2000 Pavie
By Chateau Pavie
2000 Pavie from Chateau Pavie, Saint-emilion, Bordeaux
In the pantheon of Bordeaux vintages, millennial entrants hold a special place in connoisseurs' cellars, none more so than the 2000 Pavie from Chateau Pavie. A product of excellent climatic conditions, this vintage has matured exquisitely, ripening to an elegance that captures both the strength and the soul of its remarkable terroir.
A Testament to Temperament and Terroir
The year 2000 bestowed upon us a season of benevolence, marked by optimal weather conditions conducive to evenly ripened fruit. In the resplendent hills of Saint-emilion, Chateau Pavie capitalized on this serendipity. The resultant wine has ascended to the ranks of investment-worthy vintages that charm collectors as much for their financial allure as for their sensorial depth.
Patrician Pedigree: A Convergence of Time and Taste
The 2000 vintage brings forth a tapestry woven with dense threads of blackberry and cherry nuances, intertwined with a refined minerality redolent of the estate's storied limestone terrain. An undercurrent of truffle and smoky oak lingers amidst velvety tannins – a nod to its aristocratic upbringing within well-tempered oak barrels.
The grandeur of this wine lies not merely in its robust composition but also in its graceful ageing trajectory, which promises to enhance further over time. Structurally impeccable, with a backbone that precludes premature decline, it demonstrates how the 2000 vintage has transcended good fortune and entered the realm of vinous legend.
For those vested in the artful science of fine wine investment, the 2000 Pavie represents a jewel in the crown of Bordeaux offerings; a statuesque vintage whose prestige is matched only by its performance both in the glass and on the market.
Epilogue: Investing Beyond The Bottle
Devotees of distinguished vintages will discern in the 2000 Pavie a collectible whose value transcends ephemeral trends. Its composition—a testament to both nature's benevolence and Chateau Pavie's dedicated stewardship—speaks eloquently to aficionados and investors alike. As it continues its graceful pirouette through time, this wine remains one to observe with interest and enthusiasm.
Market price (CAD)
$7,250.00
12x75cl
Highest score
100
POP score
218
Scores and tasting notes
Just beginning to come around and strut its enormous potential, this wine at age 15 has been evolving like a glacier. The wine has an inky, opaque, plum/purple color and a stunningly rich nose of mulberries, bramble berries, blackberries, licorice and incense as well as touches of toast and graphite. Fabulously concentrated and full-bodied, with a multidimensional mouthfeel, this profound Pavie is in mid-adolescence. It should evolve and continue to drink well for at least another 30-40 years. This is clearly the first compelling effort made by the Perse family.
Robert Parker Jr - The Wine Advocate, 27 August 2015
I tasted this wine twice during the 2000 horizontals, then I actually popped the cork and drank a half-bottle of it. This wine remains, for me, one of the compelling success stories for proprietor Gerard Perse. An extraordinary effort made from a blend of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon from the limestone soils that dominate this very distinctive terroir, the 2000 Pavie has moved out of the closed, dormant, broodingly backward stage into an adolescent period where one can see its extraordinary vibrancy, and great complexity as well as potential. It boasts an unctuous display of rich, cedar box-infused cassis fruit and liquid minerality. The tannins have sweetened, yet the wine has thirty years of longevity and potential evolution. A beautiful wine of great mass as well as elegance, it is good to see the extraordinary efforts that Gerard Perse and his team have made confirmed in this prodigious wine. A legend now ... a legend for the future. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2060.
Robert Parker Jr - Wine Advocate #189 June 2010
Tasted at a private dinner in Zurich. I stand accused of having a classic palate, whatever that may mean, but you must doff you cap to the gorgeous Pavie 2000. It remains primal and intense on the nose, putting pay to the notion that Gerard Perse’s wines will mature quickly. It offers plush black cherries, hints of coconut, kirsch and blueberry that are all beautifully defined and perfectly in synch with the oak. The palate offers a sweet core of spherical cassis and blueberry fruit, well judged acidity and a controlled precocious finish that could seduce even its most vociferous cynic. It certainly has many year ahead – a Saint Emilion just beginning to spread its wings. Tasted March 2013.
Neal Martin - Wine Journal Nov 2013