Château Pavie 2015 is one of the latest vintages of the grand vin produced by the winery of the same name. An intense and concentrated red, with a brilliant maturity ahead, rated no less than 98 Parker points.
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General features
Type of wine
Region
Grape variety
22% Cabernet Franc, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, 60% Merlot
Type of barrel
New French oak barrels
Barrel aging time
Between 18 and 24 months
Capacity (cl)
75
Alcohol content (% vol.)
14.5
General Information
Château Pavie is one of the four wineries in Saint-Émilion with the rank of Premier Grand Classé A, the highest quality designation attainable on the right bank of Bordeaux. Château Pavie 2015, its flagship wine, justifies this classification on its own. Fruity, aromatic, profound, and with silky tannins, it is a wine destined for a brilliant maturity. Perfect to uncork and enjoy at its peak starting from 2025.
The clay-limestone soils where the merlot, cabernet blanc, and cabernet sauvignon vines used to produce Château Pavie 2015 grow, endow it with great personality, body, and complexity. These qualities were further enhanced by an aging process of 18 to 24 months in new French oak barrels, a process that, along with vinification and blending, was overseen by Michel Rolland, the winery's consulting oenologist since 1998.
Founded in 1873, southeast of Saint-Émilion, Château Pavie owes its name to the pavie peach trees that once grew on the plot where the winery now stands. After changing hands several times, the estate began a new chapter in the late 1990s under the ownership of Parisian millionaire Gérard Perse, who also owns other châteaux in the area such as Monbousquet and Pavie-Decesse. Under his management, Pavie rose to the top of the appellation, achieving the Premier Grand Cru Classé A distinction of quality, a title it has held since 2012.
The clay-limestone soils where the merlot, cabernet blanc, and cabernet sauvignon vines used to produce Château Pavie 2015 grow, endow it with great personality, body, and complexity. These qualities were further enhanced by an aging process of 18 to 24 months in new French oak barrels, a process that, along with vinification and blending, was overseen by Michel Rolland, the winery's consulting oenologist since 1998.
Founded in 1873, southeast of Saint-Émilion, Château Pavie owes its name to the pavie peach trees that once grew on the plot where the winery now stands. After changing hands several times, the estate began a new chapter in the late 1990s under the ownership of Parisian millionaire Gérard Perse, who also owns other châteaux in the area such as Monbousquet and Pavie-Decesse. Under his management, Pavie rose to the top of the appellation, achieving the Premier Grand Cru Classé A distinction of quality, a title it has held since 2012.
The winery
Winery
Château Pavie is one of the four Premier Grand Cru Classé A wineries of Saint-Émilion. Located southeast of this famous Bordeaux village, on land that was once home to peach orchards known as "pavías" (hence the name), the origin of the estate dates back to the late 19th century, specifically 1873, when the merchant Ferdinand Bouffard inherited the property along with other neighboring plots in the area.
Throughout its history, the château has had several owners. The latest and current owner is Gérard Perse, a millionaire and former Parisian cyclist, who acquired it in 1998 after also purchasing Château Monbousquet and Château Pavie-Decess. Under his management, and with Jean-Baptiste Pion as winemaker and cellar master, and Michel Rolland as consulting oenologist, Pavie has enhanced its facilities with the installation of a modern irrigation system in the vineyard and the construction of a new winery designed by architect Alberto Pinto.
The vineyard spans 37 hectares, with vines nearly half a century old. From its clay-limestone soils grow merlot, cabernet franc, and cabernet sauvignon vines, which Château Pavie uses to produce its two red wines: the grand vin, traditionally named after the estate itself, and the second label, Arômes de Pavie, which from the 2005 vintage onwards was renamed Tour Simard. The low yields of the vines (averaging 30 hectoliters per hectare) result in the wines of this Premier Grand Cru Classé A of Saint-Émilion being very limited, concentrated, and intense.
Throughout its history, the château has had several owners. The latest and current owner is Gérard Perse, a millionaire and former Parisian cyclist, who acquired it in 1998 after also purchasing Château Monbousquet and Château Pavie-Decess. Under his management, and with Jean-Baptiste Pion as winemaker and cellar master, and Michel Rolland as consulting oenologist, Pavie has enhanced its facilities with the installation of a modern irrigation system in the vineyard and the construction of a new winery designed by architect Alberto Pinto.
The vineyard spans 37 hectares, with vines nearly half a century old. From its clay-limestone soils grow merlot, cabernet franc, and cabernet sauvignon vines, which Château Pavie uses to produce its two red wines: the grand vin, traditionally named after the estate itself, and the second label, Arômes de Pavie, which from the 2005 vintage onwards was renamed Tour Simard. The low yields of the vines (averaging 30 hectoliters per hectare) result in the wines of this Premier Grand Cru Classé A of Saint-Émilion being very limited, concentrated, and intense.