The color is amazingly bright, deep, and intense. The nose opens out to reveal the subtle, complex aromas of this vintage, together with notes of red berry fruits and subtle floral and spicy hints. The oak, already very well integrated in the fruit, comes through on the palate and enhances the nose. The palate is fresh and layered while displaying precision and great length of flavor. It is a balanced, complex vintage of very fine quality with great ageing potential. Located next to Troplong Mondot and Pavie, Pavie Macquin is planted to 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon with an average age of vines of about 40 years. It is one of our house favorites for style and concentration and is biodynamically farmed. Pavie Macquin produces brilliant, supple, age worthy wines in Saint Emilion.

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Critical Acclaim

James Suckling

94-95 Points, James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com: "Lots of blackberry and inky character to this year. Always refined and polished with lovely length and medium body. 79% merlot, 19% cabernet franc and 2% cabernet sauvignon.” 05/22

Decanter

94 Points, Georgina Hindle, Decanter: "Bramble, coffee and caramel notes on the nose. Juicy and vibrant on the palate, this has a gentle coursing of strawberry and blackcurrant fruit with blackcurrant leaf giving a savoury, almost herbal edge, while the crushed stone and slate bring in minerality and salinity on the finish. Detailed and nuanced - I like the overall texture, there is grip and aromatic interest with density, chew and a gorgeous core of acidity that keeps things playful and joyous. Supremely alive and thriving on the palate with a persistence that doesn't let up. I love this and think it will be excellent after ageing. Tasted twice." 03/22

Wine Advocate

93-95 Points, William Kelley, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "Another success in this challenging year is the 2021 Pavie Macquin, a promising effort that offers up aromas of sweet berries, Indian spices, licorice and bay leaf. Medium to full-bodied, layered and incisive, it's a tensile, tightly wound wine that's concentrated and penetrating, concluding with a mineral finish. Its low pH profile means that this is always an estate that gains a lot from élevage, but even at this early stage, it's clear that this has excellent potential."04/22

Neal Martin

92-94 Points, Neal Martin, Vinous: "The 2021 Pavie Macquin was picked from 4 to 19 October at 37hL/ha, the Grand Vin representing around 80% of the crop. Matured in 50% new oak, it clearly has the most fruit concentration amongst Nicolas Thienpont's portfolio with black cherries, blueberry and bilberry fruit, just a faint touch of orange rind in the background. The palate is fresh and well-structured on the entry, insistent grip and a pleasant seam of sapidity running through this Saint-Émilion. More "vertical" than usual, this is nicely focused with a delineated, quite mineral-driven finish that showcases its asteriated limestone terroir. Excellent." 04/22

Antonio Galloni

92-94 Points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous: "The 2021 Pavie Macquin is a rich, heady wine, as it typically is. Dark red fruit, leather, smoke, licorice, mocha and espresso build nicely in the glass. The tannins are a bit firmer than they usually are, but there's plenty of creaminess and texture lurking beneath. The 2021 needs time to fully come together. In some tastings it was a bit austere, while in other moments, the trademark Pavie-Macquin sensuality was more in evidence. Tasted three times." 04/22

Pavie Macquin 2021 (750ML)