Lot 418
CHÂTEAU PAVIE-MACQUIN 2009 (3) 92+ WA
CHÂTEAU PAVIE-MACQUIN 2010 (5) 95+ WA
Lot 418 Details
CHÂTEAU PAVIE-MACQUIN 2009 (3)
Saint-Émilion. Premier Grand Cru Classé B
u. 3 x bn
The 2009 is enormous in size, yet broodingly backward, I was somewhat surprised by the astringency of the tannins in this blend of 85% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. It is a big wine (14.5% alcohol), black purple in color, with huge concentration of fruit and beautiful purity, but a good decade of cellaring is required. From a top terroir, this wine is built for the long haul, and I am sure it will be even better than its relatively conservative rating at this point. Anticipated maturity: 2022-2035. December 2011 WA 92+
CHÂTEAU PAVIE-MACQUIN 2010 (5)
Saint-Émilion. Premier Grand Cru Classé B
This is always an extremely masculine, dense, burly wine, and the 2010, which tips the scales at 14.5% alcohol (just slightly under that of the 2009), has a final blend of 80% Merlot and the rest virtually all Cabernet Franc, with just 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. Loads of crushed rock and chalkiness, along with licorice, black truffle, smoked game and black fruits dominate the aromatics and flavor. Backward, formidably endowed, full-bodied and almost atypically massive and huge, with gargantuan extraction, this is a wine for patient connoisseurs to forget about for close to a decade. Anticipated maturity: 2022-2040+. February 2013 WA 95+