Château Pavie, St. Emilion, FR, 2021 (Futures) 3-pack

2021 had been a challenging year. While anticipation and flexibility were essential factors, the knowledge and experience of our vineyard above all enabled us to get through this vine cycle’s tricky climatic episodes. This achievement was also the result of consistent precision work in our vineyard plots over the course of time, which demonstrated his efficiency. The journey demanded technique and agility, and most of all practice and experience. Consistency in the work accomplished and complicity with our terroir proved crucial.

Growing methods: Pruning down to 8 buds for the old wines and to 2 buds for the young wines. Thinning, leaf-stripping, adapted to each plot. Grapes picked and sorted by hand.

Harvest: from 28/09 to 12/10

Vinification : Temperature controlled wooden vats. Malolactic fermentation in barrels. Aging: 75% new oak , 25% one year old barrels Surface area : 37 hectares Average age of the vines : Blend: 52% merlot, 30% cabernet franc, 18% cabernet sauvignon Yields: 32.98 hl/ha