Château Pavie Macquin 1988 Magnum
The 1988 Château Pavie Macquin is a Saint-Émilion red wine from Bordeaux, produced by Château Pavie Macquin. Classified as a Premier Grand Cru Classé B de Saint-Émilion, it comes from a blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc. The Wine Advocate awards it 87/100 and describes it as a concentrated and elegant wine with spicy dark fruits, finesse, and length. Drinking window indicated by The Wine Advocate: 1993 to 2003.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Emilion
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Pavie Macquin
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc
Château Pavie Macquin
Château Pavie Macquin is a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru estate situated on the clay-limestone plateau overlooking the appellation’s limestone escarpment. The vineyard, covering an area of 14.5 hectares, belongs to the descendants of Albert Macquin, namely the Corre and Charpentier families. The estate is ranked amongst the Premiers Grands Crus Classés of Saint-Émilion.
- Owner
- Familles Corre et Charpentier (famille Corre-Macquin)
- Maître de chais
- Nicolas et Cyrille Thienpont
- Surface (ha)
- 14.50 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 70 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Château Pavie Macquin is named after Albert Macquin (1852–1911), an agricultural engineer and grandfather of the current owners. At the end of the 19th century, whilst phylloxera was ravaging the Bordeaux vineyards, he helped to promote the use of grafted vines in the Saint-Émilion region. As a champion of Vitis berlandieri, he produced over a million grafted vines in 1887 and developed a scientific monitoring system for the plots. He gradually brought together the plots that formed the basis of the Pavie Macquin estate. Following his death in 1911, the estate remained in the hands of his descendants; it is now owned by the Corre and Charpentier families. Nicolas Thienpont was appointed manager in 1994. His son, Cyrille Thienpont, now works alongside him in the management and technical aspects of the estate. Château Pavie Macquin is listed as a Premier Grand Cru Classé in the Saint-Émilion classification approved in 2022.
