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JAMES SUCKLING: "Very pretty density and dark-berry, bitter-chocolate and smoked-oak character. Some coffee, too. Full-bodied, firm and racy. Drink or hold."
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WEINWISSER: "Sehr dunkles Granat-Purpur, aufhellender Rand. Verrücktes Himbeer- und Walderdbeerenbouquet, rotes Cassis, Vanillenoten, frisch gebackenes Brot und dominikanischer Tabak. Im Gaumen sehr stoffig, recht feine, aber doch präsente Tannine, ein genialer, verschwenderischer Fruchtcocktail im Finale, zu den aufregendsten Weinen des heterogenen Jahrgangs gehörend, kann sogar noch einen Punkt zulegen."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits´ 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 Pavie has a very clear, almost refulgent color in the glass. The bouquet is well defined with plush crushed strawberry, raspberry, cedar and mint aromas on the nose, almost Margaux-like in style thanks to a floral tincture. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin, cedar and graphite-tinged black fruit that gently grips the mouth. There is impressive structure here, a Pavie that seems to have firmed up in recent years. As I suggested in my previous note, this is one of the few Saint Emilion wines that merit cellaring. Tasted February 2017."
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WINE ENTHUSIAST: "A solidly structured wine, filled with fig, bitter coffee, spice and wood over a firm structure of tannins. The freshness is quite intense, but the ripe fruit is vivid with layered acidity and new wood. This is a serious wine, for aging."
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WINE SPECTATOR: "Supple and inviting, with a caressing edge to the red currant and blackberry confiture notes. Warm tobacco, cocoa and apple wood accents fill in throughout. This has melded nicely and shows a smoldering hint through the finish. Approachable now, but there´s no rush.--Non-blind Pavie vertical (March 2017). Drink now through 2030. 7,335 cases made."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Drinking at close to peak, the wine is soft, open and expressive, medium/full bodied with soft fruits and tannins. Drink this now, while waiting for the big boys to develop."