CHÂTEAU PAVIE
2022 1er Grand Cru Classé Saint Emilion
Wonderfully intense and concentrated, this is an impressive Pavie, muscular, intense and well constructed. It has an exuberance to the aromatics that is striking, with incense, baked damson, milk chocolate and creamy black cherry fruits, almost overwhelming until the limestone fingerprints hit in the mid palate to add tentson and salinity, even a hint of savoury freshness. Powerful, will take the full ten years to come around. 75% new oak. Buno Lacoste consultant. First year with the inclusion of Pavie Decesse and Bellevue-Mondotte, bringing it to 42ha, which is the biggest fully classified footprint, with 30ha on the plateau. Harvest 19 to October 1. 10th anniversary of classification and 25th harvest of Gerard Perse. Drinking range: 2032 - 2050 Rating: 95 Jane Anson, www.janeanson.com (Apr 2023)
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52% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon. 75% new oak. 14.47% alc. 31 hl/ha. 3.67 pH. With a much more considered flavour delivery than the second wine Arômes, this is a thoroughly civilised Grand Vin with a long, concentrated and surprisingly subtle delivery of flavours. There is a little too much oaky chariness on display at this stage, but this ought to mellow before too long, but either way, this is an impressive wine. The super-deep core of Cabernets Sauvignon and Franc are encircled by plush, exotic layers of Merlot. This is a very dry wine on the finish, with the tannins eliminating any moisture available, and it is sure to be a long-lived Pavie. I venture it might make 50 years if it is cellared well, judging by the activity derived from the skins. This is one of the most structured and muscular wines of 2022, and while my palate usually migrates to ‘finer’ wines, this is great fun, and it is undoubtedly a firework display in a bottle. Rating: 19+ Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com (May 2023)
The proportion of cabernet franc in the blend has now attained 34%, with merlot at 50% and the remainder cabernet sauvignon. This vintage is magnificently concentrated with a natural feeling to this power and nothing exotic about the fruit flavours which are admirably held aloft by vigourous acidity. Its considerable power will become more refined in time. Rating: 95-97 La Revue du Vin de France (May 2023)
A special bottle here, the label engraved on the glass, to celebrate 25 years under Perse, and ten years at the top of the classification. The blend is 52% Merlot, all of which is planted on the plateau rather than the slopes, with 30% Cabernet Franc from the bottom of the slopes. and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, mostly on the steeper slopes behind the château. The yield was 31 hl/ha, perhaps slightly down with the smaller berries, but it is in the normal zone. A beautiful nose, with dense fruit, crushed limestone freshness, with griottes and curranty fruits, a finessed floral lift, and a light lacing of dark chocolate. The palate shows great harmony, with a supple and sinewy construct, very finely polished, with a rich grip of finely integrated and well-knit tannins. An imposing build appropriate for the vintage and for the estate’s classification of course, leading into a long grip of tannins. Hugely impressive, a grand vin for the future. The team here feel the modern Pavie can be enjoyed earlier than older vintages – I still think this is going to be a 15-to-20 year wine myself. The alcohol is 14.47%. Rating: 97-100 Chris Kissack, www.thewinedoctor.com (May 2023)
52% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon. Includes parcels from Chx Bellevue Mondotte and Pavie Decesse integrated in the 2022 classification. Cask sample. Deep purple-black colour to the rim. Lovely depth of fruit – raspberry coulis with a stony freshness. Sapid and savoury on the palate, the tannins muscular but the texture smooth and fine. Tight and firm on the finish, a saline note highlighting the terroir. Powerful but controlled. Built for the ages. (JL) 14.5% Drinking range: 2032 - 2055 Rating: 18 James Lawther MW, www.JancisRobinson.com (May 2023)
Intense aromas of cherries and spices. Full and layered without being heavy. It starts large and rich, but the tension and tannins tighten down. It's structured and powerful. Velvety, edgy tannins. Very salty at the end. Like an unpolished diamond. It now includes Pavie Decesse and Bellevue. Slightly overdone but wait and see. 52% merlot, 30% cabernet franc and 18% cabernet sauvignon. Rating: 95-96 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (May 2023)
The 2022 Pavie is a unique wine that celebrates a number of milestones for the château. It marks the 20th anniversary of Pavie under the helm of Gerard and Chantal Perse, who have taken this once sleepy property to brilliant highs. Two thousand twenty-two is also the first vintage for Pavie since the incorporation of the Pavie Decesse and Bellevue Mondotte properties. From my perspective, it is always sad to see the loss of historical estates, even if they are relatively small because it is a loss of culture. In terms of the wine, it is superb. Black fruit, mocha, chocolate, licorice and spice add to an impression of virile intensity. Many recent vintages of Pavie have hinted towards a more vibrant style, but the 2022 is very strongly marked by the heat and drought of the year, the yields that are lower than typical and the harvest that started late in relative terms. In my view, the 2022 is a bit pushed, at least today. Huge tannins and a strong torrefaction oak imprint need time to soften, and that may or may not happen with élevage. Drinking range: 2030 - 2052 Rating: 94-96 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Apr 2023)
The 2022 Pavie was picked from 19 September to 1 October at 31hL/ha and matured in 75% new oak. The estate now comprises 42 hectares as it has absorbed Pavie-Decesse and Bellevue-Mondotte, ergo, these names are no more. This demonstrates a little over-ripeness on the nose: macerated black cherries, kirsch, cassis and a touch of fresh prune. Does that translate across onto the palate? Actually, no. It is undoubtedly decadent and rich, but it retains balance and delivers a very velvety texture, with mouth-filling tannins. Powerful and yet undeniably harmonious, it feels plush and luxuriant on the finish, with a touch of dark chocolate lingering on the aftertaste. I am intrigued to revisit this after bottling and, because of the aromatics and not the palate, I err on the side of caution, though repouring, it feels slightly fresher. 14.47% alcohol. NB It comes in a specially-designed engraved bottle without a label. Drinking range: 2030 - 2065 Rating: 93-95 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Apr 2023)
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