Château Pavie Macquin Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2012

"Odedi"

For #MerlotThursday here's a nice Bordeaux. Dark ruby in color with a purplish rim. Earthy nose with blueberries, cherries, wood, earth, vanilla, spices, licorice, pencil lead, vegetables, wet leaves, leather, peppercorn and vinaigrette. Full-bodied with medium plus acidity and long legs. Dry on the palate with cherries, strawberries, red currants, oak, smoke, vegetables, vanilla, earth, vanilla, pencil lead, tobacco leaf, wet leaves, river rocks, spices, peppercorn and leather. Medium finish with grippy tannins and tart cherries. This is a young Right Bank Bordeaux. Not fully balanced with a nice mouthfeel and great complexity. Needs a couple of hours to open up properly and show the big tannins. Still young and needs 5 to 10 years in the bottle to mature properly. A blend of 84% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon. I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses, and some light appetizers. 14.5% alcohol by volume. 88 points. $70.

Cyrus Limón

Leather for daysss!

Landon Donley

Riper profile with firm tannins. After 2 hours in the decanter it starts to show beautiful secondary notes.

Damien Bielle

Bien fait, du fruit croquant, superbe équilibre

Maggie Harrison

2012

Paul J

PnP. Very disappointing! Massive stewed cherries and texture/depth were lacking. Maybe my expectations were too high, but I couldn’t stomach a 2nd glass so had to open something else. Maybe it’s in a weird spot or needed a long decant.

Kamall

Liquid pleasure. Not too ripe, excellent balance.

Matthew Robinson

That's a big ol Saint Emilion

Joanne Franzel

Fig spice alcohol grip. Oily. More fruit than I usually like. Delicious with veal chop - prob would’ve been even better with lamb.