Chateau Pavie Macquin Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2011

95 Points Jeb Dunnuck
A brilliant effort as well as one of the top wines in the vintage, the 2011 Pavie Macquin comes from a incredible limestone, cooler terroir and sports a saturated ruby/plum color as well as the essence of limestone in its white truffle, black currant, black cherry, forest floor, and crushed rock-like minerality. A blend of 85% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon, this full-bodied, powerful, backward effort offers pleasure today yet is just now at the early stages of its drink window. It will keep for another two decades or more. It’s a thrilling wine.

94 Points James Suckling
This is rich and concentrated with loads of fruit and ripe tannins. Full body and a long, long finish. Beautiful intensity. Better in 2017 but so juicy and drinkable now. Nice and balanced for the vintage.

93 Points Wine Spectator
This has lovely energy, with the vintage's up-front briary feel pulling the flavors of plum sauce, blackberry coulis and cherry preserves along while anise, apple wood and fruitcake notes fill in behind them. Offers a solid, juicy feel through the finish, revealing floral and incense hints in reserve. Rock-solid.—Non-blind Pavie Macquin vertical (December 2014). Best from 2018 through 2028.

93 Points Wine Enthusiast
An elegant wine, it manages to embrace its rich fruit and still show style. There is an opulent texture, driven by ripe Merlot, yet the wine is also fresh and crisp, full of black currant fruit. Drink from 2017.

92 Points Wine Advocate
This well-known St.-Emilion estate has turned out a dense purple-colored blend of 84% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon. Super-concentrated, but not over-extracted, with an essence of blackberry, blueberry and black raspberry fruit interwoven with dusty, chalky minerality as well as a floral note, this full-bodied, rich, moderately tannic, pure, layered, impressive 2011 will benefit from 4-5 years of cellaring. It can be enjoyed over the following two decades.

Wine Notes
Blend: 85% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon

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