Popped and Poured. Dark, and I mean really darkly pitched garnet red color. Aromatically slightly closed. It's tough to coax much out of the nose beyond some hints of coffee, cherry, plum, and tobacco. Really explosive on the palate with mouth-puckering tannin level and serious structure. Flavor profile shows smoke, cherry, dark chocolate, and minerally earthiness. The finish just keeps sailing on. At $18 at the local Costco, this is an incredible deal, especially considering that this is the second wine of Mr Perse's famed Chateau Pavie (made from younger vines on the estate in exactly the same manner and by the same winemaker as Pavie). I would venture to guess that with the tannin and fruit levels in this wine, it should easily be able to go 5-10 years before hitting its peak, but friends of young Bordeaux can enjoy this now. Assemblage is 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Screaming QPR in my opinion and it'll be interesting to see this develop over the next few years.
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