2022 Aromes de Pavie (Zweitwein Chateau Pavie) - St. Emilion Grand Cru AOC

Decanter.com – 93 pts – JA: *Perfume and red summer berry fruits, aromatic and expressive. Plush and round but sharp and bright, this has a nice instant tang and shot of acidity that gives energy and life before the liquorice and flint tannins come into play. Feels nicely complete, if young and excitable. It’s serious but vibrant too. A touch too tannic but not harsh, more ripe and fleshy, but still with detail and definition and even though it’s massy you still get the mineral, flintiness with a lovely salty aftertaste. Charming and appealingly accessible. Ageing 50% new oak, 50% one year old barrels. Acidity 3.68. 3.74pH.* - 04/2023

Falstaff Magazin – 96 pts – PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart nach Kakao und Nugat, einladende dunkle Waldbeeren, reife Kirschen, ein Hauch von Lakritze, feiner Edelholztouch ist unterlegt. Komplex, straff, reife Kirschfrucht, etwas Cassis, präsente, tragende Tannine, kalkige Mineralität, kühler, eleganter Stil, sehr gute Länge, ein seriöser Speisenbegleiter, sehr gutes Reifepotenzial.* - 01/2023

Vinum Magazin – 15/20 pts: *Aromatisch, floral, Kräuternoten auch; kompakt, geschmeidig, Veilchennoten im Ausklang.* - 08/2023

WeinWisser – 18/20pts – GL, TW: *50 % Merlot, 50 % Cabernet Franc, 14.55 Vol.-%, 28 hl/ha. Intensives, pures blaubeeriges Bouquet, Lakritze, getrocknete Fliederblüten, Iris und Heidelbeersaft. Am druckvollen mächtigen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, beeindruckender Extraktfülle und stützender Rasse, straff ausgerichtet. Im konzentrierten Finale Wildkirsche, dunkles Edelholz und feinmehlige Adstringenz.* – 04/2023

JancisRobinson.com – 16,5/20pts – JL: *50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Franc. From a designated parcel on the limestone-clay plateau. Cask sample. Deep colour. Juicy and lifted with ripe red-fruit notes to the fore. Structured and firm with a chalky undertow. Saline notes on the nose and palate reinforce the notion of terroir. Built in the image of the grand vin.* - 04/2023

Vinous.com – (89-91) pts – AG: *The 2022 Arômes de Pavie is a blend of equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Franc. It is undoubtedly a serious wine that offers a striking mix of fruit depth and vibrancy, all framed by incisive tannins that need to soften. Élevage will be critical in determining where this ultimately goes.* - 04/2023

Vinous.com – (90-92) pts – NM: *The 2022 Arômes de Pavie comes from parcels on the plateau on the east side of Pavie. Matured in 50% new oak, it has a rich and opulent bouquet with blueberry, cassis, orange pith and vanillary aromas. Perhaps it needs a little more delineation. The palate is medium-bodied, with light grip on the entry, balanced with a little chewiness. Layered black fruit lace with tar and tobacco, showing just a bit of firmness on the finish.* - 04/2023

Thewinecellarinsider.com – (92-94) pts – JL: *Licorice, flowers, black, and red berries with touches of chocolate, and licorice create the nose. On the palate, it is the salty tannins, length, lift and supple, creamy textures that take the spotlight. Aromes de Pavie is no longer the second wine of Pavie. All of the fruit come from a specific 11 hectare parcel, so it should be looked at as its own brand. The wine blends 50% Merlot with 50% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2025-2040.* - 05/2023