Château PAVIE-MACQUIN 2021

Description

Yves Beck 94-96 points www.yvesbeck.wine
Superbe bouquet marqué par des parfums d’iris, de baies rouges, d’épices suivis de notes crayeuses. Attaque friande et légèrement crémeuse. D’entrée la structure acide se positionne et confère beaucoup de tempérament à l’ensemble du palais. Les tannins sont serrés, tendus mais parfaitement intégrés. Ils tiennent tête à la structure acide et parviennent même à créer l’harmonie avec cette dernière. Un vin de caractère qui aura besoin de temps pour s’épanouir mais qui est doté d’une énergie exceptionnelle. Très belle réussite.  2026-2051

Jean-Marc Quarin 94 points www.quarin.com
Couleur sombre et pourpre. Nez moyennement intense, fruité, avec une nuance boisée résineuse. Délicat à l’attaque, fruité, le vin prend de la saveur à partir du milieu de bouche. Il s’étire long et parfumé, délicat, avec des nuances d’orange. Bonne longueur sans angle tannique.

Antonio Galloni 92-94 www.vinous.com
The 2021 Pavie Macquin was picked from 4 to 19 October at 37hL/ha, the Grand Vin representing around 80% of the crop. Matured in 50% new oak, it clearly has the most fruit concentration amongst Nicolas Thienpont’s portfolio with black cherries, blueberry and bilberry fruit, just a faint touch of orange rind in the background. The palate is fresh and well-structured on the entry, insistent grip and a pleasant seam of sapidity running through this Saint-Émilion. More « vertical » than usual, this is nicely focused with a delineated, quite mineral-driven finish that showcases its asteriated limestone terroir. Excellent.

Georgina Hindle 94 points  www.decanter.com (at Bordeaux, 01 Apr 2022)
Bramble, coffee and caramel notes on the nose. Juicy and vibrant on the palate, this has a gentle coursing of strawberry and blackcurrant fruit with blackcurrant leaf giving a savoury, almost herbal edge, while the crushed stone and slate bring in minerality and salinity on the finish. Detailed and nuanced – I like the overall texture, there is grip and aromatic interest with density, chew and a gorgeous core of acidity that keeps things playful and joyous. Supremely alive and thriving on the palate with a persistence that doesn’t let up. I love this and think it will be excellent after ageing. Tasted twice. Drinking Window 2025 – 2045

William Kelley 93-95 points www.erobertparker.com
Another success in this challenging year is the 2021 Pavie Macquin, a promising effort that offers up aromas of sweet berries, Indian spices, licorice and bay leaf. Medium to full-bodied, layered and incisive, it’s a tensile, tightly wound wine that’s concentrated and penetrating, concluding with a mineral finish. Its low pH profile means that this is always an estate that gains a lot from élevage, but even at this early stage, it’s clear that this has excellent potential.

Neal Martin 92-94 www.vinous.com
The 2021 Pavie Macquin is a rich, heady wine, as it typically is. Dark red fruit, leather, smoke, licorice, mocha and espresso build nicely in the glass. The tannins are a bit firmer than they usually are, but there’s plenty of creaminess and texture lurking beneath. The 2021 needs time to fully come together. In some tastings it was a bit austere, while in other moments, the trademark Pavie-Macquin sensuality was more in evidence. Tasted three times.