Winemaker and Vineyard: Château Pavie is a 37-hectare vineyard property situated on an exceptional terroir with an equally exceptional southern exposure. The estate can be subdivided into three easily identifiable terroirs: the limestone plateau, the slope, and the foot of the slope, all located at different altitudes above the Dordogne River. The conditions are extremely favorable for viticulture, notably due to the natural poverty of the soils, excellent sunshine, and natural drainage.

Tasting: While the 2019 Pavie does display a touch more restraint than the wines produced here a decade ago, it remains one of the most powerful, extracted wines in all of Bordeaux. Exhibiting a glass-staining, opaque purple-black color, and a rich bouquet of cherries, blackberries, and berry fruit liqueur mingled with sweet spices, loamy soil, licorice, and rose petals. Full-bodied, powerful, and muscular, it's thick and textural, with a layered, multidimensional mid-palate laden with ripe fruit and rich, chewy tannins, concluding with a long, youthfully grippy finish.

Service: Serve at room temperature to accompany a rotisserie-roasted chicken.