2023 Bordeaux Wine Magazine: Chateau Pavie 2022 tasting notes and ratings on futures and ratings “en primeur” by Ronald Rens, M.Sc., Wine Master, Bordeaux Expert
Ronald holding the new
covet Pavie 2022 bottle
The vintage 2022 represents party time at Chateau Pavie. It is the 25th vintage made by the current owner Gérard Perse. Of course, they celebrated 10 years of being a Premier Grand Cru Classé “A”.e
Pavie was the only chateau from the 2012 Classification to remain “A” in 2022.
Aromes de Pavie 2022 (17,5+ points/20)
[50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Franc]
The color is intense, almost black with a slightly lighter purple rim.
Rather closed on the nose with some hints of cooked fruit and some whiffs of menthol. Some fruit on the palate with blueberries and blackberries.
Less dominated by the oak as previous vintages.
The wine has a tendency to give a sensation of dryness towards the finish that I find less appealing. Good length.
Chateau Pavie 2022 (19,5- points/20)
[52% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon]
Chateau Pavie 2022
Incredible deep almost inky dark purple color. Rather closed on the nose. The wine shows jammy notes and some cooked fruit; almost sweet? A bit more freshness than in previous years.
I keep finding it challenging to appreciate a sample that has such a strong influence of the oak. Some nice fruit tones manage to show.
This is a big wine with big tannins, but having said that, the tannins seem more elegant and riper than I have experienced here before. The road to less oak and more elegance is noticeable.
More Bordeaux 2022 tasting notes and ratings:
| 2022 Chateau Ausone | 2022 Chateau Cheval Blanc | 2022 Chateau Angelus | 2022 Chateau Pavie |
|2022 Chateau Lafite Rothschild | 2022 Chateau Mouton Rothschild | 2022 Chateau Latour | 2022 Chateau Margaux |
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