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Marc D wrote:1999 Pavie this is very expressive and comes at you in layers with roasted smokey toasty aromas followed by milk chocolate dipped cherries. Concentrated dense fruit in the mouth, kirsch liquor going into cough syrup. Low acids. A travesty for me, others liked it. NR
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David M. Bueker wrote:'98 was about the last of the non-caricature Monbousquets.
I take it the '71 Haut Brion was an auction buy? Lovely stuff. I am truly jealous as I noted above with 5*.
Dale Williams
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Dale Williams wrote:Thanks to both of you for the nice notes, always great to get two impressions of the same bottles. I enjoyed both sets.
Dale Williams
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Chaz A wrote:
1999 Pavie, St. Emilion – Perse strikes again! Some may call it a wine, others may call it a confection. Certainly lush and velvety, with waves of mouth coating, rich, black jammy fruits and well balanced alcohol. I thought it was drinking better than its younger Monbousquet cousins, but then again it’s a ’99 and Pavie is Perse’s right bank flagship. Now, I can say that I prefer Pavie’s next door neighbor, Troplong Mondot. I will say this much, Pavie is a well-crafted wine – it just may not be your style. A Lexus is well crafted too, but it somehow just blends with the crowd too much for me. This is a wine which will win over my Napa Cab friends who love to hate French wines and France in general. This is the wine that I brought this evening, and the oldest of the Pavie trio that I acquired several years ago (99, 00, 01). Just to be naughty, I have recently tried to bring overpriced/notorious or controversial wines, and I thought Pavie might just be one to spur a spirited discussion, based on all the hoopla the 2000 Pavie caused. Among the tasters, some were effusive in their praise, clonked over the head with the lush sexiness of it all. Others were dead flat silent, possibly not wanting to offend anyone. Jenise was diplomatic and at least pleased that her cellared 99 Pavie(s) were drinkable wines worthy of a “pizza party”. Marc was silent and frowning, just like when he tasted the Marcassin pinot I brought last time. In my opinion, Pavie is much more Pamela Anderson than Grace Kelly – take away from that what you will…although I wouldn’t mind sleeping with either at least once.
Warren T
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Jenise wrote:You mean, you want a re-enactment?
Warren T
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Jenise wrote:You mean, you want a re-enactment?
Jenise
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David M. Bueker wrote:Jenise wrote:You mean, you want a re-enactment?
It's a great hobby. You all get dressed up in the same kind of clothes that folks wore to a Bordeaux tasting in October & act like you're having a Bordeaux tasting. It's really cool. People from all over the country come out for them.
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