2016 Arômes de Pavie 2016 3000ml

94 POINTS

Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

The second wine of Château Pavie is dense with dark tannins and superripe fruit. Bold and concentrated it still highlights the fruitiness of the vintage. Although it has big tannins and great potential, the wine also shows plenty of freshness. Drink from 2024.

94 POINTS

Jeb Dunnuck

Since 2015, this estate has made a concerted effort to up the quality of their second wine, adding 4 hectares that previously went into the grand vin as well as purchasing vines on the upper plateau. I’d say it’s working, as the 2016 Aromes de Pavie certainly has a “baby Pavie” feel in its full-bodied, rich, yet elegant profile. Sporting a deep purple color as well as powerful notes of blackberries, truffle, forest floor, and tobacco, it has remarkable purity of fruit, silky tannins, and a great finish. It ranks with the top second wines in Bordeaux and is going to keep for 20-25 years. The blend is 66% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Franc and 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and was aged in 50% new French oak.

94 POINTS

James Suckling

Extremely floral and beautiful with plum and dark-berry aromas. Medium to full body, round, silky tannins and a savory finish. Second wine of Château Pavie. Drink after 2023.

93 POINTS

Peter Moser - Falstaff

Dark ruby, purple reflections, subtle brightening at the rim, fine blackberry, delicate cassis, a hint of sour cherry, subtle fine oak. Juicy, round, fine hints of sweet cherry, vivid tannins, mineral, dark chocolate note on the finish.

93 POINTS

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW - Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2016 Arômes de Pavie has a deep garnet-purple color and is a little closed to begin, slowly revealing notes of crushed red and black cherries, raspberry preserves, plum pudding, blueberry pie and prunes with touches of espresso, star anise, cumin seed and wood smoke plus a waft of dusty soil. Full, firm and grainy structured, the rock-solid frame supports all the generous black and red fruit preserves with plenty of exotic spice nuances, finishing long and earthy.

93 POINTS

James Suckling

A fresh and vibrant second wine of Pavie with ultra-fine tannins and a pretty finish. Lovely length. Lively. Points: 93-94

92 POINTS

Yves Beck - Yvesbeck.wine

Gérard Perse veut produire le meilleur 2ème vin de Bordeaux. Pour y parvenir il faut faire des choix, qui ne sont pas forcément économiques, mais qui sont pertinents dans la qualité du vin. Ainsi. Arômes de Pavie a gagné en caractère. 4ha de Cabernet Franc situés sur le plateau calcaire et d'habitude destinés au grand vin sont désormais réservés à ce vin. Le résultat est à la hauteur des espérances. Il révèle des notes florales, fruitées et crayeuses. Au palais, le vin a de la race, du jus et un peu de gras. Il en résulte une bouche équilibrée, dotée de tannins aux grains fins et d'une structure qui soutient la fraîcheur et qui confère une saine tension. Un vin qui mérite un peu de garde. 2023-2033 92/100

92 POINTS

Bettane & Desseauve

Dense, sève, richesse et sève, allonge mûre.