Chateau Pavie 2025

Vinum: Seit dem hervorragenden 2023er manifestiert sich in diesem Pavie klar ein Stilwandel; die Nase hat Tiefgang, zeigt eine herrliche Würze über reifer Frucht, Heidelbeeren, Cassis, florale Noten, das Holz subtil im Hintergrund; am Gaumen seidenweich und cremig im Auftakt, dann packt die Struktur zu, die eiserne Faust im Samthandschuh, mächtig und konzentriert, jedoch mit deutlich mehr Finesse als in den früheren Jahren, die Tannine sind von höchster Güte, stets da, nie überbordend; ausgesprochen lang, salzig und mit frischem, dunkelfruchtigen Finale. Monumental!"

James Suckling: The cabernet franc really comes through, with fine, intense, racy tannins and great length. Chalky and focused. More restrained than past vintages, with superb tension at the end. The most cabernet franc-driven Pavie ever. And it works so well. Precise is the word."

Jane Anson: Fragrant apple blossom, iris and violet flowers on the nose, brings its A-game from the first moments; coupling bright greengage plums, rose stems, and an intense grip of slate, with creamier blackberries, damson and creme patissiere. A ton of grip and length, this is in it for the long game, with pulses of oyster shell minerality to close things out. Brilliant. Here they did 8 weeks maceration, longer than most, but they felt that the wines needed a little longer to fill out through the mid palate, and for sure this is showing exceptional expansion and tension. Harvest September 15 to 29, first time in the Perse era that this has been entirely in September - and the final vintage under Gerard Perse. Pavie Decesse and Bellevue Mondot are now included in the main wine, bringing their limestone soils to the blend, and this is the highest amount of Cabernet to date. 21hl/ha yield, 3.58ph."

Falstaff: Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Feine schwarze Beerenfrucht, ein Hauch von Cassis, schwarze Kirschen, Anklänge von kandierten Orangenzesten, etwas Nougat, dezentes Edelholz unterlegt. Kraftvoll, aber sehr saftig, rund und elegant, tolle Frische, reife, feine Tannine, extraktsüß und lange anhaftend, modern und doch sehr dem Terroir verbunden, große Länge, sicheres Reifepotenzial."

Lisa Perrotti-Brown: Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2025 Pavie slowly unfurls to reveal a wonderfully evocative perfume of kirsch, black raspberries, fresh plums, and lilacs, giving way to hints of pencil shavings, wild sage, and crushed rocks. The full-bodied palate shimmers with fantastically dense yet vibrant black and red fruit layers, framed by beautifully ripe, firm, grainy tannins and amazing tension, finishing long with a myriad of mineral and floral sparkles. Sensational. The blend is 30% Merlot, 60% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon-the highest proportion of Cabernet Franc ever for Pavie. The alcohol is 14.34% and the pH is 3.58."

The Wine Cellar Insider: Showing one of the deepest colors of the vintage, the perfume kicks off with black raspberries, mint leaves, black cherries, flowers, tobacco wrappers, licorice, spice, and espresso aromas. The palate is intensely concentrated, yet, there is so much lift, and energy, the wine feels almost relaxed on your palate. The waves of rich, dense, opulent, lush, and salty, mineral-infused berries start off strong, and keep on going. The mid-palate, and finish delivers its message of ripe, deep, black, with red fruits, spice, crushed stones, camphor, licorice, and dark chocolate without hesitation through to its endnotes that get close to the 60-second mark. The wine blends 60% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, making this the highest percentage of Cabernet ever used in the blend. 14.3% ABV. 3.58 pH. Harvesting took place September 15 - September 26. Yields were 21 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2030-2065."

Decanter: Intensely fragrant nose, full of black fruit, chocolate, perfumed violets and cassis. Heady and concentrated. Ripe and fleshy fruit on the palate, the tannins have a really chewy aspect that fills the mouth with texture and grip but with a vein of cooling acidity through the middle. Ends soft and cool, with a long minty, liquorice core. Chewy, fleshy, but cool, I quite like the upfront nature, it’s filling and wide but not overly intrusive or dry. Cool blue fruits and a long slightly chalky powdery finish. All the makings of a great Pavie and feels hands off for what It could have been. 3.58pH. A yield of 21hl/ha."

Jeb Dunnuck: The first time this château has included this much Cabernet Franc in the blend, the 2025 Château Pavie sports a saturated purple hue as well as a pure, focused bouquet of crème de cassis and assorted blue fruits intermixed with graphite, violets, leafy herbs, and freshly sharpened pencil notes. It's a different beast from the classic Pavie style, with a more focused, straight mouthfeel, building yet beautiful tannins, and a layered, seamless texture on the palate. It might miss a touch of the classic Pavie sexiness, but it's incredibly impressive, balanced, and remarkably long. Hitting 14.34% alcohol with a pH of 3.58, this Saint-Émilion was harvested between September 15th and 26th."