CHATEAU PAVIE 1998 |

Château Pavie 1998 St. Emilion, 1er Grand Cru Classé (A)Levels just into neck, excellent appearanceThe first Perse vintage here. Smells very 'irony'. New wooden vats this year. Very dense textured. Almost minty. Very 'Californian'. Very low-yield wine plus stirring of the lees. In 2009, a real grand vin nose. Class. Many layered. A really plummy taste. Cloves. Utterly juicy. Excellent. Serena Sutcliffe, MW WA 95 166:12 bts (owc)per lot: GBP 2,000-2,600per lot: USD 2,400-3,200per lot: EUR 2,200-2,800LYING IN GREENFORD, MIDDLESEXOffered Duty Paid onlyEstimates are per lot