Château Pavie Decesse - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2012

Bettane & Desseauve

16,5 / 20

le 31/08/2016

Vinous

94 / 100

le 31/01/2016

Radiant and sexy in the glass, the 2012 Pavie-Decesse is the most gracious of the three top wines in Gérard Perse's lineup. Dark red cherry, plum, smoke, menthol and licorice are some of the notes that fused together in this beautifully focused, layered wine. Hints of violet and lavender add the closing shades of nuance. Silky tannins give the Pavie-Decesse plenty of early appeal, but there is also more than enough depth for the 2012 to drink well for a number of years. The 2012 is 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, from vines that are 50 years old on average.

Wine Advocate

95 / 100

par Robert Parker le 30/04/2015

Jamessuckling.com

92 / 100

par James Suckling le 15/02/2015

This is really decadent with intense fruit as well as vanilla and coffee character. Full body, velvety tannin and a long finish. Layered and intense. Savory. Needs three or four years to come together.

Wine Spectator

93 / 100

par James Molesworth le 10/02/2015

Delivers expressive, ripe, flowing notes of raspberry coulis, plum sauce and warm fig that pick up anise, black tea and well-roasted apple wood flavors along the way. The flashy finish pumps along authoritatively, showing integrated toast and a gorgeous echo of fruit. Best from 2018 through 2028. 350 cases made. –JM

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

89-91 / 100

par Ian D'Agata le 30/06/2013

Moderately saturated medium ruby.  Deeply pitched nose combines blackcurrant, mocha, minerals and complex soil tones.  Silky, supple and quite suave for the vintage, but with lovely acid cut and spice lifting the dark fruit flavors in the mouth.  A very pure example of Pavie-Decesse, this wine expands nicely on the back end and finishes with mounting but smooth tannins.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

par Neal Martin le 06/05/2013

A blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, cropped at 26hl/ha and aged in 80% new oak – this has a very opaque bouquet compared to the 2011 that needs several minutes to unfold. There are precocious red berry fruit, incense and cedar notes. The palate is seems to be nicely balanced, although there is still a little malolactic to be finish in this sample. The tannins appear fine however, and the finish is long and grippy in the mouth. Tasted April 2013.

matthewjukes.com

16 / 20

par Matthew Jukes le 30/04/2013

Jancis Robinson

16,5 / 20

par Julia Harding MW le 26/04/2013

Drink 2020-203090% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Black core and deep purple rim. Very ripe damson fruit and very powerful oak influence at the moment (80% new). Firm grip but not hard, just very powerful and concentrated, almost tarry. Impressive rather than refined, though perhaps that will come. Pretty impenetrable now. (JH)  (16,5+ points)

Wine Advocate

92-94 / 100

par Robert Parker le 26/04/2013

The 2012 Pavie Decesse, a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, is a beauty. Crushed chalk, spring flower, blackberry and smoky cassis notes are all present in this deep, full-bodied, authoritative, rich, concentrated, soft wine. It is far more accessible than most past vintages have been. I suspect this 2012 should drink well upon release and last 15-20 years. It reminds me somewhat of their 2001. Much of Pavie Decesse’s vineyard was absorbed into its neighbor, Chateau Pavie, so this estate now consists of only 8.5 acres situated on the high limestone hillside above Pavie.Drink: 2013 - 2033

The Wine Cellar Insider

92-94 / 100

par Jeff Leve le 26/04/2013

Licorice, spice, earth, plum, black cherry and stone notes are made more interesting by the soft, sexy, plush textures, polished tannins and the long, spicy, silky finish. 92-94 Pts

My Bettane + Desseauve

17 / 20

le 26/04/2013

L’ensemble, épicé, se déploie en puissance et en intensité de saveur. Grand volume puissant, grand potentiel.

Jamessuckling.com

91-92 / 100

par James Suckling le 04/04/2013

This really floral with blueberry and raspberry undertones. Very perfumed. Full body, with a medium center palate and a juicy fruit finish. Lovely aromatics to this wine. At this point, I have a slight preference for 2011. 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc.