2000 Château Pavie | 100 Point Saint-Émilion Premier Grand Cru Classé

🏆 Triple 100-Point Bordeaux Legend

A Perfect Bordeaux. A Modern Legend.

It marked the moment Château Pavie established itself among the elite estates of the world, combining immense power with breathtaking elegance and extraordinary longevity.

100 Points – Wine Advocate | 100 Points – Jeb Dunnuck | 100 Points – The Wine Independent

Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux, France

RRP $1,750 a bottle

Some wines define a château.

Some define an entire generation.

The 2000 Château Pavie is one of those extraordinarily rare wines. Produced from one of the greatest Bordeaux vintages of the modern era, it has become a benchmark not only for Saint-Émilion, but for all of Bordeaux.

Awarded a perfect 100 points by Wine Advocate, 100 points by Jeb Dunnuck and 100 points by The Wine Independent, this is one of the most celebrated Bordeaux wines ever made. It marked the moment Château Pavie established itself among the elite estates of the world, combining immense power with breathtaking elegance and extraordinary longevity.

Tasting Notes

Expect a profound Bordeaux with layers of:

• Blackcurrant and cassis
• Blackberry and black cherry
• Plum preserves
• Cedar and cigar box
• Graphite and crushed limestone
• Dark chocolate and espresso
• Truffle, tobacco and exotic spice

The palate is incredibly rich and concentrated, yet remarkably graceful. Dense black fruits are wrapped in perfectly integrated tannins, vibrant freshness and extraordinary mineral precision. Despite more than two decades of bottle age, the wine remains youthful, powerful and astonishingly balanced, finishing with incredible persistence.

Perfect Critical Acclaim

• 100 Points – Wine Advocate
• 100 Points – Jeb Dunnuck
• 100 Points – The Wine Independent

Additional praise includes:

• 99 Points – Neal Martin
• 97 Points – Wine Spectator
• 96 Points – JamesSuckling.com

About the Wine

Today, Château Pavie is recognised as one of the greatest estates in Saint-Émilion, but the 2000 vintage was the wine that announced its arrival on the world stage.

The vineyard sits on the famous limestone plateau and south-facing slopes of Saint-Émilion, where exceptional drainage and limestone soils consistently produce wines of incredible depth and longevity.

The 2000 blend is composed of:

• 70% Merlot
• 20% Cabernet Franc
• 10% Cabernet Sauvignon

The wine spent 26 months in 100% new French oak, creating remarkable richness while preserving the purity and character of the fruit. The result is a wine of extraordinary concentration, texture and balance that continues to amaze more than twenty years after harvest.

Food Pairings

Perfect with:

• Beef Wellington
• Dry-aged Wagyu
• Roast pigeon
• Venison loin
• Slow-roasted lamb
• Black truffle dishes
• Mature Comté or aged Gouda

Cellaring

Although already delivering an unforgettable drinking experience, the 2000 Château Pavie remains remarkably youthful.

Drink now after several hours of decanting or cellar confidently for another 20–30 years, where further layers of truffle, cedar, cigar box, forest floor and mineral complexity will continue to emerge.

Why We Love It

There are hundreds of great Bordeaux wines.

There are only a handful that achieve legendary status.

The 2000 Château Pavie belongs firmly in that company. It possesses everything collectors dream of—an iconic vintage, a world-class terroir, flawless critical acclaim and the ability to continue evolving for decades.

Receiving three perfect 100-point scores is extraordinarily rare. Achieving that while becoming one of the defining wines of modern Bordeaux is rarer still.

At $1,750, this is not simply one of the greatest Saint-Émilions ever produced—it is one of the greatest Bordeaux wines of the 21st century. For collectors, investors and lovers of truly exceptional wine, opportunities to secure a bottle of this calibre are exceptionally rare.

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