Chateau Pavie
1er Cru Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classe
Red Blend from Bordeaux, France
Bottle size:
750 ml
Shipping: R99 nationwide
Chateau Pavie
Château Pavie is a Bordeaux estate in Saint-Émilion known for its Merlot-dominant grand vin. It is one of four châteaux with the Premier Grand Cru Classé A status, the highest classification in Bordeaux's right bank. The 37-hectare (91-acre) Pavie estate sits on a limestone plateau on a site known to have been planted with vines since Roman times. The current property boundaries were heavily influenced by the land purchases of Ferdinand Bouffard in the late 19th Century. Bouffard bought a number of vineyards and châteaux, laying the foundations not just for Pavie but several of its neighboring estates, although he continued to manage them as separate entities. In the early 20th Century, Château Pavie was divided into three: châteaux Pavie Macquin and Pavie Decesse were created from land from the original estate. Pavie remains the largest of the three and is one of the largest estates in Saint-Émilion.
Description
The robe is of a sublime dark red color, decorated with brilliant garnet reflections. The nose expresses itself elegantly with a bouquet of very ripe red berries, cherry and red currant, interspersed with floral notes of violet, as well as Sichuan pepper, cinnamon and Zan. The attack is supple, then the wine asserts a fleshy and concentrated body, wrapped in ripe and silky tannins. Evolving on a lot of freshness and a mastered aromatic power, it melts with balance on a long persistent finish.
Food Pairing
Beef, Lamb, Poultry, Game (deer, venison)
