Château Pavie-Macquin 2023
St-Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£288.00
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Arriving: Spring 2026
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: % | Closure: Cork |
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Critic scores
93-95 RP, 94 NM, 97 AG, 99 JS, 97 JA
Critic reviews
"Aromas of sweet raspberries, cherries and plums mingle with notions of licorice and creamy new oak, introducing the 2023 Pavie Macquin, a medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated wine with a deep core of fruit, tangy acids and powdery tannins. As higher density plantings on the plateau with superior vine genetics start to enter into production, and as the south of the property is restructured, this estate's tannins are becoming more refined, even if the very low pH of 3.35 still tends to foreground the wine's structure."
William Kelley, April 2024, RobertParker.com
"The 2023 Pavie Macquin has a slightly more tertiary, forest-floor-tinged bouquet than its peers. Touches of pine filter through the black fruit, well-defined and focused. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, velvety in texture, closing up toward the finish that exerts insistent grip. Good substance here, but it will require longer in bottle before it is open for business."
Neal Martin, February 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2023 Pavie Macquin is a wine of power and structure. Dark fruit, mocha, grilled herbs and incense are some of the notes that open in the glass. In most vintages, Pavie Macquin is a much showier wine. The 2023, on the other hand, is going to need at least a few years in bottle to be at its best and most expressive. It emerges nicely with aeration."
Antonio Galloni, March 2026, Vinous.com
"This shows limestone, plum, citrus and mineral character with a savory, almost saline twist and touches of oyster shells, dried meat and oranges. Really quintessential and full of chalky fruit that unwinds and dissolves through the finish. So much character and personality. Best Pavie-Macquin ever? Precise in every wy. 84% merlot, 15% cabernet franc and 1% cabernet sauvignon. Drinkable now, but better from 2027."
James Suckling, January 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"Fully delivering on En Primeur promise, restrained flesh right now, but bursting at the seams to bring out a more exuberant side. This is delicious, great quality, liqourice root, cassis, blueberry, bilberry, joyful and full of just the right kind of tension. 48hl/ha. Thienpont-Derenoncourt team, celebrating 30 years of collaboration, Corre-Macquin family owners."
Jane Anson, March 2026, JaneAnson.com
William Kelley, April 2024, RobertParker.com
"The 2023 Pavie Macquin has a slightly more tertiary, forest-floor-tinged bouquet than its peers. Touches of pine filter through the black fruit, well-defined and focused. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, velvety in texture, closing up toward the finish that exerts insistent grip. Good substance here, but it will require longer in bottle before it is open for business."
Neal Martin, February 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2023 Pavie Macquin is a wine of power and structure. Dark fruit, mocha, grilled herbs and incense are some of the notes that open in the glass. In most vintages, Pavie Macquin is a much showier wine. The 2023, on the other hand, is going to need at least a few years in bottle to be at its best and most expressive. It emerges nicely with aeration."
Antonio Galloni, March 2026, Vinous.com
"This shows limestone, plum, citrus and mineral character with a savory, almost saline twist and touches of oyster shells, dried meat and oranges. Really quintessential and full of chalky fruit that unwinds and dissolves through the finish. So much character and personality. Best Pavie-Macquin ever? Precise in every wy. 84% merlot, 15% cabernet franc and 1% cabernet sauvignon. Drinkable now, but better from 2027."
James Suckling, January 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"Fully delivering on En Primeur promise, restrained flesh right now, but bursting at the seams to bring out a more exuberant side. This is delicious, great quality, liqourice root, cassis, blueberry, bilberry, joyful and full of just the right kind of tension. 48hl/ha. Thienpont-Derenoncourt team, celebrating 30 years of collaboration, Corre-Macquin family owners."
Jane Anson, March 2026, JaneAnson.com