Pavie Macquin - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2019

Alexandre Ma

97

byAlexandre Mathe5/11/2022

The 2019 vintage of Pavie Macquin proves the Nicolas team's deep understanding of the limestone terroir once again, which is one of the best Pavie Macquin I have ever tasted. Unlike previous years' introverted personality, this year's aromas are relatively approachable from the beginning. The mellow toasted notes are filled with rich spices, crisp berries, the aroma's dimension is too large to make you convincing. The entry of the palate put a big smile on my face, offering sweetness and a succulent mouth feeling. Though the body maintains a strong structure, the meticulous and refined tannins make the entire wine feel broader and more generous. 2019???Pavie Macquin?????Nicolas?????????????,??????????Pavie Macquin???????????????,????????????,??????????????????????????,????????????????????????,???????????????????,??????????????,??????????????,??????????????

Jamessuckling.com

97

byJames Sucklingthe5/5/2022

Lots of roses and dark fruit, such as blackberries and brambleberries on the nose. Full-bodied, yet tight and poised, with real focus and firmness and seamless tannins that run the length of the wine. Minerality and persistence in a cool way. This is very serious for the vintage and for the cellar. Try after 2025.

Jeb DUNNUCK

96

byJeb Dunnuckthe4/12/2022

The 2019 Château Pavie Macquin comes from a beautiful, cooler terroir located just outside the village of Saint-Emilion. A wine that always demands bottle age, its deep ruby/purple color is followed by a tight, reserved wine with notes of ripe cassis, mulberry, and blackberry fruits as well as notes of spring flowers, sandalwood, and flowers. The purity is truly something, and it's medium to full-bodied, with a rich, layered mid-palate, beautiful tannins, and a great finish. This is a wonderfully complete, nuanced, flawlessly balanced Pavie Macquin that will round into form with just 5-6 years of bottle age yet keep for 2-3 decades.

Wine Advocate

96

byWilliam Kelleythe4/7/2022

The 2019 Pavie Macquin has turned out very well indeed, unwinding in the glass with aromas of blackcurrants, cherries, burning embers, black truffle and licorice, framed by a deft framing of new oak that's more discreet than was the case even a few vintages back. Full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's deep and layered, with a strikingly vibrant core of fruit, powdery, chalky tannins and a long, penetrating, youthfully firm finish. Tasted alongside older vintages, it's clear that the Thienpont team have eased off extraction, which allows the quality of fruit that this fantastic vineyard produces to express itself all the more completely, delivering the finest Pavie Macquin since 1998. 96+

Vinous

95

byAntonio Gallonithe2/28/2022

The 2019 Pavie Macquin is exotic and beguiling right out of the gate. Succulent dark cherry, white truffle, leather, tobacco, blood orange, cedar and mint all meld together in the glass. As always, Pavie Macquin is defined by its sumptuous fruit, plush contours and total allure. Pavie Macquin is not exactly subtle, but it sure is delicious.

Vinous

95

byAntonio Gallonithe2/24/2022

The 2019 Pavie Macquin is exotic and beguiling right out of the gate. Succulent dark cherry, white truffle, leather, tobacco, blood orange, cedar and mint all meld together in the glass. As always, Pavie Macquin is defined by its sumptuous fruit, plush contours and total allure. Pavie Macquin is not exactly subtle, but it sure is delicious.

Wine Advocate

95-97

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe7/15/2020

Composed of 78% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2019 Pavie Macquin was harvested from the 23rd of September to the 11th of October. Yields were 47 hectoliters per hectare this year with about 90% of the production going into the grand vin. Deep garnet-purple in color, the wine opens with the most tantalizing perfume of lavender, lilacs and forest floor, giving way to a core of crushed blackberries, baked plums and blueberry preserves plus wafts of licorice and bay leaves. The full-bodied palate offers layer upon layer of black fruits and earthy nuances, sporting a solid structure of firm, grainy tannins and tons of freshness, finishing with great length and depth. About 5,500 cases are anticipated to be made.

WeinWisser

19,5

byTjark Witzgallthe7/7/2020

Bettane & Desseauve

96

by Bettane & Desseauvethe7/3/2020

18

Yvesbeck.wine

96-98

byYves Beckthe6/19/2020

Très intéressant ce bouquet qui affiche une grande complexité au travers de notes épicées, minérales et fruitées. Il y a même un accent du midi avec des notes de thym, puis un côté un peu plus oriental avec de la coriandre et, finalement, la typicité du terroir avec des notes crayeuses et de la pierre à feu. Je relève également des notes de résines et une touche fumée.
En bouche, l’attaque reflète parfaitement les caractéristiques olfactives. Le vin est racé, ample et idéalement soutenu par sa structure. Celle-ci a tendance à recaler les tannins en arrière-plan, mais ceux-ci se rebiffent avec détermination et finalement tout le monde se met d’accord pour créer la symbiose. La finale confirme le bouquet et l’attaque ; il y a donc une belle droiture dans ce vin. Que de caractère !

Le Figaro

18,5

byBernard Burtschythe6/19/2020

Le cru, magique, déploie une tonicité et une fraîcheur incroyables, sublimées par les
fruits mûrs qui enrobent les tanins suaves. Minéral, salin.

Vinous

93-95

byAntonio Gallonithe6/18/2020

The 2019 Pavie Macquin is succulent and racy, as it so often is. Red cherry, pomegranate, menthol, licorice and rose petal are all laced together in this super-expressive, sensual Saint-Émilion. A wine with soft curves and no hard edges, the 2019 is likely to give readers many years of drinking pleasure right out of the gate. The 2019 is pure sensuality in the glass.

Jeb DUNNUCK

95-97

byJeb Dunnuckthe6/18/2020

While this cooler terroir always yields a more austere wine that requires bottle age, the 2019 Château Pavie Macquin has a wonderful elegance and plushness to its fruit that gives surprisingly upfront appeal. Nevertheless, it has bright acidity, good concentration, and rocking purity of fruit, all pointing toward a good decade before it hits maturity. Dense purple, with lots of cassis, violets, spring flowers, crushed stone, and graphite, it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, stunningly polished, silky tannins, and a great, great finish. I'll be a buyer.

Vinous

95-97

byNeal Martinthe6/16/2020

The 2019 Pavie Macquin feels very tight on the nose at first and certainly from my sample bottle, I allowed it 15-20 minutes to open. Eventually it reveals very intense scents of black cherries, cassis and crushed violet, touches of blood orange in the background. The palate has a satin-like texture, almost Vosne-Romanée-like, with extraordinarily pure blue and black fruit. Seamless! There is fine tension on the finish with impressive persistence. This is a seriously good Pavie-Macquin from Nicolas Thienpont and his team.

The Wine Cellar Insider

95-97

byJeff Levethe6/10/2020

With a dark ruby hue, the wine is filled with fresh flowers, incense, smoke, crushed rock and piquant dark red fruits. On the palate, the wine is fresh, juicy, sweet, lively and long. The finish, with its ripe, stony red fruits has good volume and persistence. 95-97 Pts

Jamessuckling.com

98-99

byJames Sucklingthe6/4/2020

Really classy red, offering blueberries, minerals, salt, limestone and light fresh herbs. It's full-bodied, but so refined. Fine layers of fruit and tannins. It's like millefeuille. The 2018 is more exuberant, but I love the elegance and structure here. Subtle and complex. 78% merlot, 20% cabernet franc and 2% cabernet sauvignon.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

94

byJean-Marc Quarinthe5/20/2020

17