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Château Pavie, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion, 2016

Specifications

Colour: Red
Producer: Château Pavie
Region: Bordeaux
Appellation: St Emilion
Grape Variety: Merlot Cabernet

Château Pavie, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion, 2016

6x75cl
£1,600.00
1 case
Equiv. £266.67 per bottle

Tasting Note:

“The 2016 Pavie is a blend of 60% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon cropped at 38 hectoliters per hectare between 10 and 20 October. The alcohol this year is 14.55%, and it is matured in 80% new oak and 20% one-year-old wood. As Gérard Perse explained, this is a Pavie that has taken stock and shifted in direction in recent years, reflecting more of its exceptional terroir instead of winemaking. It has a very intense bouquet that is extremely well-defined and shrugs off that higher alcohol level. You can find the graphite vein courtesy of the Cabernet Sauvignon and the underlying tension, while a second bottle had a soupçon more florality. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent, ripe, supple tannins that gently caress the mouth. It feels beguiling and charming, totally different in style compared to say Cheval Blanc, offering a more sensual take on the 2016 growing season. It is a very impressive follow-up to the 2015 Pavie and may surpass it once in bottle.” – Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate, 230

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