France

St-Émilion

Full

Cork

This is a good Pavie, with a good amount of clear water between it and the second wine. There's no doubt that this is a big wine, high on extraction of black fruits, coffee and tar aromatics, but the overall feel is velvety and fresh, as it was in 2016. 80% new oak has been used this time, compared to 100% previously, but still for 24 months, and the estate has continued their practice of beginning harvest a little earlier than in the past (helped by the vintage of course), getting going on 20 September this year. It's a very good wine for the vintage, with impressive texture, and they are doing a very successful job of moving towards a more sculpted feel without sacrificing their signature. They had no blockage of maturity here, and no frost; the altitude and the limestone saw to that.

Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

Château Pavie, St-Émilion, 1er Grand Cru Classé A, Bordeaux, France, 2017

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This is a good Pavie, with a good amount of clear water between it and the second wine. There's no doubt that this is a big wine

Château Pavie, St-Émilion, 1er Grand Cru Classé A, 2017

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