2006 Chateau Pavie

Tasting note:

2006 Chateau Pavie needs at least seven to eight years in the cellar before developing their characteristic powerful bouquet with notes of cherry, blueberry, blackberry, plum, roasted coffee and oak. After a lively mouthfeel, with powerful but very refined tannins, these wines present exceptional richness and wonderful length.

Chateau Pavie

Chateau Pavie This estate used to be known for its fruit growing, especially the Pavia peaches, which later gave the name to the 19th century castle. At the time, the castle was owned by the Valette family and achieved the Premier Grand Cru Classé B ranking in Saint-Emilion in 1955. Since 1997, the estate has gone from strength to strength. Upon a restart of the Saint-Emilion classification in 2012, Chateau Pavie was elevated to the status of Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru classé A. The Pavie vineyard is the most widespread of all Saint-Emilion premiers crus, and also has the oldest vines in the appellation. , some of which date back more than a century. The product of manual harvesting and low yields (28-30 hl/ha) resulting in high quality, Pavie's wines are aged for up to 24 months in new oak barrels.

Chateau Pavie