Château Pavie 2015 is a Saint-Émilion Premier Grand Cru Classé A from a warm, balanced Right Bank vintage. It is a much-admired wine from the Perse family's ownership.
About This Wine
The 2015 blend is 60% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, matured in 80% new French oak. The season delivered ripe, healthy fruit across the Right Bank, and the two Cabernets give this vintage a firmer, more savoury frame than the plush style some expect from the estate.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Black cherry, blackberry and mulberry, with dried rose, tobacco and a note of warm oak.
- Palate: Full-bodied and dense, with fine-grained, chalky tannin and a limestone freshness keeping the fruit in check.
- Finish: Liquorice, black tea and a smoky edge that hang on.
Serving & Food
At ten years old it is starting to show more, though it will hold for twenty years or more. Give it a couple of hours in a carafe and serve a little below room temperature, 16 to 18°C. Try it with a slow-cooked beef daube, roast duck with plum sauce or a hard sheep's cheese.
How to Enjoy
Saint-Émilion lovers who want a top Pavie as it moves into its drinking window.
Product Details
Category: Fine Wine, Bordeaux
Producer: Château Pavie
Appellation: Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Classification: Premier Grand Cru Classé (A), 2012 classification, confirmed 2022
Grapes: 60% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 2015
Country: France
Format: 750mL
About the Château
Pavie runs across the south-facing côte just outside the town of Saint-Émilion, with vines on the limestone plateau, on clay-limestone slopes and on the deeper soils at the foot of the hill. Gérard and Chantal Perse bought the estate in 1998 and invested heavily in the vineyard and a new cellar. Pavie was promoted to Premier Grand Cru Classé A in 2012 and kept that rank in the 2022 revision. At around 37 hectares it is one of the larger estates at the top of the classification, and its second wine is Arômes de Pavie.