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 »
$80
/750ml
2021 Retail Average
94
/100
2021 Pro Rating
In 2021, Chateau Pavie Macquin delivers a vivid, mouthwatering Saint-Emilion, layering crunchy raspberry and redcurrant with darker berry fruit, a touch of cocoa and coffee bean, and a lifted herbal freshness. The palate is bright and energetic rather than massive, with fine, slate-like tannins and a saline, mineral finish that lingers and feels especially impressive for this challenging vintage. This is a poised, detailed Pavie Macquin that should gain flesh and complexity with time in bottle.
Roast lamb with rosemary and garlic, Duck breast with cherry jus, Wild mushroom risotto
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…