Chateau Pavie Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2015 750ml

Château Pavie is a Saint-Émilion estate bought by Gérard and Chantal Perse in 1998 and restructured under their ownership. It was promoted to Premier Grand Cru Classé "A", the appellation's top tier, in 2012.

Its 42 hectares form a single block on three terroirs: a limestone plateau planted mostly to Merlot, a south-facing clay slope mostly to Cabernet Franc, and sand and gravel at the foot of the slope for Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2015 is 60% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged in mostly new French oak. The second wine is Arômes de Pavie.

The 2015 is fresh, polished and well balanced, with singing fruit and great length, one of the standout Right Bank wines of the vintage.

Against Carruades de Lafite 2015, Pavie is the richer, Merlot-led grand vin; for a Right Bank showpiece from the same vintage, choose Pavie.

It still has a long life ahead. If you open it now, decant it well ahead and serve with lamb or beef.

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