In Bond Fine Wine. 2014 Château Pavie Macquin, Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, France. Premier Grand Cru Classé B • Red Bordeaux in 12x75cl. Top critic score: 96/100 (JS). Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Chateau Pavie Macquin is a Premier Grand Cru Classé B estate in Saint-Émilion, situated on the appellation's famous limestone plateau. Founded by Albert Macquin, a pioneer in combatting phylloxera through vine grafting, the estate remains under in the family but is managed by Nicolas Thienpont, with oenologist Stéphane Derenoncourt overseeing winemaking. Pavie Macquin's wines are known for their richness, concentration, and balance, offering notes of ripe black fruit, spice, and a characteristic limestone-driven tension, minerality and freshness.
Neal Martin (NM) — 91/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 31/03/2017 · Drink 2020-2040
The 2014 Pavie-Macquin has a concentrated bouquet with layers of blackberry and raspberry coulis, infused with potpourri and incense. There is something almost forbidding about the aromatics at the moment. The palate is medium-bodied with supple ripe red berry fruit, a fine line of acidity, although it feels a little soft on the finish when I needed more precision and backbone. Let's see how this…
Albany Vintners (AV) — 93–95/100 · -, 27/04/2015
Perfume and mineral lift on the nose with cool black fruit at the core. Intense and ripe. Satiny textured, long and refreshing. Very well-made.
James Suckling (JS) — 92–93/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 27/03/2015
A juicy and pretty PM with chocolate, walnuts and dark fruit. Full body, ultra fine tannins and a long and beautiful finish. Very tight and polished.