Château Pavie Macquin

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend

9.346 ratings
9.212 pro ratings
St. Émilion, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Bill Bender

The Pavie flagship may get all the love but this Macquin is extraordinary! This may have the most intriguing sultry nose of any wine I’ve opened this year—crushed violets, burnt cedar chips and granite with a dash of garrigue. My actual nose actually touched the wine and got wet, that’s how drawn I was to the bouquet. But this Bordeaux was a a great deal more than mere aromatics.....dark full viscosity waves mark the sides of the glass, the oak is there but it melds very harmoniously with the black cherry, blackberry compote, stewed fig and damp earth flavor flood. Very lush, undeniably elegant and so smooth and satisfying. I’m enjoying this tonight and I know this is my first post in a while but I’m still alive....I hope to catch up with my @Delectablewine Delectablewine wine fam and post all the wines in my photo queue soon. Cheers 🥂

The Pavie flagship may get all the love but this Macquin is extraordinary! This may have the most intriguing sultry nose of any wine I’ve opened this year—crushed violets, burnt cedar chips and granite with a dash of garrigue. My actual nose actually touched the wine and got wet, that’s how drawn I was to the bouquet. But this Bordeaux was a a great deal more than mere aromatics.....dark full viscosity waves mark the sides of the glass, the oak is there but it melds very harmoniously with the black cherry, blackberry compote, stewed fig and damp earth flavor flood. Very lush, undeniably elegant and so smooth and satisfying. I’m enjoying this tonight and I know this is my first post in a while but I’m still alive....I hope to catch up with my @Delectablewine Delectablewine wine fam and post all the wines in my photo queue soon. Cheers 🥂

Sep 16th, 2018
Cody Short

Modern but really good. Decanted 2 hrs

Modern but really good. Decanted 2 hrs

Aug 19th, 2018
Sam Coturri

Winery Sixteen 600, Enterprise Vineyards and the Moon Mountain District

9.7

Giant aromatics of Santa Rosa plums and cigar box. Bright red fruit with a dark chocolate mid palate and lingering rounded tannins. Tonight's undisputed #wotn

Giant aromatics of Santa Rosa plums and cigar box. Bright red fruit with a dark chocolate mid palate and lingering rounded tannins. Tonight's undisputed #wotn

1 person found it helpfulNov 3rd, 2015
Rob Mondavi

Owner/President of Winemaking Folio Fine Wine Partners

9.3

Very nice. Opening beautifully. Has ample time to age or enjoy now with 20-30 minutes of decanting. Very happy with the elegance of the red fruit and subtlety of the wine.

Very nice. Opening beautifully. Has ample time to age or enjoy now with 20-30 minutes of decanting. Very happy with the elegance of the red fruit and subtlety of the wine.

1 person found it helpfulFeb 15th, 2014
Rafael Landestoy

Fabulous wine!

Fabulous wine!

Jun 21st, 2014
Bill Bender

A notch below the Decesse. A behemoth. Hold.

A notch below the Decesse. A behemoth. Hold.

Dec 26th, 2013
Sylvain Rhainds

2000. En grande forme. Prime spot.

2000. En grande forme. Prime spot.

Mar 14th, 2021
Paul T HB

2-4 hour decant & you’re set
Last one, definitely need to get some more 2000

2-4 hour decant & you’re set
Last one, definitely need to get some more 2000

Sep 4th, 2019
Paul T HB

After @Bill Bender posted his review I needed to try it,
3 hour decant and actually the last glass at the 5 hour mark was even better, lost some of the nose though.
See Bills post for all tasting 📝 notes,

After @Bill Bender posted his review I needed to try it,
3 hour decant and actually the last glass at the 5 hour mark was even better, lost some of the nose though.
See Bills post for all tasting 📝 notes,

Sep 21st, 2018
Stephanie Cheng

Smells good!

Smells good!

Nov 20th, 2016