CHÂTEAU PAVIE MACQUIN
2022 Grand Cru Classé Saint Emilion
Creamy depths of colour and flavour, powerful damson and black cherry fruits, this is utterly compelling and beautifully concentrated. No question that the tannins are crowding in through the front of the palate, eager to make an impression, but they quickly soften and widen, and in between is air, spice, flowers, just nuanced and beautiful. The power of limestone in hot vintages on display. 3.4ph, great stuff from this 14.5ha estate, Nicolas Thienpont director. Drinking range: 2030 - 2050 Rating: 98 Jane Anson, www.janeanson.com (Apr 2023)
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The 2022 Pavie Macquin is a gorgeous wine, not quite as exotic as it can be, which will no doubt please those who find this wine on the richer side within the context of Saint-Émilion. Dark red fruit, chalk, mint, white pepper and spice all race across the palate. Given the small size of the berries and the heat, the winemaking team led by Nicolas Thienpont opted for gentler vinification with fewer punchdowns than the past. The result is a decidedly linear, vibrant Pavie Macquin that bristles with the chalky, saline energy that is a signature of this part of Saint-Émilion, but that has not always been present in a wine that in the past has been more about textural opulence. The blend is 80% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. Tasted four times. Drinking range: 2030 - 2052 Rating: 95-97 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Apr 2023)
This site can deliver such powerful, tannic wines that I was left especially impressed by the supple, harmonious style of the 2022 Pavie Macquin. Unwinding in the glass with notions of sweet wild berries, rose petals, spices, violets, bay leaf and new oak, it's full-bodied, deep and vibrant, with a layered core of fruit, bright acids and a long, penetrating finish, where powdery structuring tannins make themselves felt but without any asperity. Of course, this remains a deep and powerful wine, but Nicolas Thienpont and his team continue their shift toward more judicious extraction, with excellent results. Rating: 94-96 William Kelley, The Wine Advocate (Apr 2023)
80% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. 70% new oak There is very pronounced fruit here, and a lot of it, too, and it is pumped up and gleamingly glossy. But the muscles are a little too steroidal for all of the superficial glare, and the tannins are shockingly dry. The oak compounds these traits, making this a massive mouthful of wine and not in the slightest bit relaxing. But, give it its due, the fruit is top quality, and so if you have time to wait, this will be a forceful, powerful and densely oaky wine, and it will appeal to a sector of drinkers who like very structured reds. 17++? Rating: 17++? Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com (May 2023)
This year more than ever, Pavie Macquin shows contrasted aspects to its style. Behind deep colour one discovers powerful substance whose amazingly intensity is canalized by a vigourous limestone element. This procuces a long, chalky finish that is most invigorating. Time will temper its youthful exuberance. Rating: 95-96 La Revue du Vin de France (May 2023)
The grand vin this year is a blend of 80% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. The former was picked from September 14th onwards, the Cabernet Franc on the 20th and 26th, the Cabernet Sauvignon on the 27th. The yield was just 31 hl/ha, of which 90% has gone into this blend. The nose here is brimming with sweet black fruits and heady oak, combining to give notes of smouldering toast, liquorice, black bean, damson and black cherry, the latter rich enough to add a touch of kirsch. The palate is just as dark and pure as the nose, with a supple core of dark fruits, savory and salted, with liquorice and lavender notes set against a generous texture, with a bed of very ripe and tightly integrated tannins, which linger in the finish. An impressive composition, more dark and brooding than many, the tannins a little more robust than some of the top wines of the appellation, which is evident when they appear with a flourish in the finish. Nevertheless, this has fine potential. The alcohol is 14.5%. Tasted twice. Rating: 94-96 Chris Kissack, www.thewinedoctor.com (May 2023)
80% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. Cask sample. Dark crimson to the rim. Spicy and exotic on the nose. Generous but lifted on the palate, the limestone terroir manifest. Powerful but refined tannins. Plenty of punch and persistence but handled with care. Clearly one for the cellar. (JL) 14.5% Drinking range: 2030 - 2048 Rating: 17.5 James Lawther MW, www.JancisRobinson.com (May 2023)
A tight and focused red with blackberry, blueberry and crushed-stone character. Salty undertone. It’s full and polished with a flavorful and intense finish. Could move up a notch Rating: 95-96 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (May 2023)
The 2022 Pavie-Macquin was picked 14 to 27 September at 31hL/ha. Black cherries, crème de cassis, crushed violets on the nose. This is the most opulent amongst Nicolas Thienpont's portfolio, though I find just a touch more terroir expression on the Larcis-Ducasse. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, satin-like in texture. A little more tertiary in its second half, with white pepper liberally-sprinkled toward the finish. Quite understated in style, I suspect it will spread its wings during its élevage. Drinking range: 2030 - 2055 Rating: 92-94 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Apr 2023)
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