Chateau Pavie vertical 1959 to 2006
Institute of Directors, London
Tasted Tuesday, June 8, 2010 by Rupert with 1,422 views
Introduction
Given the controversy surrounding Perse and his Pavie, I was very curious to try these. The Perse wines were not quite what I was expecting - they weren't hot or over-ripe, but they were brutally tannic and it was the level of extraction that I couldn't cope with - the 2001 was the one I'd had before and stood out well above the other post-97 wines. The 80s wines were decent enough without being very exciting. The two real oldsters were fading but very attractive.
2006 Château Pavie Decesse 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Big and spicy, dense and grippy, a savoury edge, finishes very dry
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2005 Château Pavie 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Muted compared with the 06, but has that dry edge again, high spice, very high tannin - closed today
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2004 Château Pavie 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Spicy, direct, smoky, rich and tannic - but on this one the tannic bite was welcome - most present didn't like this, but I was much keener on it
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2003 Château Pavie 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Browning, elusive nose, fresh, smooth and milky, but then unpleasantly grippy - not at all what I'd expected - not hot or porty at all, just amazingly extracted and tannic
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2001 Château Pavie 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Muted nose, some spice, meaty blackberry fruit, grippy, but not excessively so - much the best so far
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2000 Château Pavie Flawed
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
TCA
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1999 Château Pavie 86 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Lighter bodied, but milky, sickly and not much of a finish - it grew a bit smokier in the glass, but I really dislike the milky tone
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1998 Château Pavie 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Not much on the nose, resolved, fresh, smooth, not fully expressive, but decent enough - enough fat to buffer the tannin
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1990 Château Pavie 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Berried aroma, rich, exotic, smooth and smoky, but somehow uninvolving
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1989 Château Pavie 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Less on the nose than the 90, but rich, exotic (again) and substantial and altogether rather better, though still not very exciting
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1986 Château Pavie 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Decently rich, the tannin absorbed, chocolatey, quite nice - another one where I liked it more than others present
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1985 Château Pavie 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Served blind after the 82, this was smooth, with some maltiness, fading but enjoyable - correctly guessed as an 85
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1983 Château Pavie 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Smooth, milky, some richness, rather fine
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1982 Château Pavie 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
A bit of a pong on this, which I found welcome, spicy, rich, very nice
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1961 Château Pavie 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
This still had a core of ripe fruit giving it life, rather lovely
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1959 Château Pavie 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
A bit of wax polich V/A on the nose, some iodine, still vigorous, liked it
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