Chateau Pavie 2020

Château Pavie is a top-tier, Premier Grand Cru Classé (A) Bordeaux estate in Saint-Émilion, known for powerful, rich, and age-worthy wines from its unique limestone/clay terroir on south-east slopes, blending Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon for intense black 
fruit, minerality, and structure, making it a benchmark for modern Saint-Émilion despite past stylistic debates. 

The vineyard is a single 37-hectare block on three levels (plateau, mid-slope, foot) of the hill, offering diverse soils. The soils are clay-limestone on the plateau, rich brown clay-limestone on the mid-slope, and sandy/gravelly soils at the base, all over deep limestone.

The winery has ancient origins, with vines cultivated since the 4th century. Since 1998, it was under the ownership of Gérard Perse (and now his daughter ) who significantly modernized the estate. A striking, new modern winery was completed in 2013.