Chateau Pavie Macquin • St. Emilion, France
Château Pavie Macquin is a Premier Grand Cru Classé Saint-Émilion crafted predominantly from Merlot with Cabernet Franc…Château Pavie Macquin is a Premier Grand Cru Classé Saint-Émilion crafted predominantly from Merlot with Cabernet Franc and a touch of Cabernet Sauvignon, grown on the limestone plateau’s powerful clay-limestone soils. The wine is known for…Learn More »
$163
/750ml
2003 Retail Average
96
/100
2003 Pro Rating
Ripe blackberries and dark plum pour from the glass of Chateau Pavie Macquin 2003, layered with licorice, sweet spice and a touch of vanilla. On the palate it is lush yet imposing, packed with dense fruit, broad tannins and impressive depth that speaks clearly of the hot, dry vintage. This is a rich, powerful Saint-Émilion that rewards time in the glass and in the cellar, finishing long and saturated with dark fruit and spice.
Dry-aged ribeye with herb butter, Braised lamb shank, Duck confit with lentils
Château Pavie Macquin is a Premier Grand Cru Classé Saint-Émilion crafted predominantly from Merlot with Cabernet Franc and a touch of Cabernet Sauvignon, grown on the limestone plateau’s powerful clay-limestone soils. The wine is known for its combination of fleshiness and deep, meaty concentration with marked limestone-driven minerality, freshness, and tension, reflecting its high, cool terroir above the village of Saint-Émilion. Managed by Nicolas Thienpont with Stéphane Derenoncourt, it has a modern, precise style that still emphasizes the…