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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.4 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 263 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by KenCT on 5/21/2024 & rated 89 points: The fruit is fading so drink up, but an enjoyable evening nonetheless (232 views) | | | Tasted by Vinogan(s) on 5/3/2024 & rated 93 points: Coffee, evolution, herbs, juicy, very interwoven, lon,g and complex, irresistible wine (338 views) | | | Tasted by Kris G on 4/26/2024 & rated 94 points: At the end of its prime drinking window, so showing quite a bit of evolution, juicy fruits, herbs, iron, smoke, beautiful wine! (332 views) | | | Tasted by jfpwine on 3/21/2024 & rated 92 points: Dark and opaque garnet color. Aromas of lead pencil, sage, dried herbs, black fruits and black pepper. Same on the palate, full body and integrated tannins. Long finish. I need to revisit the 2001s more, as I think they suffered from the comparison to the 2000s and they are quite delicious now. (705 views) | | | Tasted by Ian_Rhie on 1/18/2024 & rated 95 points: Very well aged Pavie. lovely way of spending evening. (1181 views) | | | Tasted by curtr on 12/25/2023 & rated 94 points: Wow!, great with Prime Rib Roast. Drink now to 2030. (536 views) | | | Tasted by curtr on 11/7/2023 & rated 94 points: PNP, powerful, at a great stage of development. Drink now to 2030. Many years ahead. (1056 views) | | | Tasted by Rupert on 10/4/2023: Ripe, but classic claret, with cedar and spice, sweet in the middle. Lovely stuff. (1348 views) | | | Tasted by chateaujochen on 9/10/2023 & rated 95 points: Popped and poured.Already a brown shine in the wine.At the beginning it tasted his age but in no time this wine evolved in Trully a very great wine…smooth as silk,plum,earth dark fruit,with nice structure.one of the best wines I ever drunk.Drink now or wait 1 or 2 years… (1405 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 9/4/2023 & rated 95 points: Fully mature, and simply great in your glass with its wall of roasted plums, cherries, smoke, licorice, dried flowers, and sea salt in the perfume. The palate was even better with its wealth of red and black fruits, licorice, oceanic accents, and touch of espresso. This is fully ready to go. Drink from 2023-2038. (2530 views) | | | Tasted by Mr T on 4/1/2023: PNP with dinner and on retrospect, decant would have been good idea. Shares with 2 friends, so it went fairly fast before fully opening. Likely would have been difference between good and great (1879 views) | | | Tasted by A&C on 1/12/2023 & rated 97 points: What a treat. I purchased this years and years ago, and saved it until my second daughter turned 21. The year 2001 is her birth year. She turned 21 in November, but was out of the country, so we consumed it now. This was fantastic. Drinking perfectly. Jim and I fought over the last glasses. It disappeared way too fast. Enjoy!! (2323 views) | | | Tasted by shafer1994 on 12/27/2022 & rated 97 points: Sexy Emilion! No decant, big nose started immeadetely after the cork was out: rich, decadent, complex. Thick and oily texture. Dark fruits, blackberry, spicebox, vanilla, dark chocolate, wonderful sweetness. Long and intense finish with polished tannins - a joy to drink. Many more years ahead but in an absolute great place right now! (1956 views) | | | Tasted by jmoon on 11/17/2022 & rated 91 points: Enjoyable, no decant needed, classic, good secondary flavours and some complexity, Didnt get the fireworks of other reviews, unknown providence as auction purchase, doubt it will improve but no rush. (2221 views) | | | Tasted by wineguy75 on 9/29/2022 & rated 97 points: Fantastic wine and substantially better than the 2001 La Cluserie which got folded into Pavie after 2001. (2347 views) | | | Tasted by dougsmith on 8/20/2022 flawed bottle: Corked (2210 views) | | | Tasted by Frank Schneider on 7/17/2022 & rated 97 points: This is a point right now. Powerhouse right after pulling the cork.
But with structure !! Amazing nose and huge body. Rich , round, with enough edges to chew. Brilliant for the mediocre vintage . Loved it !!
