Aromas of Pavie - Château Pavie - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2018 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48

Vinous

88-90 / 100

byNeal Martinthe11/15/2019

The 2018 Arômes de Pavie was picked from 22 September until 8 October. There is plenty of red and black fruit on the nose: cassis, black cherries, raspberry coulis with blood orange and light marmalade notes that develop with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with thick chewy tannins. This is a dense and powerful Arômes with a "wall" of tarry black fruit towards the finish that rather negates pleasure on the finish. Hopefully this will soften by the time of bottling and with bottle age.

WeinWisser

17 / 20

the5/7/2019

Vinous

90-93 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe5/3/2019

The 2018 Arômes de Pavie is a gorgeous, sexy wine. Floral, silky and impeccable, the 2018 is impressive from the very first taste. The purity of the flavors is striking. Over the last few years Pavie has really upped their game with Arômes. The 2018 might be the best yet. Nuanced floral notes add the closing shades of complexity to this gracious, exquisite Saint-Émilion. Above all else, the Arômes de Pavie is absolutely delicious.

Vinifera

92 /

byJacques Perrinthe5/1/2019

Crême de mûre, fruits noirs, cerise confite. Bouche coulante, fruits noirs en attaque.,vin pulpeux, relâché, avec un tanin truffé noble propre au grand terroir de côteau.
L'élevage se montre discrètement en finale, très belle bouteille.

The Wine Cellar Insider

91-93 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/23/2019

The second of wine of Pavie should be a brand of its own. Ripe, rich and stony, the fruit is ripe, round, juicy, fresh and stylish, leaving with ample fruits and minerality in the finish. You can enjoy this young while waiting for its big brother to develop.

Wine Advocate

92-94 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe4/23/2019

The 2018 Arômes de Pavie is made up of 65% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc and 17% Cabernet Sauvignon, harvested September 27 to October 8 with yields of 42 hectoliters per hectare. The wine has a 3.56 pH and 14.42% alcohol. Very deep purple-black in color, it is a little shy to begin, opening out to give scents of baked black and red cherries, mulberries and blackberry tart with suggestions of licorice, mocha, tilled soil, smoked meats and lilacs with a touch of oolong tea. Full-bodied, the palate is jam-packed with ripe, rich black fruit, framed by firm, rounded tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and savory. This is a very serious second wine that bears more than a passing resemblance to Château Pavie.

Jamessuckling.com

93-94 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/12/2019

Freshness and finesse in the second wine of Pavie this year with a linear and firm tannin backbone as well. Medium body. Solid.

Decanter.com

90 / 100

byJane Ansonthe4/4/2019

Impressive liquorice and dark chocolate notes seem a little over concentrated, but with texture and punch. It's big and goes long on black cherry and damson fruits, but is not as fresh as some. 50% new oak. 42hl/ha in 2018. 3.56pH. Drinking Window 2025 - 2038