Chateau Pavie Decesse Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2001 TBO clay-limestone terroirs

clay-limestone terroirs

Vibrant with aromas of melon

Gerbais farms biodynamically and bottles with conviction — no two cuvées feel quite the same

and this is the bottling where all that hard-won knowledge gets democratized

and remains Japan’s smallest whisky producer

Chateau Pavie Decesse Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2001 TBO clay-limestone terroirsPavie Decesse sits on the limestone plateau directly above its more famous sibling Chteau Pavie, and shares the same ownershipGrard and Chantal Perse, who acquired it in 1997. This is a tiny estate (just 23 acres) producing a Merlot dominant Saint milion (90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc) of remarkable density and depth. The 2001 vintage is now well into mature territory at 24 years old, with the inky concentration of the Perse style softened by time