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Date Printed: 9/5/2010
Chateau Pavie 2001
Chateau Pavie 2001

 (search item no. 76510)
collectible wine

The Wine Advocate rating: 96 points
PRICE ON 9/5/2010: $169.00

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2009 The Wine Advocate rating: 100 points
2009 Wine Spectator rating: 97 points
2009 Wine Enthusiast rating: 97 points
2009 International Wine Cellar rating: 97 points
2008 The Wine Advocate rating: 98 points
2008 Wine Spectator rating: 95 points
2008 Wine Enthusiast rating: 94 points
2008 International Wine Cellar rating: 94 points
2007 The Wine Advocate rating: 95 points
2007 Wine Enthusiast rating: 93 points
2007 International Wine Cellar rating: 93 points
2007 Wine Spectator rating: 90 points
2006 Wine Spectator rating: 96 points
2006 The Wine Advocate rating: 96 points
2006 International Wine Cellar rating: 95 points
2006 Wine Enthusiast rating: 95 points
2006 Wine & Spirits rating: 91 points
2005 Wine Spectator rating: 100 points
2005 Wine Spectator rating: 100 points
2005 The Wine Advocate rating: 98 points
2005 The Wine Advocate rating: 98 points
2005 International Wine Cellar rating: 96 points
2005 International Wine Cellar rating: 96 points
2005 Wine & Spirits rating: 91 points
2005 Wine & Spirits rating: 91 points
2004 Wine & Spirits rating: 96 points
2004 The Wine Advocate rating: 95 points
2004 Wine Spectator rating: 93 points
2004 International Wine Cellar rating: 93 points
2003 The Wine Advocate rating: 98 points
2003 Wine Spectator rating: 96 points
2003 International Wine Cellar rating: 92 points
2002 The Wine Advocate rating: 94 points
2002 Wine Spectator rating: 93 points
2000 The Wine Advocate rating: 100 points
1999 The Wine Advocate rating: 95 points
1998 The Wine Advocate rating: 95 points
1990 Wine Spectator rating: 94 points

Winemaker's Notes:

 "One of the candidates for wine of the vintage ... again, the 2001 Pavie, from a magnificent south-facing vineyard planted primarily on limestone soil, is a blend of 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. After a six week maceration, it spent nearly 24 months in new oak prior to being bottled unfined and unfiltered. Some Bordeaux brokers think it might be even better than the 2000 Pavie, but I do not agree. The inky/ruby/purple-colored 2001 exhibits a tight but promising nose of crushed stones, a liqueur of blackberries, cherries, and black currants, and subtle smoke and licorice in the background. Powerful, with impressive elegance, fine harmony among its elements, a multi-layered texture, it has a finish that lasts for 50+ seconds. There is considerable tannin, but it is well-integrated. Give it 3-4 years, and drink it over the next two decades. A profound effort for the vintage, it is an example of a perfectionist proprietor pushing the envelope of quality."
-Wine Advocate
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About Chateau Pavie:

 In the fourth century, Château Pavie's slope was planted. Parcel after parcel – Pigasse, les domaines de la Sable, Pimpinelle, Larcis – the bulk was built and consolidated under the Pavie name. This lies all in one piece on the slope of the hill southeast of the town of Saint-Emilion. The buildings and the vineyard at Pavie are at three levels on the side of the slope.

Since 1998, Chantal and Gérard Perse have owned this estate, which boasts the largest vineyard of all Premier Grand Cru Classés in Saint-Emilion. The old fermentation cellar has given way to twenty temperature-controlled wooden vats, and the quarries have been replaced by a modern aging cellar.