2012 Chateau Pavie, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Case of 6 btls
Chateau Pavie

2012 Chateau Pavie, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Case of 6 btls

France | Bordeaux | Red | Bordeaux Blend | 6x750mL
JD 98+
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Bottled under a special black label to celebrate Pavie's promotion to Premier Grand Cru Classé "A," the 2012 is a standout from the vintage. Deep, layered and powerful, with blackcurrant, graphite and violets wrapped in silky tannin. Drinking well now, with real upside for those willing to wait.

Château Pavie sits on one of Saint-Émilion's most prized sites, a south-facing limestone plateau delivering power and precision year after year, and the 2012 is a standout even within that legacy.

Bottled under a distinctive black label to mark Pavie's newly awarded Premier Grand Cru Classé "A" status, this vintage is one of the estate's most celebrated efforts from a Right Bank year defined by early-ripening Merlot and a hot, dry August that let growers beat the October rains.

In the glass, the 2012 shows everything Pavie is known for: deep, layered fruit built around blackcurrant and blackberry, framed by scorched earth, graphite and violets, with silky tannin and real freshness underneath the power.

Critics have flagged this as one of the great successes of a strong Right Bank vintage, elegant and pure despite its intensity, with the structure to hit triple digits in scoring as it matures.

Now well over a decade from harvest, it's opening up beautifully, though patient collectors are still finding real upside in continued cellaring.

Jeb Dunnuck | 98+ Points

"Bottled under a black label to celebrate Pavie’s addition to the Grand Cru Classé “A” classification, the 2012 Chateau Pavie is a brilliant wine, and readers with bottles in their cellars are in for a treat. From a bottle purchased in the US, this deep purple-hued beauty takes plenty of air (it showed best the day after opening) to show at its best yet offers incredible notes of blackcurrants, blackberries, scorched earth, graphite, leafy herbs, violets, and background oak. Rich, full-bodied, and powerful, it nevertheless has incredible elegance and purity, with loads of silky tannins, terrific freshness, and a blockbuster finish. I continue to believe 2012 was a great, great vintage for the Right Bank, and this just adds fuel to the fire. This beauty is approachable today yet will mostly likely merit a triple-digit rating in 5-7 years and will keep for 30-40 years, given its impeccable balance and depth of fruit."

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