Tasting Notes

WA97

The 2007 Les Pavots, a Bordeaux varietal blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc, 10% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot, is brilliant. Its opaque purple color is accompanied by gorgeously complex aromas of melted chocolate, espresso roast, blackberries, and cassis. Full-bodied with a superb texture, a subtle note of oak, and fabulous concentration, it is more reminiscent of a Right Bank Bordeaux than one expects with this much Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend. A thirty-year wine, its impeccable balance and the sweetness of its tannins make it accessible already.

WS95

Offering the wonderful purity of youth, this is rich and focused, with layers of blackberry, wild berry, currant and cedar flavors. Full-bodied, firming on the finish, where notes of cedar and mineral join the firm tannins.—Non-blind Les Pavots vertical

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