Château Pavie - St.-Emilion 2001
Price: $299.99
| Producer | Château Pavie |
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Bordeaux |
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| Subregion | St.-Emilion |
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| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
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| Vintage | 2001 |
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| Sku | 36226 |
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James Suckling: 97 Points
This is really beautiful and decadent with mushroom, chocolate, plum and sliced-meat character. Even some foie gras. Full-bodied, tight and linear. Racy finish. Delicious now and beyond.
Jeb Dunnuck: 96 Points
A more restrained yet still classic expression of this site, the 2001 Château Pavie is deeper plum-hued and has a beautiful nose of sweet black fruits, lead pencil shavings, chocolate, and spicy wood-like nuances. It's ripe, full-bodied, and fully mature, with a layered mouthfeel and completely resolved tannins. It's a gorgeous, complex, lengthy Pavie to enjoy over the coming decade or so.
Wine Advocate: 96 Points
A great showing for this wine in the mini-vertical, the 2001 Pavie has a slight lightening at the edge of its dark garnet/plum/purple color and a big, sweet kiss of cedar wood, incense, licorice, blackberry and lead pencil shavings. The wine is dense, very rich, multilayered and finishes with at least a 40- to 45-second aftertaste. This wine seems to be close to full maturity, but should hold there for easily another 15-20 years. It’s a sleeper of the vintage.
