2000 Ch Pavie Decesse Grand Cru Classé St Emilion - 12x75cl
06A0PAVD _ 2000 - Ch Pavie Decesse Grand Cru Classé St Emilion - 12x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Pavie Decesse
  • Region St Emilion
  • Grape Merlot / Cabernet Franc
  • Drinking 2008 - 2020
  • Case size 12x75cl
  • Available

2000 - Ch Pavie Decesse Grand Cru Classé St Emilion - 12x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Pavie Decesse
  • Region St Emilion
  • Grape Merlot / Cabernet Franc
  • Drinking 2008 - 2020
  • Case size 12x75cl
  • Available

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  • Robert Parker, June 2010, Score: 96

    Gerard Perse's 2000 Pavie Decesse, a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc from a vineyardsituated above Pavie, on the steep limestone hillsides outside the walled town of St.-Emilion, is a fabulous effort (all the Perse wines are stunning in this vintage). Notes of camphor, creme de cassis, violets, black currants, cedar, and licorice jump from the glass of this inky/purple-hued offering. Monumental richness, sensational sweet tannin, a skyscraper-like mid-palate, and a 45+-second finish result in an extraordinary wine that is just reaching its plateau of full maturity. It should last for another 20-25 years.

  • Robert Parker, April 2003, Score: 96

    In 2002, a big section of this vineyard will be incorporated into Pavie. The 2000 Pavie Decesse, made from 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc at yields of 30 hectoliters per hectare, enjoyed a five-week maceration and was aged in 100% new oak, with aging on its lees for the first six months. It was bottled unfined and unfiltered, as are all the Perse wines. This wine, for about one-half the price of Pavie, is well-worth checking out ... to state it mildly! A brilliant effort, the wine has an opaque bluish/purple color and a gorgeous nose of sweet blueberries, blackberries, charcoal, and mineral. The wine is full-bodied, rich, with striking purity, fabulous delineation, immense body and extract, and sweet but high levels of tannin in the finish, which goes on for nearly one minute. This is undoubtedly the greatest Pavie Decesse ever produced and a modern-day Bordeaux legend. At one-half the price of its sibling, Pavie, it should be obvious what readers should do! Anticipated maturity: 2008-2030.

Producer

Château Pavie Decesse

Purchased by ex-champion cyclist Gérard Perse (also owner of Monbouquet and later Pavie) this small (3.65 hectare), Merlot dominated vineyard lies higher up, on the crest of the hill, above its more famous sibling, Château Pavie.It is easy to differentiate Château Pavie Decesse from Châeau Pavie, despite the two undergoing very similar vinification, due to the high levels of Merlot in the Pavie Decesse blend. Pavie Decesse ...Read more

Purchased by ex-champion cyclist Gérard Perse (also owner of Monbouquet and later Pavie) this small (3.65 hectare), Merlot dominated vineyard lies higher up, on the crest of the hill, above its more famous sibling, Château Pavie.It is easy to differentiate Château Pavie Decesse from Châeau Pavie, despite the two undergoing very similar vinification, due to the high levels of Merlot in the Pavie Decesse blend. Pavie Decesse is planted on clay/limestone soil, vine varietals are 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc and has an average vine age of 43 years. A draconian green harvest is carried out, and the grapes are hand picked before fermentation in temperature controlled wooden vats - under the instruction of Michel Rolland. The wine undergoes eighteen to twenty months ageing in 100% new oak.Read less

Region

St Emilion

South of Pomerol lies the medieval, perched village of St Emilion. Surrounding St Emilion are vines that produce round, rich and often hedonistic wines. Despite a myriad of soil types, two main ones dominate - the gravelly, limestone slopes that delve down to the valley from the plateau and the valley itself which is comprised of limestone, gravel, clay and sand. Despite St Emilion's popularity today, it was not until the 1980s to early 1990s that attention was brought to this region. Robert Parker, the famous wine critic, began reviewing their Merlot-dominated wines and giving them hefty scores. The rest is history as they say. Similar to the Médoc, there is a classification system in place which dates from 1955 and outlines several levels of quality. These include its regional appellation of St Emilion, St Emilion Grand Cru, St Emilion Grand Cru Classé and St Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé, which is further divided into "A" (Ausone and Cheval Blanc) and "B" (including Angélus, Canon, Figeac and a handful of others). To ensure better accuracy, the classification is redone every 10 years enabling certain châteaux to be upgraded or downgraded depending on on the quality of their more recent vintages.

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