Chateau Pavie 2002

James Suckling: "This is really fine and beautiful with a dark-berry, cedar, mahogany and chocolate character. Medium to full body, silky tannins and a pretty finish. Really impressive for the vintage. Drink or hold."

Weinwisser: "Sattes Granat, rubiner Rand. Traumhaftes Nuss- und Cassisbouquet, frisch gebackenes Brot, Lakritze, Spitzwegerich. Im Gaumen schon erstaunlich saftig und für einen jungen Pavie der neueren Zeit recht fein, viel rote Beeren, die frisch und trotz des massiven Körpers fast beschwingt über die Zunge gleiten. Ist der Wein jetzt in der Fruchtphase, dass er sich schon so schön geniessen lässt? Er macht auf alle Fälle viel Spass – und das sicher lange Zeit."

The Wine Cellar Insider: "One of the top wines of this cooler vintage is rich, concentrated and loaded with ripe, black cherry, licorice, dark chocolate, cedar and wet earth. The tannins are soft, the finish is long and the aromatics are complex. For those that find Pavie too much for their delicate senses, this is a good vintage to explore, due to its cool, weather characteristics."

The Wine Advocate: "Offering cedary notes with some hints of black olive tapenade, grilled meats, spice box and wood with black and red currants, this wine seems fully mature, lusty, rich and undeniably a major success in this vintage. The tannins are largely resolved and the wine is drinking beautifully, so there is no reason to defer your gratification for this wine. Drink now through 2025."

Falstaff: "Mittleres Rubingranat, zart unterockert, breiterer Wasserrand. Noten von Karamell, relativ entwickeltes Bukett, Brombeergelee, Nougat, ein Hauch von Mokka und Dörrobst. Saftiges Kirschkonfit, mittlere Textur, frisch und rotbeerig, bereits gut antrinkbar, verfügt aber durchaus über einige Lagerfähigkeit, ein charmanter Speisenbegleiter."

Wine Spectator: "This is sneakily good for the vintage, with a soft, mature edge to the mix of mulled plum and black cherry fruit, which gives way slowly to cedar, vanilla and tobacco notes through the finish. Has a light menthol backdrop and a slight grainy edge to the structure. A terrific effort for the vintage.--Non-blind Pavie vertical (March 2017). Drink now through 2025. 7,500 cases made."