Tasting Notes
Robert Parker – 95
Tasted at Bordeaux Index’s annual 10-Year On tasting in London. The 2006 Chateau Pavie has a rich, generous, almost opaque bouquet with raspberry coulis, crushed strawberry, vanilla and melted tar, very well-defined and focused – perhaps more so than the 2006 Angelus? The palate is well balanced with fine tannin, a keen line of acidity, very harmonious in the mouth with black cherries, wild strawberry, citrus fruit, a touch of tar and tobacco developing towards the finish. It leans towards Cheval Blanc in style, but whatever its semblances, it remains a very well-crafted Saint Emilion with a long future ahead. Tasted January 2016.
Anticipated maturity: 2016-2035
JancisRobinson.com – 16.5
Tasted blind. Dark and rich on the nose. Remarkably, uncomfortably, sweet. Thick and cocoa. No fun! But if you re looking for something Californian from Bordeaux this might do the business. Unappetising. Such hard work!
Anticipated maturity: 2013-2028
Vinous – 95
Saturated bright ruby. The fruit-driven aromas of black raspberry, blueberry, violet pastille, espresso, minerals and sexy oak offer superb perfume. Hugely rich and sweet but with outstanding inner-mouth minerality and energy and enticing violet lift. For all its ripeness, there’s nothing roasted about this superconcentrated Saint-Emilion; in fact, this wine is quite backward and reserved today. The finish features exceptionally sweet tannins and great palate-saturating length. The bottled wine has turned out to be even better than my barrel tastings suggested. Wow!
