Chateau Pavie - Aromes de Pavie 2022

FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart nach Kakao und Nugat, einladende dunkle Waldbeeren, reife Kirschen, ein Hauch von Lakritze, feiner Edelholztouch ist unterlegt. Komplex, straff, reife Kirschfrucht, etwas Cassis, präsente, tragende Tannine, kalkige Mineralität, kühler, eleganter Stil, sehr gute Länge, ein seriöser Speisenbegleiter, sehr gutes Reifepotenzial."

JEB DUNNUCK: "The second wine of this terrific château is the 2022 Aromes De Pavie, an even split of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon (the same blend as the 2020). It might be the greatest second wine in the vintage, displaying a classic Pavie style in its ripe red and black fruits as well as notes of camphor, chocolate, violets, and graphite. Rich and powerful, with medium to full-bodied richness, it's going to be ideal for drinking on release and over the following 15-20 years."

WEINWISSER: "50 % Merlot, 50 % Cabernet Franc, 14.55 Vol.-%, 28 hl/ha. Intensives, pures blaubeeriges Bouquet, Lakritze, getrocknete Fliederblüten, Iris und Heidelbeersaft. Am druckvollen mächtigen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, beeindruckender Extraktfülle und stützender Rasse, straff ausgerichtet. Im konzentrierten Finale Wildkirsche, dunkles Edelholz und feinmehlige Adstringenz. 2029 – 2045."

JAMES SUCKLING: "A juicy and rich wine with medium chewy tannins and a medium body. Racy. Plenty of crunchy fruit and energy. 50% merlot and 50% cabernet franc."

DECANTER: "Perfume and red summer berry fruits, aromatic and expressive. Plush and round but sharp and bright, this has a nice instant tang and shot of acidity that gives energy and life before the liquorice and flint tannins come into play. Feels nicely complete, if young and excitable. It’s serious but vibrant too. A touch too tannic but not harsh, more ripe and fleshy, but still with detail and definition and even though it’s massy you still get the mineral, flintiness with a lovely salty aftertaste. Charming and appealingly accessible. Ageing 50% new oak, 50% one year old barrels. Acidity 3.68. 3.74pH."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Licorice, flowers, black, and red berries with touches of chocolate, and licorice create the nose. On the palate, it is the salty tannins, length, lift and supple, creamy textures that take the spotlight. Aromes de Pavie is no longer the second wine of Pavie. All of the fruit come from a specific 11 hectare parcel, so it should be looked at as its own brand. The wine blends 50% Merlot with 50% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2025-2040."