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1996 Pavie Macquin

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Saint Émilion 1er Grand Cru Classé

Bordeaux

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Merlot

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Drinking Window

2019 - 2019

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Here, as at nearby Troplong-Mondot, there was less of a problem with uneven ripening in 1997 than in most other sections of the right bank. The harvest was very late, lasting until October 5 for merlot and until October 14 for cabernet. Although 25% less wine will be bottled as Pavie-Macquin than in '96, a solid 80% of the estate production will go into its grand vin A portion of the malolactic fermentation (including a good 60% in '97) occurs in oak, but the percentage has up until now varied significantly according to conditions of each year. "We're just poor artisans," notes Nicolas Thienpont, who added that a new chai is being constructed, in part to do the secondary fermentation in barriques as a regular part of the winemaking process. I continue to find Pavie-Macquin to be consistently strong and suave, with a more pleasing balance and more personality than numerous recently introduced-but thus far unproven-right-bank cult wines that already command much higher prices. One reason for the so-far moderate prices: production here is typically a relatively robust 4,000 to 4,500 cases.