60% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon

Neal Martin: 94, James Suckling: 96

Neal Martin: The 2014 Pavie may ultimately be seen as the vintage where G̩rard Perse's jewel turned a corner in terms of more Cabernet, earlier picking and less new oak. It is certainly shining in bottle. Even compared to the 2000 and 2010 I find more precision and detail in the aromatics, more of that propitious terroir coming through. You can sense that limestone. The palate is very well balanced with fine tannin, more approachable than I expected, with the Cabernet Sauvignon more pronounced on the graphite-tinged finish. This has great potential. Tasted at Berry Brothers & Rudd Pavie dinner.