Pavie 1998 has further gained intensity. Dense, concentrated and rich on the palate with dark cherries, kirsch and iron notes. Lingering finish with well-integrated tannins (showing no sign of drying).

Fully mature and showing its Montrose breed. Iron, mineral and other typical Cabernet notes on the nose also game , old leather and earth. Again typical old-school and rustic Cabernet on the palate with a great lingering finish.

Elegant and sensual, still in early stage of development. 'Ontbijtkoek' (Dutch spice-cake), chocolate dipped black cherries and lemon zest in the nose. Nice acidity and sweet balance. Classic and well-built wine.

This wine didn't impress me that much; one-dimensional. Possibly in a closed phase for now? Young, rich and powerful on the palate with Asian spices, black cherries, ripe dark fruits.

Extraordinary combination of power, elegance and delineation. Sweet dark fruit layers, earth, asphalt and spice-cake in the nose. Full-bodied on the intense and concentrated palate with an ever lingering finish. A great future ahead; most likely with a triple digit score by then.

Intense and enormously rich but still in early stage. Black fruit and true-to-type Pessac nose with tobacco, dust and iron in the nose. Very powerful, smooth and silky on the palate, well-balanced and impeccably focused. 97 points for now but set to gain more in the coming decades.