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Red dry
This wine gives us a glimpse of a new aspect of the Pavie terroir and the great quality it can produce. Deeply colored, powerful and intense, its garnet hues are inky rich. Currently, the initial aromas skew toward the toasted range, where the oak's louder voice overshadows the black fruit. At the moment of this tasting, the wine expresses itself with classic style; it is finding its footing, pulling itself together. Aromas of burlat cherry jam and good, old-fashioned preserves are integrating with age. In the mouth, this vintage is still firm with a fresh first impression, substantial, with robust tannins in the mid-palate which transition to a rounder, more generous expression. This wine remains rich and powerful, leaving a mouth-watering, spicy impression in the mouth. A good effort for this still-young wine, which will continue to improve with time as it further develops its Pavie character.
Serve at 16-18 °C with classic meat dishes.
There was no frost in the vineyard in 2017, due to its situation high upon the limestone plateau. Composed of 60% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, which was harvested from September 25 to October 3, the 2017 Pavie is very deep garnet-purple in color and rolls slowly and sensuously out of the glass with growing scents of Black Forest cake, black plum preserves, blueberry compote and fruitcake plus suggestions of melted chocolate, licorice, crushed rocks and Indian spices with a waft of violets. Full-bodied, the palate packs a powerful punch, laden with electric layers of energetic black and blue fruits. All this decadent fruit is supported by fantastic freshness and very, very ripe, velvety tannins, finishing with epic length. Location, location, location was everything in 2017. Pavie has one of the most enviable locations in all of Bordeaux and boy-oh-boy does it show in this spectacular wine.
Today Château Pavie is owned by Gerard Perez, who bought the Chateau in 1998, rebuilding and reforming the cellar and winery building. Now Chateau produces about 15,000 cases of wine a year from such grapes as Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. The vineyards cover 37 hectares, the average age of the vines - about 45 years. Terroir is different in nature. Some vineyards, located 85 meters above the Dordogne River, based on the typical clay-limestone soils with rocky subsoil.
