow as the first bottle of this wine that I consumed but more elegant. Decanted for close to two hours and still slow to come around. Lots of leather and secondary earthy notes. Very looong finish. Will hold my remaining bottle for some time. (2665 views) | |
| Tasted by the godfather on 11/29/2008 flawed bottle: son of a _____, corked! (2612 views) | |
| Tasted by Jwobkk on 11/28/2008 flawed bottle: First bottle of 3 from JJ Buckley and it was corked. (2590 views) | |
| Tasted by rogerr on 11/15/2008 & rated 93 points: Very dark, dusty, cedar trunk nose. Decanted 2 hours - needed more. Smooth. (2794 views) | |
| Tasted by psi on 11/4/2008 & rated 94 points: I seldom taste Bordeaux of this caliber and I acknowledge that this first-time experience in itself risks boosting my enthusiasm... But... what a wine. Extremely elegant, massive but lean nose of crushed minerality, right bank terroir, white smoke and spice. Vibrant and soo elegant fruit on the palate, earthy minerality with silky and integrated tannins. Wonderful mouthfeel with incredible depth and a very long finish. This is a stunning wine and a big achievment for the vintage. And it is drinking beautifully right now. (2820 views) | |
| Tasted by soyhead on 10/30/2008 & rated 92 points: only seemed to be opening up after 4 hours. Probably drinking this too early. (2822 views) | |
| Tasted by mmyette on 10/27/2008 & rated 93 points: Utterly smooth, and drinking very well right now. Nose of crushed gravel and ripe berry fruit. Taste was complex and layered, with a medium body, and cedar, creme-de-cassis, slight brown spice notes, earthy mineral, and healthy acid. Tannins were silky, and finish was moderate, with lingering blackberry. Very nice wine for the vintage. (2965 views) | |
| Tasted by Jwobkk on 9/25/2008 & rated 97 points: My first taste of Pavie and wow, I was blown away. This is the SQN of the right bank! Black as night with a massive nose. I couldn't keep my nose out of the glass. Very powerful on the palate while maintaining a perfect balance. Vibrant fruit, new oak and earthy notes. Superb mouthfeel. Long, long finish. I kept saying OMG. Incredible stuff. (2994 views) | |
| Tasted by soyhead on 9/3/2008 & rated 93 points: nose - smokey, beef jerky, red pepper (see below), plum. Mostly oak derived aromas. My dad thinks it smelled a bit like shoe polish. "if I smelled this at the shoe stand, I would think its a good shoe polish" mouth - a touch thin with vegetal notes. Complex. Juicy red fruit, strong tobacco notes. Good acidity. Good tannins. Well balanced (exactly what everyone else has said no?). I have a second bottle which i will hold onto for 5 years and retry. (3058 views) | |
| Tasted by Totatalitarian on 6/13/2008: A beast…in a good way. Someone referred to its “dark perfume,” which will stick with me. (3188 views) | |
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Premiers Grand Cru B 70% Merlot 20% Cabernet Franc 10% Cabernet Sauvignon About red wine The variety Red Bordeaux Blend on CellarTracker implies any blend using any or all of the five traditional Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. As such, this is used worldwide, whether for wines from Bordeaux, Meritages from California and Canada, some Super-Tuscan wines etc. Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia) Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) | Simple Bordeaux primer Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) 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  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..?
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