1996 Pavie Macquin
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The 1996 Pavie-Macquin is powerful, fully mature and also a bit rough around the edges. Sweet tobacco, menthol, licorice, dried flowers, mint and dried cherry add aromatic nuance. On the palate it is compact and a bit dried out, even if the acids remain surprisingly brisk. Rain just before harvest created dilution in the Merlots, but conditions turned more favorable at the end of the season, which was better for the Cabernets. Like so many wines in this vertical, the 1996 improved quite a bit with air. Even so, I would not push my luck. Any remaining bottle needs to be finished.
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The 1996 Pavie Macquin is super-concentrated, yet possesses a backward, ferociously tannic style. It is an uncompromising wine with a vieilles vignes intensity, as well as an abrasively high tannin level. Some of the terroir's telltale mineral and blueberry fruit comes through in the nose and flavors, but this medium-bodied, structured, muscular wine will require 8-10 years of cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2020.
Oozing with blackberry, cedar, raspberry and coffee aromas. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a caressing finish. Needs more time. It's a little chewy. Relax and let it happen. Well done for the vintage.--'95/'96 Bordeaux retrospective. Best after 2007. 4,000 cases made. James Suckling, Wine Spectator 2007
The 1996 Pavie Macquin is super-concentrated, yet possesses a backward, ferociously tannic style. It is an uncompromising wine with a vieilles vignes intensity, as well as an abrasively high tannin level. Some of the terroir's telltale mineral and blueberry fruit comes through in the nose and flavors, but this medium-bodied, structured, muscular wine will require 8-10 years of cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2020. Apr 1999, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
On the hill of Pavie, this property’s 15 hectares of vines neighbour those of Troplong Mondot and Pavie. Under Stéphane Derenoncourt and Nicolas Thienpont, the property was promoted to Premier Grand Cru Classé B status in 2006.