18 Rene Gabriel
70 % Merlot, 20 % Cabernet Franc, 10 % Cabernet Sauvignon. 28 hl./ha. Sehr dunkles Granat-Purpur, aufhellender Rand. Verrücktes Himbeeren- und Walderdbeerenboquet, rotes Cassis, Vanillenoten, frisch gebackenes Brot und dominikanischer Tabak. Im Gaumen sehr stoffig, recht feine, aber doch präsente Tannine, ein genialer, verschwenderischer Fruchtcocktail im Finale. Gehört sicherlich zu den aufregendsten Weinen dieses heterogenen Jahrganges. Ein Ferrari unter den St. Emilions! Kann auf 19/20 steigen. warten (2017 - 2030)
94 Robert Parker
Along with Lafite Rothschild, Ausone, and l?Eglise Clinet, Pavie is one of the wines of the vintage. An inky/purple color is accompanied by notes of creme de cassis, kirsch, graphite, and toast. A massive wine for the vintage, the 2007 Pavie is very full-bodied with extraordinary intensity, power, and richness. Its structure and tannin suggest 2-4 years of cellaring is required, and it should evolve for 25 years thereafter ,an unusually long aging curve for most 2007s. Yields were 25 hectoliters per hectare, and the wine is a classic blend of 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. The natural alcohol level came in at 14%.
90 Wine Spectator
Sweet blackberry and mulberry aromas lead to a full body, with chewy tannins and berry, tobacco and wet earth aftertaste. Will come around nicely with age. Best after 2013. 7,335 cases made. ?JS