An old soul, with cedar chest and red currant flavors intertwining with plum, dry dirt, and cigar notes. Finishes extremely dry and dusty. I know I'll take a little heat here, but I'm simply not…
Tiiiiiiight and dryyyyyyy, with crunchy blackberry, black gravelly soil, dark spice, stemmy black cherry, black limestone (like the kind that is underneath a cave waterfall and has that black fungus…
The best young wine I've had from across the Atlantic and the absolute show-stopper of the night. The concentration, sophistication, and complexity, even at such an infant stage, are so compelling…
Here's a piece of advice... Drink this wine by itself with a nice plate of food in the privacy of your own home while listening to yer boy Yanni. Don't take it to a tasting of great wines surrounding…
Lighter and dustier than the previous wines poured, telegraphing Bordeaux in spades. Earthy cherry, great grandma's hope chest, tobacco, green peppercorn, and dusty plum push out all the hallmarks of…
This was one of a couple of pirates thrown into the mix (as the original plan was to blindly taste reds ranging from the 2012 vintage to present releases). This wine was CLEARLY not within those…
Plum skin, unripe berries, wild blackberry, and tart cherry all scream young Bordeaux, with the acid and structure really biting down on the flavors' attempts to expand. There is power here as well.…
Earth, dust, and bit of funk playfight with black and red cherry flavors; new kids on the block meet old school rules here. Higher in acid than just about any wine up to this point, but with a…
Powerful and ripe on the initial sip, with a quivering black cherry bomb that drops hard and fast on the palate before a more rolling effect takes place with black raspberry, cedar, dry soil, and…
So...tight... and darn near flavorless. More primary than a Precambrian man's forehead. This has shut down more than Blockbuster video. Ok, enough of the metaphors. Let this be for... ever?! Or at…
Dominant spice and black cherry notes play Jai-Alai with a little pelota of dry earth and cedar to fashion a wine that is ready to party. but a party that is more about ice swan sculptures and…
Plum, black raspberry, black currant, spice, and a kiss of sweet cedar, this is entering into a wonderfully accessible drinking window that offers a nice dollop of modern succulence that flows…
Starting to come around and perform at an even more accessible level, the 2015 Pavie Macquin shows notable expansion of flavor after three hours in the decanter (kept at a cool cellar temperature).…
Honeyed apricot, lemon succulence, the ripest peach you've ever had, clementine, wet flowers, lemon verbena, and a mélange of herbs all make for the most impressive of Sauternes known to the free…
Locked, loaded, and tight as a drum, the 2016 Pavie is SUCH an infant all it needed was a pacifier and its blankie to get it all set for its requisite hibernation for the next 15 years. The precision…
Earth and cedar notes hit the palate shortly before the red and black currant and cherry fruit notes come into the picture. Getting a little sooty and coarse already. Old school. Drink now.
Painfully young, with acid, booze, and crunchy black cherry making for a formidable profile that didn't seem to want to play with the rest of the wines of food one bit that night. Hold. like, for a…
Red and black currant, cedar, and a little bit of earth notes make for a predictable but pleasant profile. A medium bodied expression but with a decent amount of flavor still pushing through the…
Similar to last year, but seemingly even more spun-up and tense. Unripe red and purple plum, pomegranate, black raspberry, river rock, gravely soil, and even hints of citrus rind make for a…
This took a little less than an hour of decanting at cool cellar temperature to find a nice glide into its spicebox, black cherry, and bitter chocolate notes. Finishes with fine-grained tannins that…
A year and a half ago since my last bottle. Progressing quicker than I would have expected. I know others have speculated this will be even better with more time in the cellar. I'm on the opposite…
Black cherry, blackberry, espresso, and black licorice notes are complimented by fresh potting soil, tilled earth, anise, and spicebox flavors. Beautifully concentrated, with a balanced depth that…
I have previously voiced my esteem for this wine in this vintage on a couple of occassions, so I'll keep my comments relatively abridged (at least by my usual grossly loquacious propensities).…
As great as it was last year. Chocolatey blackberry and earthy, spicebox notes make for a sultry St. Emilion; drinking this puppy early is all too easy. Drink now or hold for a few years to shed some…
