Chateau Pavie : La Collection Alienor 2016

An innovative and refined gift box to (re)discover a great vintage by Château Pavie

The estate

The origins of the estate are very ancient. The vines have been cultivated on the slopes of what is today Château Pavie since the 4th century. Owned by Chantal and Gérard Perse since March 1998, Château Pavie, 1er Grand Cru Classé «A», has one of the finest terroirs in Saint-Émilion.

Château Pavie is renowned for the structure and elegance of its wines, resulting from a yield controlled at levels best suited to the terroir: 31 hl/ha.

The vineyard

The vineyard of Château Pavie is made up of a single block of 37 hectares, making it one of the largest Premiers Grands Crus Classés of Saint-Émilion.

Located on the southeast slope of the hill of Saint-Émilion, the vineyard stretches across three levels as it climbs the hillside, with vines averaging 49 years old. The “plateau” (85 meters above sea level) consists of an argillaceous-limestone soil overlying star-bearing limestone, and the “mid-slope” (55 meters above sea level) features a fine-textured brown argillaceous-limestone soil. The “foot of the slope” comprises sandy/sandy-clay soils with an iron pan between 60 and 80 cm, as well as sandy-gravelly soils.

Particular attention is paid to the vineyard, part of which has undergone a replanting plan that includes raising the trellising height to increase foliage surface, vine-age–specific pruning, thinning, and leaf stripping.

The wine

Château Pavie makes a statement by unveiling its latest innovation, the “Collection Aliénor.”

Named after Aliénor of Aquitaine, Queen of France then England—married to King Louis VII in Bordeaux’s Saint-André Cathedral and mother of Richard the Lionheart—this box is a refined invitation to (re)discover, once a year and in various formats, a vintage released five years earlier.

For this first edition, the 2016 vintage is showcased.

Since the 2000 vintage, Château Pavie has been bottling its wine in a bottle called “Aliénor,” whose shoulder, tapered shape, and deep punt echo historic bottles while ensuring optimal aging. To celebrate its promotion to 1er Grand Cru Classé «A» in 2012, Château Pavie has also been using this same format for its magnums since that date.

Each numbered box of the “Collection Aliénor” contains four elegant formats of this Château Pavie 2016. Exquisitely crafted, each case is produced by local partner ADAM, certified as an “Entreprise du patrimoine vivant.”

Bottle, magnum, double magnum, imperial… four opportunities to (re)discover this 2016 vintage in an exceptional box produced in only 100 copies. A rare and prestigious collection, of which the five boxes we offer you are numbered 89 to 93.

Tasting notes and cellaring advice for the Château Pavie “Collection Aliénor” 2016

Tasting

A perfect expression of the unique terroir of this emblematic Saint-Émilion estate, the Château Pavie 2016 is a collector’s vintage.

For its freshness, delicacy, and aromatic richness, 2016 has been unanimously recognized by international critics (100/100 Wine Advocate and James Suckling) as a landmark vintage in the history of the estate.

Cellaring

This Château Pavie “Collection Aliénor” 2016 offers the opportunity to enjoy a great vintage in four bottles whose generous formats will stand the test of time.

While this great Saint-Émilion wine can rest in bottle format until 2036, its aging potential is even more exceptional in large formats.

1 × one bottle of Château Pavie 2016 (75 cl)
1 × one magnum of Château Pavie 2016 (1.5 L)
1 × one double magnum of Château Pavie 2016 (3 L)
1 × one imperial of Château Pavie 2016 (6 L)