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Pavie 2021

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > St Emilion
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyMerlot/Cabernet Franc/Cabernet Sauvignon

Gérard Perse has created a magnificent modern winery of marble, stainless steel and new oak barrels and, with very low yields, has been making wines of enormous concentration and power. Since 1998 Pavie has been rewarded with a string of high scores from the critics and has now attained Premier Grand Cru Classé 'A' status. The 37 hectare vineyard contains vines of an average age of 48 years.

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Tasting Notes

The 2021 is 52% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon cropped at 33hl/ha with a high abv for 2021 of over 14%. The wine will be matured in 75% new oak with malolactic fermentation carried out in barrel. Saturated purple colour. Iron and deep black fruit on the nose, with a lift and a fresher note that lends itself to the fresher tones of the vintage. The palate is rich and chalky, a full, mouthcoating structure of ripe tannins carries a ripe core of blue and black fruit. There is clear pedigree here, but the smoky, dense nature of this wine will need significant time to unfurl in the bottle. Very long on the finish, which remains grippy and chewy with structure.

92/95
Thomas Parker MW, Farr Vintners, April 2022

Deep black and blue fruit with cocoa and tar character. Compact and full-bodied with firm, ripe tannins that are very textured and interwoven into the wine. This has a lot of structure to go a long way. Yet it remains in balance with finesse. 52% merlot, 30% cabernet franc and 18% cabernet sauvignon.

95/96
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, May 2022

The 2021 Pavie is a blend of 52% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, aging in 75% new oak. Deep garnet-purple in color, it charges out of the gate with powerful notes of baked black plums, wild blueberries, and boysenberry preserves, plus wafts of cedar, graphite, fallen leaves, and star anise. Medium-bodied, the palate is tightly wound with tons of black fruit layers, framed by firm, grainy tannins and amazing tension, finishing very long and mineral-laced. pH 3.67.
2027-2047

92/94+
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent, May 2022

Beautiful depth of colour, and the aromatics take their time to open, giving a closed slightly austere feel at first. Shows a verticality through the palate, with pummice stone scrape to the tannins, opening up to show black chocolate and creamy blueberry through the mid palate, and softer black cherry, damson, mandarin peel and tea. Harvest September 28 to October 12. No chaptilisation, the powerful south-facing slopes coming in extremely handy in 2021. 75% new oak, 3.67ph.

94
Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com, March 2024

52% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon. 32.98 hl/ha. Cask sample.
Deep purple hue. Poised and fresh with dark-fruit and floral notes. Fresh and minerally on attack but sweet and ripe in the middle, the tannins finely honed. Chalky and long on the finish. Powerful, structured, the terroir evident but everything in balance. Good potential. (JL) 14.1%
Drink 2030 – 2050

17+
James Lawther MW, JancisRobinson.com, May 2022
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Successful, with concentration and power managing a full extraction without bitter edges. Enjoyable cassis, blackberry, with fresher acidities coming through in mandarin peel and white peach. 75% new oak, full on Pavie signature, with plenty of oak caressing, but overall excellent quality. Harvest September 28 to October 12. No chaptilisation, the powerful south-facing slopes coming in extremely handy in 2021.

94
Jane Anson, JaneAnson.com, April 2022
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