Chateau Pavie Saint Emilion Grand Cru A 2020

IN ORIGINAL 3ER HOLZKISTE

Parker: Composed of 50% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Franc and 16% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2020 Pavie weighs in with an alcohol of 14.82% and a pH of 3.61. It is aging in French oak barriques, 75% new. Opaque purple-black colored, notes of plum pudding, blueberry pie and dark chocolate-covered cherries charge out of the gate, followed closely by hints of eucalyptus, star anise, unsmoked cigars and fertile loam with a hint of cedar chest. The full-bodied palate is built like a brick house, offering very firm yet wonderfully ripe, velvety tannins and seamless freshness to support the densely laden, muscular black and blue fruits, finishing very long and with loads of mineral-laced layers. As hedonic as it is cerebral this year, it is a beautiful paradox.

100 Punkte Suckling
Suckling: This opens up on your palate like a butterfly. It takes your breath away. Purity of blackberry, raspberry and black cherry. Lavender. Very, very impressive. Full and chewy with tight and polished tannins that go on and on. Energetic and structured. Crisp and vivid. Superb finish. Better after 2029 but a joy to taste.

96 Punkte Falstaff
Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Reife Zwetschken, schwarze Kirschen und Beeren, ein Hauch von Edelholz, etwas Nugat und Lakritze im Hintergrund. Saftig, fast rotbeerig, reife, integrierte Tannine, mineralisch und frisch im Abgang, ein Hauch von süßen Gewürzen, salzig und anhaftend, bereits heute ein eleganter Speisenbegleiter. (2023, trinken/lagern +30)