Château Pavie Macquin 2025

Quite dark liquorice, black chocolate and toasted notes on the nose, round and softly plump with fleshy tannins and a really bright, almost brisk core of crunchy. cranberry-edged acidity. Straightforward with a structured frame of firm tannins and toasted oak. It’s not yet harmonised and the acidity is quite accentuated which is almost always the case but I do like the generous and friendly tannins which make it that little bit more soft and charming.

Cherries, plums, tobacco, cinnamon, spearmint, and cigar box aromatics get you instantly focused on the nose. The palate is plush, polished, creamy, elegant, and fresh. The berries display refinement, and purity. The concentrated finish lingers with its blend of vivid, and refreshing mint, tobacco, spice, black raspberries, and Morelleo cherries. To be able to achieve the balance between fruit, and the dynamic freshness in the wine, the late August rains were a huge help. Without that added moisture, ABV levels would have been higher, along with less maturity for the grapes. The wine blends 78% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon. 14.2% ABV, 3.35 pH. The harvest took place September 12 - September 25. Yield were 30 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2029-2060. 96-98 Pts

Inky plum colour, a wine that I always love tasting, flinty gunsmoke reduction, full of charm and personality. Intense, concentrated, pumice stone and steel, a ton of lift and we are slap bang in full limestone character, with a creamy undertow. 30 hl/ha. 40% new oak, Nicolas Thienpont showcasing his skill.

The bouquet’s chalky nuances celebrate freshness, also expressed through notes of peony and peppermint. Creamy on the attack, the wine shows power and can rely on a razor-sharp acidity that brings plenty of character on the finish. A mouthwatering, vibrant wine.

Deep, almost black colour with purple highlights. Intense, fruity nose, with a hint of stewed fruit. A touch of resin appears when the glass is swirled. Precise on the attack, flavoursome through the mid-palate, with a lovely flow and a note subtly marked by resin, the wine caresses the palate. Long, savoury and aromatic, it is continuously carried by a rich texture with smoothly integrated tannins. Blend: 78% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon. Alcohol: 14%.