Château Pavie-Macquin 2021 St Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe

Description

Château Pavie-Macquin St Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe is located in the Right Bank of the Bordeaux wine growing region in the appellation of Saint-Émilion. In 2006, the estate was promoted from Grand Cru Classé to Premiers Grands Crus Classé B in the Saint-Émilion wine classification.

History of Château Pavie-Macquin

The modern history of Château Pavie-Macquin began when the estate was acquired by the owner of the neighbouring Château La Serre, Albert Macquin, in 1887. Macquin was a pioneer in combating phylloxera, and the vines at Pavie-Macquin were some of the very first to be grafted onto American rootstocks. Today, the estate is owned by the Corre and Charpentier families, Macquin’s grandchildren.

Chateau Pavie-Macquin Vineyard

The Pavie Macquin vineyard is located on a plateau, next to the Mondot hill and on the edge of the Fongaban fault, at 100 metres above sea level. The estate is bordered by illustrious neighbours Chateau Troplong-Mondot to the east and Chateau Pavie to the south.

The soils are all limestone-clay and express different aspects of the terroir through the vine, depending on the strength of the clay, and above all on their proximity to the limestone layer at a depth of between 20cm and 150cm. The terroir of limestone and clay contributes to the red wine’s power, minerality, freshness and generosity.

The 15 hectares of vineyards at Chateau Pavie Macquin are planted with:

• 84% Merlot: perfectly suited to the strong clay soils of the vineyard.
• 14% Cabernet Franc: from a massal selection made on the estate.
• 2% Cabernet Sauvignon: from old vines.

Chateau Pavie-Macquin Vinification

• Grapes are harvested by hand.
• Gravity vatting of whole berries.
• Parcels are vinified in separate concrete vats.
• Matured for 16 to 20 months in oak barriques, 50% new, 50% second fill.
• Aged on the fine lees.
• First racking between 6 and 10 months.
• Second racking before bottling.
• Fining and filtering if necessary.
• Chateau Pavie-Macquin 2021 is a blend of 79% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon.