2008 Chateau Pavie, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Bottle (750ml)
$285
97JD96LP96JS
Critic key
JD = Jeb DunnuckLP = Lisa Perrotti-BrownJS = James Suckling
- Rating
- JD97/LP96/JS96
- Producer
- Pavie
- Vintage
- 2008
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
- Country
- France
- Classification
- Premier Grand Cru Classe A
- Format
- Bottle
- Volume
- 750mL
- ABV
- 14.5
- Type
- Still
- Color
- Red
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Product Description
JD97 "Possibly the wine of the vintage, the 2008 Pavie has the elegance of the Pavie Decesse and the power of the Mondotte. It’s a brilliant, sexy beauty loaded with notions of crème de cassis, blackberries, spice box, and licorice, with a classic Saint-Emilion-like liquid rock minerality. This all carries to a full-bodied Saint-Emilion that offers loads of fruit and texture, yet remains fabulous polished, elegant, and balanced. It’s a wine that builds incrementally on the palate, with beautiful depth of fruit and ripe tannins. Bravo to Gerard Perse for another tour de force in Bordeaux! Drink it any time over the coming 30 years or more. The blend of the 2008 is 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon." JD Feb 2019
LP96 "The 2008 Pavie is deep garnet with a touch of brick. It is a tad shy to begin, needing a bit of shaking to wake up an impressive perfume of black cherry compote, plum preserves, and wild blueberries followed by hints of lilacs, cedar chest, and tar. The full-bodied palate is rich and plush, with a lively backbone to offset the concentrated black fruit layers, finishing long and perfumed. An impressive 2008 that still has a good 30 years+ of life ahead!" LPB for TWI Dec 2023
JS96 "This is starting to be perfect to drink now with chocolate, grilled-meat, plum and wet-earth character. Full-bodied, tight and focused. The acidity has diminished and this shows balance. Drink or hold." JS Mar 2018
LP96 "The 2008 Pavie is deep garnet with a touch of brick. It is a tad shy to begin, needing a bit of shaking to wake up an impressive perfume of black cherry compote, plum preserves, and wild blueberries followed by hints of lilacs, cedar chest, and tar. The full-bodied palate is rich and plush, with a lively backbone to offset the concentrated black fruit layers, finishing long and perfumed. An impressive 2008 that still has a good 30 years+ of life ahead!" LPB for TWI Dec 2023
JS96 "This is starting to be perfect to drink now with chocolate, grilled-meat, plum and wet-earth character. Full-bodied, tight and focused. The acidity has diminished and this shows balance. Drink or hold." JS Mar 2018