Château Pavie - Saint-Émilion - 2000 - 750ml - Chateau Pavie

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 colour and a stunningly rich nose of mulberries, bramble berries, blackberries, liquorice, 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.