Château Pavie-Decesse - St.-Emilion 2011 (3L)
Price: $529.00
| Producer | Château Pavie-Decesse |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St Emilion |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2011 |
| Sku | 7885 |
| Size | 3L |
Jeb Dunnuck: 95 Points
The 2011s are starting to open up and given the general ho-hum view of the vintage offer surprising quality and pleasure. The 2011 Pavie Decesse is the normal blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc and offers a more evolved approachable style compared to the primordial 2010. Blackcurrants white truffle lead pencil new leathers and loads of spice dominate the bouquet and it?s beautifully complex and full-bodied with present yet ripe tannins and a great finish. It?s a gorgeous mineral-laced Saint-Emilion to drink over the coming two decades or so.
jdWine Advocate: 94+ Points
This well-known estate situated on the limestone hillside above Pavie is produced from a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Another brilliant offering from the Perse family the dense opaque purple-colored 2011 reveals plenty of floral notes intermixed with super-concentrated cassis and kirsch. The chalky limestone soils provide minerality to this full-bodied powerful concentrated St.-Emilion. Some tannins are noticeable but they are sweet. This 2011 should be drinkable in 3-4 years and last for 15-20.
Wine Spectator: 93 Points
Wow. The smoky berry nut and ripe-fruit character is impressive in this wine. It?s full-bodied with velvety tannins and a loads of oak on the finish. Some might find it too much but it will come together with age. Try in 2018.
