Chateau Pavie Macquin 2023

JAMES SUCKLING: "This is a twitchy, lively red with brambleberry, black olive and a real sense of limestone. The tannins are very well integrated. Lots of energy. Medium body. Extremely long. Very cool, fine wine from this estate in this year. 3.35 pH. 14.2% alcohol. 82% merlot, 17% cabernet franc and 1% cabernet sauvignon. Best ever?"

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Aromas of sweet raspberries, cherries and plums mingle with notions of licorice and creamy new oak, introducing the 2023 Pavie Macquin, a medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated wine with a deep core of fruit, tangy acids and powdery tannins. As higher density plantings on the plateau with superior vine genetics start to enter into production, and as the south of the property is restructured, this estate's tannins are becoming more refined, even if the very low pH of 3.35 still tends to foreground the wine's structure."

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, tiefer Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Lakritze und kandierte Veilchen, feine Holzwürze, reife rote Kirschen, intensives Bukett. Saftig, rotbeerig, zeigt eine betonte Frische, reife Tannine, mineralisch, dezente Süße, ein sehr charmanter Stil, ein animierender Speisenbegleiter mit Reifepotenzial."