Pavie - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2016

The Wine Independent

100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe12/13/2023

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2016 Pavie comes barreling out with bold notes of plum preserves, juicy blueberries, and Morello cherries followed by hints of Indian spices, dark chocolate, dusty soil, and iron ore. The full-bodied palate is jam packed with youthful black fruit preserves and spicy sparks, framed by firm, velvety tannins and amazing tension, finishing long and perfumed. This is still so young, it has hardly budged since bottling. Give it a good 6 years in bottle and drink over the next 50 years+.

Vinous

96

byNeal Martinthe8/13/2020

The 2016 Pavie is powerful and rich on the nose, and more decadent than the 2016 Angélus, featuring iodine-tinged blackberry and blueberry fruit and noticeable new oak, all lavish and sensual. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins, and fleshy to the point where it masks the backbone underneath. It feels hedonistic on the finish but retains control with a wonderful spiciness that lingers on the aftertaste. Superb. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting. 96+

Wine Advocate

100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe3/29/2019

The 2016 Pavie a blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc. Very deep purple-black in color, it needs a little coaxing to begin, slowly unfurling to reveal a fragrant perfume of violets, chocolate-covered cherries, crushed blueberries and eucalyptus over a core of preserved plums, kirsch, black raspberries and crème de cassis plus hints of licorice and chargrilled meat. Full-bodied and built like a brick house, it has a solid foundation of firm, super ripe, grainy tannins and seamless freshness interknit with the black fruit preserves and minerally layers, finishing very long and very decadent. Superb!

Yvesbeck.wine

98

byYves Beckthe3/20/2019

Quelle couleur, quelle profondeur. Pourpre intense. Le bouquet de Pavie est une bombe aromatique, un feu d'artifice olfactif. Tout ce que l'on peut attendre de Pavie est présent : les fruits confits, les notes d'élevage, les notes crayeuses et fruitées. Pavie signale également qu'il a besoin d'air, une évidence qui a le mérite de le laisser apparaître sous un autre angle et ceci après à peine quelques minutes. Je relève des notes florales et crayeuses qui prennent lentement le dessus. Elles sont secondées par des notes de baies noires, de griottes et des épices telles que le poivre et la cardamone. Au palais, c'est bien le terroir qui prend le dessus et qui met, pour ainsi dire, Pavie sur le droit chemin : il y a de la tension, de la fougue et de la fraîcheur qui effacent complètement les suppositions avancées par le bouquet. Pavie a du caractère, de la minéralité et des tannins subtils qui parviennent idéalement à s'allier avec la structure afin de conférer de la puissance et de la finesse à l'ensemble du palais. Un grand Pavie qui vient titiller le 2010. A suivre dans son évolution car il se révèle en crescendo. 2026-2046 98/100

Jeb DUNNUCK

99

byJeb Dunnuckthe3/1/2019

Turning the dial up considerably, the 2016 Château Pavie leaps out of the glass with a thrilling bouquet of crème de cassis, toasty oak, graphite, white truffle, crayons, and flowers. A blend of 60% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc, and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon brought up in 85% new French oak (the new oak has been dialed back in recent vintages), this full-bodied Pavie is made in a more elegant, seamless style compared to prior great vintages, yet it still has brilliant depth of fruit and concentration, ripe, present tannins, a seamless texture, and an awesome finish.

Jamessuckling.com

100

byJames Sucklingthe2/4/2019

Spectacular aromas of crushed berries, such as blueberries and raspberries. Fresh flowers with hints of sandalwood. Exotic. Saturated palate of so much fruit, yet remains agile and energetic. Great length and texture. Fills your mouth. This needs time, but a classic. Twin brother of the perfect 2015.

Vinous

98

byNeal Martinthe1/24/2019

The 2016 Pavie, matured in 80% new oak, has a thrilling bouquet of layers of small black cherries, boysenberry, fig and a hint of licorice, all very well defined; the oak is nicely integrated. The medium-bodied palate offers ripe, sappy black fruit, grippy tannin, a smooth texture and crisp acidity toward the finish. This is a seamless Pavie, but backward compared to its peers, and it needs several years in bottle before it even entertains the prospect of drinking pleasure.

Vinous

98

byAntonio Gallonithe1/21/2019

The 2016 Pavie is simply magnificent. Gracious, perfumed and exquisitely beautiful, the 2016 has it all. I can't remember seeing a Pavie with this much translucent energy and nuance. Black cherry, plum, lavender, spice and menthol all infuse this explosiv young wine with tremendous character. In the glass, the 2016 is vivid, aromatically deep and full of saline-infused energy. It is without question one of the wines of the vintage. As it turns out Gerard Perse also opened the 2008. Although the two vintages (2 and 2008) in question are quite different in style and quality, the trajectory Pavie has taken in recent years is evident. The 2016 is a thrilling wine. That's all there is to it. The blend is 60% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon. Tasted tw times. 98+

Wine Spectator

97

byJames Molesworththe1/16/2019

This is a rather showy—and captivating—display of fruit, with waves of lush cassis, raspberry and plum reduction flavors flowing through with authority and grace while a swath of chalky minerality stays deeply buried throughout. Toasty, glistening with vanilla and apple wood notes, but the fruit has the oak bridle easily in hand. One of the Right Bank showstoppers of the vintage. Best from 2024 through 2040. From France.—J.M.

Wine Advocate

98-100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe11/30/2018

A barrel sample, the deep purple-black colored 2016 Pavie comes rolling out of the glass with the most wonderfully sensuous nose of violets, red roses, black tea and wild blueberries over a core of baked plums, blackberry compote, star anise and cloves plus touches of cinnamon stick and underbrush. Full-bodied and super concentrated in the mouth, the palate is built like a skyscraper with a solid structure of grainy tannins and wonderful freshness, finishing very long with long-lingering mineral accents.

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Couleur	Rouge
Cépages	Cabernet Franc 22 % Cabernet Sauvignon 18 % Merlot 60 %
Appellation	Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Millesime	2016
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)

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Couleur	Rouge
Cépages	Cabernet Franc 22 % Cabernet Sauvignon 18 % Merlot 60 %
Appellation	Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Millesime	2016
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)

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