Chateau Pavie Macquin St. Emilion 2000

"A beautiful crushed rock/liqueur of minerality characterizes this inky/purple-hued St.-Emilion. Tannic, with lots of pure black raspberry and black cherry fruit intermixed with a notion of charcoal as well as the aforementioned rocky/powdered stone component, this long distance runner requires another 5-6 years of cellaring. It should age easily through 2030+." 95+pts WA

This estate's 37.5 acre vineyard situated on pure limestone soils is planted with 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon). A terrific effort that rivals the compelling 1998.