Bordeaux

RATING WINE ADVOCATE -ROBERT PARKER (RP) 93 JAMES SUCKLING (JS) 93 DECANTER (D) 92 Color: Red Appellation: Saint Estephe Vintage: 2008 Capacity: Bottle (75 cl)

A remarkable success in this vintage, Pavie’s 92 acre vineyard situated on the limestone soils of the spectacular south-facing Cote Pavie (one of the greatest terroirs of Bordeaux) was cropped at 30 hectoliters per hectare. A blend of 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, with an atypical (for a 2008) alcohol level of 14.5% that is...