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1998 Château Pavie |
| Vintage | 1998 |  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 |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 93.1 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 56 notes) | |
| Tasted by Ive Marx on 1/16/2010 & rated 94 points: young and unevolved; oak dominance; made for the long haul- leave alone for at least 5 years. (434 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 1/6/2010 & rated 94 points: opened at the venue, and poured shortly after. very fine showing, better than my last experience. lots of great table discussion about the wine. all eight tasters found it to be terrific, but a couple lamented the californication of right bank merlot by perse. not me. i'm willing to accept this for what it is, a delicious bordeaux that maintains a fruit forward profile despite it's age, and blends in enough secondary characteristics from the old world to keep it real enough. this was very smooth, drinking at virtual peak. (629 views) | |
| Tasted by mwanasheria on 12/24/2009 & rated 90 points: Very nice, still very young and somewhat closed. Heavy tannins did not open up the way I had expected. May have to give it more time. (608 views) | |
| Tasted by presterjohn on 12/17/2009: spicy blue fruit, thick, heavy, inky. very interesting for st emilion. 7 (765 views) | |
| Tasted by pgordon62 on 11/27/2009 & rated 92 points: Chocolate covered plums, a little freshly turned earth, sawn, resinous wood. Voluptuous, full and rich in the mouth. The long finish has a slight harsh wood tannin edge. Very good but needs another 5-7 years at least to integrate the heavy oak. Hopefully the fruit lasts. (958 views) | |
| Tasted by Tight Lines on 11/22/2009 & rated 93 points: Decanted for about an hour and half. Deep, dark purple, almost black in the glass. Nose of ripe, dark berries. Fruity, jammy on the palate w/ well integrated tannins. It had an initial sweetness to it that I found very interesting. Nice long finish. There is some future enjoyment left in this class. (1008 views) | |
| Tasted by ed-d on 11/17/2009 & rated 94 points: Pretty lush sweetness & awesome depth. Has a wierd, puckering finish. (1060 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 11/15/2009 & rated 92 points: Drunk at craftsteak in Vegas with a medium rare bone in ribeye. Mouthfilling ripe fruit, purple to the rim and elegant on the tongue. Many years left of this beauty. (1133 views) | |
| Tasted by peblin on 9/26/2009 & rated 93 points: Pavie Vertical: Brick red rim, not so dense as the others. Mature nose with almonds, leather, nail polish, iron and cherry and strawberry (?) fruit. Soft, round taste. (1570 views) | |
| Tasted by Finare Vinare on 9/26/2009 & rated 94 points: (1187 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 8/1/2009 & rated 92 points: 13.5% alcohol. not decanted. one of my first multiple bottle purchases, i have been drinking this since release, and have 5 bottles left. the evolution has progressed from a thick, fruit forward blockbuster to a more subtle bordeaux with secondary/tertiary nuances. all it's incarnations work for me. blind to jane, she guessed french merlot. that's my girl! tannins persist, ever so slightly gritty on the finish, my only real complaint. the wine harbours nice character, even within it's modern style. great framework of fruit which gently cascades from midpalate to finish. wines such as this that meld power and grace are always special. i've read some recent non critic reviews that this wine is fading. don't believe it; however, i do think it is near peak. drink or hold 5+ years. (2059 views) | |
| Tasted by svdheijden on 7/6/2009 & rated 94 points: (1582 views) | |
| Tasted by babnik on 5/18/2009 & rated 96 points: Absolutely wonderful. Creme de cassis, chocolate covered cherries, mint leaf, eucalyptus, and smooth, sweet oak. Drinking very youthful, but "ready." Wine Searcher shows this wine around the country at $175 - $200. It would be worth it. (2379 views) | |
| Tasted by 5sensi on 4/18/2009 & rated 94 points: Intenso, aromas de ameixa. Ainda jovem na boca. Típico Bordeaux. (2521 views) | |
| Tasted by taipanli on 2/22/2009 & rated 95 points: (259 views) | |
| Tasted by taipanli on 2/19/2009 & rated 94 points: (241 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 1/17/2009: Really thought this was a new world wine when served blind. Dark fruits and vanilla oak influence. Weighty with fine tannins. Drinking very young. Enjoyable. (2646 views) | |
| Tasted by gsquireh on 12/13/2008 & rated 94 points: Full-bodied and beautifully concentrated, the black fruits and lead pencil merge with the smokey earth. The finish is intense and pleasureable. (2813 views) | |
| Tasted by LEOCORP on 11/24/2008 & rated 94 points: Deep ruby no age what so ever. Very rip black fruit Christmas cake prune this pushing the ripeness to another level. In the mouth it has excellent balance of tannins and acidity this is one for the long haul this wine has multi dimensions to it the amount of flavour in the mouth is so complex all do it is so Morden for Bordeaux I like this wine. (2884 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 10/31/2008 & rated 96 points: Buy more! This is great stuff built for the long haul. (2960 views) | |
| Tasted by Blair Curtis on 10/25/2008 & rated 85 points: A 10-Years-Out Retrospective of 1998 St. Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe B (Vancouver, B.C.): (I should say that my score on this one is a score for "wine". If I had to score it as Bordeaux, it would do considerably worse. Utterly lacking in typicity.) Nose that is a dead ringer for Cali-cult wines. Someone nosed it and quipped "who brought the Harlan?" Very sur-mature. Port-like sweetness. Cloying. Intense confected fruit. Raisins and sugar. Jammy. Hot chocolate powder. At this tasting, the wine reveals itself as a caricature. Finishes long, but simple and sweet. Not for me at all. (2942 views) | |
| Tasted by Thralow on 9/30/2008 & rated 85 points: This wine sure has been uneven. This was the worst bottle yet. Certainly not special. (3055 views) | |
| Tasted by wineismylife on 8/13/2008 & rated 89 points: WIML89 Tasted August 13, 2008 at an offline. Opened and briefly decanted before serving. Nose of green beans, pepper and maybe some plum. Simple flavors of berries. Light acidity, light to medium tannins, medium body. Drink or hold? Not sure on this one. (3059 views) | |
| Tasted by MRichman on 6/14/2008: 1998 Bordeaux horizontal POURED BLIND (Morton's NYC): Round, thick. Lots of purple fruit. Nice. B+ (3474 views) | |
| Tasted by Thralow on 6/10/2008 & rated 89 points: (2653 views) | |
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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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