Château Pavie Macquin Saint Emilion - Premier Grand Cru Classé
Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon
| Vintage: | 2014 |
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| Description: | Château Pavie Macquin is named after the grandfather of the cur- rent owners: Albert Macquin (1852-1911), who Saint-Emilion has to thank for the use of grafted plants designed to save the vineyards de- vastated by phylloxe- ra. In 1994, Nicolas Thienpont was appointed as manager. Recently, his son Cyrille has begun to play an active role. This terroir of strong clay on limestone bedrock produces a powerful, fleshy wine with minerality, freshness and generosity. The Pavie Macquin grape types, predominately Merlot, have found their perfect home in strong clay soils. The molasses soils combined with asteriated limestone give the wines power and tension, as well as a deep meatiness. The ancient colluvial soils containing silt add a touch of lightness whilst retaining the mineral tension from the limestone. The Cabernet Franc is in its rightful place in limestone soils, with bare rock, |
| Price: | $ 119.00 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
