2019 Château Pavie Macquin Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classé

The 2019 Pavie Macquin feels very tight on the nose at first and certainly from my sample bottle, I allowed it 15- 20 minutes to open. Eventually it reveals very intense scents of black cherries, cassis and crushed violet, touches of blood orange in the background. The palate has a satin-like texture, almost Vosne-Romanée- like, with extraordinarily pure blue and black fruit. Seamless! There is fine tension on the finish with impressive persistence. This is a seriously good Pavie-Macquin from Nicolas Thienpont and his team.