Pavie Decesse Vintage:2006 with steadily building tannins and

with steadily building tannins and lingering florality

I imagine it will reward readers lucky enough to own it with several decades of exceptional drinking

flowers and wet earth

and it's one of the more intense wines I tasted within this selection

Once again there is just enough wood to point out along with hints of menthol

Pavie Decesse Vintage:2006 with steadily building tannins andThis is the first vintage the vinification was controlled by Gerard Perse and his two consultants, Dr. Alain Raynaud and Michel Rolland. Dense ruby purple colored, with copious quantities of black raspberry and cherry fruit intermixed with spicy oak, this deep, rich, medium to full bodied 1997 possesses sweet tannin, low acidity, excellent length, and admirable concentration. Already delicious, it promises to improve with 2 3 years of bottle age, and