Château Pavie

Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé A

2018 Château Pavie

APR 19 Ruby. Blueberries, anise, spices, cassis, blackberries, vanilla nose, somewhat scented behind it all. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blueberries, spices, liquorice, dark fruity, layered and long. This is a fresher better balanced Pavie than in quite some time, still quite hard on the wood. If this wine handles the quite raw wood it might reach higher than this score. 95-97

2018 Arômes de Pavie

APR 19 Ruby. Blueberries, anise, spices, liquorice, dark fruity and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, wood, wood and wood covering lush dark rich fruit that is more lively than usual from here. 89-91

2018 Esprit de Pavie

APR 19 Ruby. Blueberries, anise, spices, blackberries nose. Freshish acidity, woody, spices, anise, blueberries, dense. 86-88

2017 Château Pavie

APR 18 60 M 22 CF 18 CS Ruby. Violets, blackberries, anise, ripe, dense, some minerals beneath, coffee and chocolate nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, rich, fruity, denser, blackberries, richer, long. 14,6 alcohol. 93-95

2017 Arômes de Pavie

APR 18 Ruby. Blackberries, blueberries, rich and ripe nose, sweet fruity, some spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dense, jammy, rich, lots of coffee, bitter finish, very bitter. 91-93

2017 Esprit de Pavie

APR 18 Ruby. Blueberries and herbs nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, lighter fruit and body. 84-86

2016 Château Pavie

APR 17 Ruby. Blackberries, spices, coffee, rich, intense, chocolate, spices, wood, toast and pepper nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, rich, big, spices, anise, alcoholic, blackberries, vanilla, sweet and jammy, long. 93-95

2016 Arômes de Pavie

APR 17 Ruby. Blackberries, spices, anise, wood, black tea nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, spices, very woody palate. 87-89

2016 Esprit de Pavie

APR 17 Ruby. Ripe raspberries nose, some anise, vanilla note. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe raspberries, herbs and bitter wood notes. 85-87

2015 Château Pavie

APR 16 Deep ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, rich and intense, blackberries, blueberries, floral notes, thyme and lavender. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, rich, fruity, juicy, ripe, dense and intense, long finish. 94-96

2015 Aromes de Pavie

APR 16 Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, some spices, scented, slightly exotic note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, rounded, fruity, dark berries, some bitterness in the finish. 89-91

2015 Esprit de Pavie

APR 16 Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices and vanilla nose. Light nettles note. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, some spices, good length. 87-89

2014 Château Pavie

APR 15 Deepish ruby. Dark fruits, exotic, spices, mint, layered, graphite, detailed nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, sweet and sour notes, cherries, intense, coffee, structured, long. 93-95

2014 Aromes de Pavie

APR 15 Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, light chocolate and coffee note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, lively, dark fruits, structured finish. 87-89

2014 Esprit de Pavie

APR 15 Ruby. Scented, dark berries, some vanilla and exotic notes. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner, fresh, light herbal note, god length. 85-87

2013 Château Pavie

APR 17 Ruby. Anise, some spices, fresh and fruity nose, some scented notes. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, some anise, spices, fruity, elegant texture, lovely balance, long. 93

2008 Château Pavie
NOV 12 Dark ruby. Rich, sweet, dark and ungainly. Massive, rapes the palate. Not only that, why the heavy bottle? This could fare well in a Port tasting, but lacks the refreshing acidity of Port. Why make this in Bordeaux? Verges on undrinkable, at least with food, and if you manage more than one glass on its own, you're made of sterner stuff than me. 83?

2005 Arômes de Pavie

DEC 10 Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, some spices, ripe, blueberry jam nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, bit jammy, good length. 89

2003 Château Pavie

AUG 11 Deep ruby, cooked fruit, big, Port like, and actually has enough acidity. Ripe tannins, simple minded and not that long. A bit of a show-off. People enjoying this must love to at their dentist, it numbs the mouth in the same way. 87

2002 Château Pavie

JUN 13 Deep ruby. Rich, fruity and intense even in this vintage. Alcohol on the nose. Medium minus acidity, ripe tannins, you feel the alcohol all the way, numbs the palate and utterly boring. Unbalanced finish. 86

1998 Château Pavie

SEP 15 Ruby, thin garnet rim. Rich, ripe, fruity, intense, sweet, mint, complex and layered. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, rich, fruity, rounded, smooth texture, leaner for Pavie, detailed and long. Far better than last bottle. 94

1998 Château Pavie
NOV 11 Ruby, garnet rim. Rich, intense blueberry jam and chocolate, rolled in vanilla, stuffed in plums. Good acidity, ripe tannins, fatty texture, feels like a lot of alcohol on the body, rich. 85

1979 Château Pavie

FEB 16 Ruby, garnet rim. Blackberries, over mature raspberries, figs, tobacco and some chocolate nose. Freshish acidity, ripe tannins, rounded, fruity, dried fruits, some raisins and figs, leather and tobacco, soft texture, charming. Served blind, I was on 1981 Ch. Canon. 92

1979 Château Pavie

FEB 16 Ruby, garnet rim. Intense tobacco and cigars, some dried fruits behind, slight earthy character. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner fruit and palate than the other bottle, quite refreshing, dried fruits with a somewhat more hollow finish. 89

1979 Château Pavie
JAN 14 Corked

1979 Château Pavie
APR 12 Very top shoulder fill. Bright ruby, garnet rim. Tobacco, whiff of cherries, leather, somewhat scented and a deeper feel to it. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins soon gone. Fresh feel, elegant fruit, lovely by itself and a good length. 88

1976 Château Pavie

JUL 08 Brick. Some earthy notes, faint minerals, one or two blueberries hanging on still. Fresh acidity, soft tannins, minerals, light, not dead on the palate, figs and dates, good length. 87

1975 Château Pavie

FEB 16 In neck fill. Ruby, garnet rim. Mint, fresh dark berries, spices, dried fruits, almost a mineral character, charming nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, elegant rounded, elegant texture, dried fruits, nuanced, lovely balance, long. 94

1975 Château Pavie

AUG 10 Faulty storage, tired.

1971 Château Pavie

AUG 11 Ruby with orange rim, prunes and figs, more body than Dutruch next to it, but actually not that much more going on. Nice acidity, somewhat rustic texture, a bit lean, very different from today's Pavie, good length. 87

1945 Château Pavie
SEP 12 Château bottled, mid shoulder fill. Cork rotten. Deep ruby, thin orange rim. Dry, earthy, dusty and leafy. For me tired and drying out, but some would probably love even this. This bottle was just too old, otherwise no faults. Another wine without tasting notes from Broadbent.