Château Pavie St Emilion Grand Cru Premier Grand Cru Classé A 2013

Soft ruby in colour, there is still plenty of concentration through the palate here, with tannins that continue to exert a grip on the autumnal blue and red fruits. Dominant oak notes intrude though, even at 10 years old. There is no need to hold this further, as with most 2013s, but it has depth and estate signature. 26hl/h yield, with around 50% of production in the first wine. To note, I tasted this separately to the main 2013 ten years on, but just a few months earlier, and part of a separate 2013 tasting of St Emilion wines, giving it a comparable showing.