2009 Chateau Pavie Bordeaux - OWC 12 x 750ml

2009 Chateau Pavie Bordeaux - OWC 12 x 750ml

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2000 Chateau Pavie Bordeaux - 100 pts!

Château Pavie is a Bordeaux estate in Saint-Émilion known for its Merlot-dominant grand vin. It is one of four châteaux with the Premier Grand Cru Classé A status, the highest classification in Bordeaux's right bank.

The 37-hectare (91-acre) Pavie estate sits on a limestone plateau on a site known to have been planted with vines since Roman times. The current property boundaries were heavily influenced by the land purchases of Ferdinand Bouffard in the late 19th Century. Bouffard bought a number of vineyards and châteaux, laying the foundations not just for Pavie but several of its neighboring estates, although he continued to manage them as separate entities. In the early 20th Century, Château Pavie was divided into three: châteaux Pavie Macquin and Pavie Decesse were created from land from the original estate. Pavie remains the largest of the three and is one of the largest estates in Saint-Émilion.

Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Vintage 2009
Rating 100 RP
Bottle Size 12 x 750ml
Bottle Quantity 12
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Location St Emilion
Producer Pavie
Color Red
Wine Type Table
Rating 100 RP - Bottled the week before I arrived, the 2009 Pavie appears to have barely budged since I tasted it two years ago. Many experts consider this phenomenal terroir to be nearly as great as that of Ausone. Made from a classic blend of 60-70% Merlot, 20-25% Cabernet Franc and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon, this inky/blue/purple-colored blockbuster reveals wonderful notes of blackberries, crushed rocks, roasted meats, spring flowers, cedar, blueberries, graphite and a hint of vanillin. With extravagant fruit and high extract as well as a hint of minerality, this structured, massively intense effort is typical of all the luxurious, perfect or nearly perfect Pavies produced under the Perse regime (which began in 1998). While built for 40-50 years of cellaring, the softness of the vintage and its flamboyant style is slightly less apparent in the 2009 Pavie than in some of the other Perse wines. RP
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Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Vintage 2009
Rating 100 RP
Bottle Size 12 x 750ml
Bottle Quantity 12
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Location St Emilion
Producer Pavie
Color Red
Wine Type Table

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