Would buy if i find it. Drink !!! (2117 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 7/8/2022 & rated 95 points: Black tea with a bit of red in the color around the edges, the wine is fully-mature offering smoke, wet forest floor, cigar wrapper, and roasted cherries on the palate. Elegant and refined, the fruit has energy, lift, and sweetness in the core of the wine with touches of Herbs de Provence, licorice, olives, and plums. There is no reason to wait any longer for the wine to age, as it is fully ready to go. Drink from 2022-2035 (3417 views) | | | Tasted by PB wino on 6/20/2022 & rated 95 points: Purchased at auction some years ago, proper cellaring throughout.
On opening had a musty funk. Was decanted modest sediment.
An hour later this opened up to a beautiful classic Bordeaux.
Faint blue fruit, forest floor, cedar, and saddle leather.
Was a beautiful drink over the next three hours. Seafood tower, raviolis with truffle, and strip steak. (1924 views) | | | Tasted by Tony Simo on 12/20/2021 & rated 98 points: I ordered in a restaurant so the decant time was about an hr. Still, this wine is amazing. Earth, tar and some lingering red fruit. The tannins are fully integrated.
I think this has to be at its peak with 5-7 yrs left in it.
Best part of all, menu price $260. Best price today on wine Searcher is $345. (3184 views) | | | Tasted by Schiffy on 10/8/2021 & rated 97 points: After trying my last 01 Pavie 12 years ago, this has become even better. Blackberry fruit with amazing complexity…notes of cigar box, tobacco, earth, cassis and a touch of leather on the finish. This is all perfectly balanced and integrated after a minimum two hour decant. It’s a completely different wine after an hour. (3227 views) | | | Tasted by snaff on 8/29/2021 & rated 95 points: Spectacular nose of rich dark soil, dark dried berry, toasty and meaty notes entwined. The palette doesn't disappoint with balanced tannins, dark fruit, classic pencil lead and a bit of smoke and bacon. This really has a sense of place. A powerful wine to be savored. A classic Bordeaux experience IMO. (3244 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 8/4/2021 & rated 95 points: This is drinking quite well today. Popped and poured, the wine served up its strong sense of oceanic minerality, ripe, juicy, sweet, fresh plums, dark cherries, licorice, smoke and crushed rocks on the nose and palate. richly textured, plush and polished, the wine finished with layers of dark red fruits and a touch of salt in the tannins. This should deliver the goods for at least 15 or more years with ease. (5393 views) | | | Tasted by Mathijs81 on 5/23/2021 & rated 92 points: My last bottle .... five years since uncorking its sibling ...
And yes ... this is what aged Bordeaux wine should taste like ... gracefully sliding down to ends unavoidable end.
Clearly tertiary, but boy - how this swirls around in the glass. No longer a hefty young lass, but a classy woman.
On the nose, simply exquisite ... cedar, herbal, tobacco, old library books, dusty room with a huge fireplace.
On the pallet, clearly aged, graceful, complex, no tannins left, fully integrated, mushrooms.
Finish is still quite long at this stage, it lingers around your mouth for quite some time.
Clearly, no need for longer keeping this in your cellars, believe only downhill from now on for this vintage - drink up !
Mathijs (3528 views) | | | Tasted by JChan on 4/2/2021 & rated 94 points: Brown in color, but still very young and energtic. Strong ripe red fruits dominated the whole night, round and silky. Good length. Secondary notes of vanilla, coffee with great fruits. Strong alcoholic the whole night and settle down after 4 hours. A very big wine. (2829 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Looking Backward/Looking Forward: 2000 vs 2001 Bordeaux (Sep 2021) (9/1/2021)
(Pavie Pavie Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (3/29/2018)
(Château Pavie St.-Emilion, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/17/2008)
(Ch Pavie St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2003, IWC Issue #108
(Chateau Pavie Saint Emilion) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2002, IWC Issue #102
(Chateau Pavie Saint Emilion) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/22/2002)
(Ch Pavie St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Château Pavie Producer website - Read more about Chateau Pavie
The vineyard on weinlagen-info2001 Château Pavie 70% merlot
20% cabernet franc
10% cabernet sauvignon
Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanLibournais Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) - Read more about St. Emilion and its wines - Read more about Pomerol and its wines
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 B 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..?St. Émilion Grand Cru Les Vins de St. Émilion (Syndicate Vitocole de Saint-Emilion) – Read about St. Emilion
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Soil: Sandy soils with alluvial gravel deposits
Surface Area: 4,160 ha |
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