97

Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2000 Pavie has actually been tasted twice within several days, the first bottle shows a little more warmth than the second. Like other vintages it is matured in 200% new wood. It is slightly deeper in colour than the 1998. It has a showstopper of a nose: blackberry, crème de cassis and violets, a little more mineralité than the 1998. The palate is full-bodied with a disarming silkiness, layers of cassis and black cherry-driven fruit, very fine tannin and stunning purity. Does it express the terroir as well as say the 2015 Pavie? That is a question for debate, although you cannot argue that this is a great Pavie. Tasted at Berry Brothers & Rudd Pavie dinner. 02/2018

100

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

Just beginning to come around and strut its enormous potential, this wine at age 15 has been evolving like a glacier. The wine has an inky, opaque, plum/purple color and a stunningly rich nose of mulberries, bramble berries, blackberries, licorice and incense as well as touches of toast and graphite. Fabulously concentrated and full-bodied, with a multidimensional mouthfeel, this profound Pavie is in mid-adolescence. It should evolve and continue to drink well for at least another 30-40 years. This is clearly the first compelling effort made by the Perse family. 08/2015

100

Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

Another tour de force and a consistent 100-pointer in my view, the 2000 Château Pavie offers extravagant amounts of smoky black fruits, tobacco leaf, chocolate, truffly earth, crushed stone, and hints of iron on the nose. It's full-bodied, deep, rich, and opulent on the palate, with sweet tannins, no hard edges, and a blockbuster finish. This is the definition of a great wine: richness and opulence paired with flawless balance, no sensation of weight or heaviness, and incredible complexity and depth. It's drinking at its peak today yet should hold at this level for another 10-15 years or so, with a gradual decline thereafter. Drink 2026-2041. 04/2026

95

James Suckling

James Suckling

Very ripe and powerful with spice, meat and walnut character. Full-bodied, deep and layered. Flamboyant and decadent. Long and flavorful finish. Drink now or hold. 01/2019