{"product_id":"chateau-pavie-decasse-vintage-1990","title":"Chateau Pavie Decasse Vintage 1990","description":"\u003cp\u003eChâteau Pavie-Decesse acquired its Grand Cru Classé title in the original 1955 classification of Saint-Emilion and has remained in the list of grands crus through the subsequent iterations. Unlike its neighbors, châteaux Pavie and Pavie Macquin  it has not broken into the ranks of the premiers grands crus classés in recent years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe château's history is closely linked to that of Château Pavie, a Bordeaux estate dating back to the Fourth Century. The four-hectare (10-acre) estate was separated from Château Pavie in 1885 by the then owner, Ferdinand Bouffard. French businessman Gérard Perse acquired Pavie-Decesse in 1997 and Pavie in 1998, and has reunited the two through a joint vineyard management system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wines, however, remain separate, and each has a distinctive terroir. The vineyard at Château Pavie-Decesse lies solely on the Saint-Émilion limestone plateau. 1990 was an outstanding vintage for the wines of Bordeaux.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTypical blend, Merlot, Cabernet Franc 75cl bottle Abv 13.5%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottle condition, capsule good, label good, wine level base of neck\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"relative\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTasting Note 14\/11\/2023 -\u003cspan class=\"score\" itemprop=\"reviewRating\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Rating\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"static\" itemprop=\"ratingValue\"\u003e92\u003c\/span\u003e Points\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp itemprop=\"reviewBody\" class=\"break_word\"\u003eMature yet vigorous, this seems close to peak for my mileage with a silky texture but still bumptious fruit and body. Some floral, fresher scents on the bouquet belie the signature here, which is quintessentially '90 in style, quite roasted and a touch porty-pruney. What saves it from going over the top is a rustic, old vine energy (I don't know if the vines are old at P-D and I doubt they were in 1990, but it has a vinous VV profile... though in this case it could be from the drought conditions during the growing season concentrating and darkening the fruit, rather than old vines). Sappy, dark, rugged, this is lots of fun to drink, making up for what it lacks in elegance with volume and character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens next\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour bottle will be carefully hand-packed in our mail-safe wine boxes to ensure it arrives in perfect condition. We dispatch all standard orders using \u003cb\u003eRoyal Mail 48-hour Tracked \u0026amp; Signed\u003c\/b\u003e, so you can follow its journey right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeed it sooner?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrder before \u003cb\u003e3:30 pm\u003c\/b\u003e and select \u003cb\u003eExpress Delivery\u003c\/b\u003e for next-day arrival (Monday - Thursday). We’ll send it via \u003cb\u003eRoyal Mail Guaranteed Next Day\u003c\/b\u003e or \u003cb\u003eAPC Overnight\u003c\/b\u003e - trusted services for safe, timely delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational delivery\u003c\/b\u003e - please get in touch for a shipping quote via the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thewine-cru.co.uk\/pages\/contact\" title=\"International vintage wine shipping enquiry form\"\u003econtact form.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Wine-Cru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57626720043390,"sku":"winecru3979","price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0595\/5656\/1063\/files\/chateau-pavie-decasse-vintage-1990-our-wines-the-wine-cru.jpg?v=1782815571","url":"https:\/\/thewine-cru.co.uk\/products\/chateau-pavie-decasse-vintage-1990","provider":"The Wine-Cru","version":"1.0","type":"link"}