Chateau Pavie 2004

WINE SPECTATOR: "This is a beauty, with the singed apple wood and juniper notes fully melded with the core of lush raspberry and blackberry confiture flavors. The edges are rounded off but the spine still drives through. Ends with graphite and ganache accents and a mouthwatering hint.--Non-blind Pavie vertical (March 2017). Best from 2020 through 2035. 7,500 cases made."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "A real sleeper effort from the Perse family, the 2004 Pavie has a dense, bluish purple color and a wonderful, sweet kiss of blackberry, licorice, spice box and roasted herbs. The wine is rich, deep, full-bodied and absolutely remarkable for the vintage. This is certainly a candidate for one of the wines of the year and seems still relatively youthful and promising. Drink it over the next 20 years."

WEINWISSER: "Sehr tiefes, dichtes Purpur-Lila. Intensives Amarenakirschenbouquet, viel Süsse von roten, reifen Früchten zeigend, momentan etwas zu Kopf steigend. Im Gaumen sich fortsetzende Süsse, sattes, nach gekochten Johannisbeeren schmeckendes Extrakt, intensive Adstringenz, momentan etwas mehr Muskeln als Fleisch zeigend, im Finale Honigspuren von sehr reifem Traubengut. Für einen Punkt mehr muss der 2004er Pavie noch etwas mehr Harmonie entwickeln und seine Muskeln etwas bändigen."

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Sehr einladende dunkle Beerenfrucht, zart nach Brombeeren, tabakige Würze, ätherische Nuancen nach Minze und Lakritze, sehr attraktives Bukett. Saftig und komplex, feste Tannine, schokoladige Textur, bleibt sehr gut haften, verfügt über gutes Potenzial, bereits jetzt ein toller Speisenbegleiter."

LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "Deep garnet with a touch of brick, the 2004 Pavie shoots out with bold notes of baked plums and boysenberry preserves plus hints of tobacco leaf, dried Provence herbs, and fragrant earth. The medium-bodied palate is lively and refreshing, with soft tannins to texture the black fruit preserves and savory layers, finishing earthy."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Not fully mature, but drinking quite nice, especially as it was pop and pour, the luscious textured fruit felt great. Concentrated, rich, sweet, juicy and fresh, the smoke, licorice, plums, espresso and earthy character was hitting all the right notes."

JAMES SUCKLING: "This is a solid and chewy 2004 with chocolate, dark-berry and cedar character. Full body. Juicy. Drying slightly now. Drink up."