Château pavie alienor collection 2016

This 2016 'Aliénor Collection' from Château Pavie is an opportunity to taste a great vintage in 4 different bottle formats, which, thanks to their large size, will be able to age beautiful for many years to come. While this great Saint-Émilion wine can be cellared in its standard format until 2036, its ageing potential is even more exceptional in a large format. The 2016 Pavie a blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc. Very deep purple-black in color, it needs a little coaxing to begin, slowly unfurling to reveal a fragrant perfume of violets, chocolate-covered cherries, crushed blueberries and eucalyptus over a core of preserved plums, kirsch, black raspberries and crème de cassis plus hints of licorice and chargrilled meat. Full-bodied and built like a brick house, it has a solid foundation of firm, super ripe, grainy tannins and seamless freshness interknit with the black fruit preserves and minerally layers, finishing very long and very decadent.