Along with Lafite Rothschild, Ausone, and l’Eglise Clinet, Pavie is one of the wines of the vintage. An inky/purple color is accompanied by notes of creme de cassis, kirsch, graphite, and toast. A massive wine for the vintage, the 2007 Pavie is very full-bodied with extraordinary intensity, power, and richness. Its structure and tannin suggest 2-4 years of cellaring is required, and it should evolve for 25 years thereafter ,an unusually long aging curve for most 2007s. Yields were 25 hectoliters per hectare, and the wine is a classic blend of 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. The natural alcohol level came in at 14%.

Robert Parker Jr - Wine Advocate #188 April 2010

Tasted blind at the Southwold 2007 tasting. This is more refined and composed on the nose compared to its peers: pure cassis, blueberry, a hint of wild mint and mocha. The palate is medium-bodied with a spice-tinged entry, tensile tannins, a nice bitter edge complementing the thick chewy fruit. It is quite powerful on the tannic finish, perhaps a more burly Pavie but with good grip and persistency. Therefore I think this is one of the few 2007’s that deserve time in the cellar. Tasted January 2011.

Neal Martin - Wine Journal Sep 2011

Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 Pavie has a very clear, almost refulgent color in the glass. The bouquet is well defined with plush crushed strawberry, raspberry, cedar and mint aromas on the nose, almost Margaux-like in style thanks to a floral tincture. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin, cedar and graphite-tinged black fruit that gently grips the mouth. There is impressive structure here, a Pavie that seems to have firmed up in recent years. As I suggested in my previous note, this is one of the few Saint Emilion wines that merit cellaring. Tasted February 2017.

Neal Martin - The Wine Advocate, 30 June 2017