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Manage Subscriptions2016 Château Pavie
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- St. Émilion Grand Cru

























Community Tasting Notes 8
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husslein Likes this wine: 95 points
July 2, 2023 - Not as good as 2000, 2005 or 2009
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Harley1199 Likes this wine: 95 points
June 12, 2022 - By the glass. Another text booked example of an iron fist in a silk glove. Fine aromas that quickly envelop you. Only a splash from a just one bottle.
On the palate an undeniable depth, on the one hand is intense and powerful and on the other smooth and elegant, sliding like a silk handkerchief down the throat. At this point, it does not surprise anyone except for its regularity in excellence. Something similar to Vieux Château Certain in the Pomerol. I always compare them (in my mind).
Por copas. Otro ejemplo de libro de puño de hierro en guante de seda. Finos aromas que rápidamente te envuelven. Sólo un ligero chorrito de una única botella.
Al paladar una innegable profundidad, de una parte es intenso y potente y de la otra suave y elegante, deslizándose como un pañuelo de seda por la garganta. A estas alturas, no sorprende a nadie salvo por su regularidad en la excelencia. Algo similar a Vieux Château Certain en el Pomerol. Siempre los comparo en mi cabeza.3 people found this helpful Comment -
Decarlor wrote: 100 points
March 6, 2022 - To me this is the representation of almost the perfection. One of my favourites.
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csimm wrote: 97 points
July 27, 2021 - Vice Versa weekend and dinner: Locked, loaded, and tight as a drum, the 2016 Pavie is SUCH an infant all it needed was a pacifier and its blankie to get it all set for its requisite hibernation for the next 15 years. The precision on this wine is absolutely unmatched, as is the barely budding sense of perfectly honed and pure fruit. But holy hotcakes and caviar, this sinewy boxer is all business in its current state. Academically, it’s absolutely worth experiencing, but it is nothin’ but needles on the finish, even with hours and hours of air. All that said, I absolutely loved it! I loved it in a more scholastic way to be sure, primarily because if any wine on the planet has the potential to be a gladiator after two decades have passed, its this Pavie. I wasn’t worthy to try this wine yet, but was grateful to have been given the opportunity to check it out. It’s an fistful of fruit just waiting to cluster-bomb your palate. Hold the 2016 Pavie until they do a reboot of “Top Gun 2040: A Space Odyssey.” 95-97+ points.
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watcheslover Likes this wine: 93 points
October 8, 2020 - Pas mieux
Pro Reviews 17
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By Panel Tasting
St-Emilion 2016: panel tasting results, 3/4/2023 (link)(Château Pavie, Merlot, St-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
5/31/2022 (link)(Château Pavie St.-Emilion, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
5/31/2022 (link)(Ch Pavie St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/22/2020 (link)(Ch Pavie St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Bordeaux 2016: Firing On All Cylinders, 2/28/2019 (link)(Chateau Pavie Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
1/21/2019 (link)(Château Pavie St.-Emilion, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2016 Bordeaux…It’s All In The Bottle (Jan 2019), 1/2/2019 (link)(Pavie Pavie Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
The DBs: Bordeaux 2016 In Bottle (Jan 2019), 1/1/2019 (link)(Pavie Pavie Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
December 2018, 12/1/2018 (link)(Château Pavie St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Brook
Bordeaux tastes of change: Brook's comparison: A great St-Emilion, announcing a very recent change of style, 5/29/2018 (link)(Château Pavie, St-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
3/29/2018 (link)(Château Pavie St.-Emilion, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2016 Bordeaux: It’s Now or Never, Baby (Apr 2017), 4/17/2017 (link)(Pavie Pavie Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/7/2017 (link)(Ch Pavie St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
4/4/2017 (link)(Château Pavie St.-Emilion, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux En Primeur 2016 St-Émilion Part 1, 4/2/2017 (link)(Château Pavie, St-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2017, 4/1/2017 (link)(Château Pavie St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
Southwold: 2016 Bordeaux Blind (Aug 2020) (link)(Pavie Pavie Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Château Pavie
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation St. Émilion Grand Cru
- UPC Codes 3284399039798, 3448821311955, 3448821804853, 3760872780000, 649944190783
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 275 (9%)
- In Cellars 2,775 (87%)
- Consumed 153 (5%)
Food Pairing
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- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationSt. Émilion Grand Cru
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