Château Paveil-de-Luze 2012
AC Margaux Cru bourgeois supérieurs, 750 ml
Charming Bordeaux
- A classic Margaux that elegantly combines terroir, maturity and finesse.
- Dark berries, violets and cedarwood, underpinned by a silky texture.
- It goes perfectly with lamb, entrecôte or a creamy mushroom risotto.
Description
The Château Paveil-de-Luze 2012 is an elegant and harmonious Margaux that impressively reflects the typical finesse of its terroir. What makes it special is the successful balance of ripe dark fruit, floral notes and a silky texture. On the nose, it reveals aromas of blackcurrants, violets, cedarwood and subtle spicy hints. On the palate, it impresses with supple tannins, lovely freshness and a balanced, long finish. A classic Bordeaux that pairs superbly with lamb, beef or game, but also harmonises wonderfully with a mushroom risotto or pan-fried porcini mushrooms.
Attributes
| Grape variety: | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
| Producer: | Château Paveil-de-Luze |
| Origin: | France / Bordeaux / Margaux |
| Other vintages: | 2022 |
| Ripening potential: | 3 to 18 years |
| Drinking temperature: | 16 to 18 °C |
| Food Pairing: | Risotto with ceps, Châteaubriand, Filet Wellington, Saddle of lamb fillet with herb jus, Rabbit ragout with olives |
| Volume: | 13.0 % |
| Note: | Contains sulphites |
Cabernet Sauvignon
The backbone of Bordeaux
The Cabernet Sauvignon gives the Bordeaux its backbone, yielding deep violet wines with powerful tannins and endless ripening potential. It is the top dog in Médoc, and is placed in all five premier crus of Bordelais. When young, it often appears strict and unapproachable, but with advancing years, its tannins round off. It is wonderfully velvety, and yet always maintains its freshness. Typical flavours include cassis, graphite and cedar. Wherever Cabernet Sauvignon is found, Merlot is not far away. It complements the robust structure of Cabernet with softness, fruit and richness. The Cabernet Sauvignon is the most-exported vine in the world. It delivers persuasive qualities in Italy as an ingredient of the Super Tuscan, or as the flagship variety from California. There, it is lovingly titled “Cab Sauv”. Meat fans should be aware that it fantastically accompanies a grilled entrecôte. The family tree of Cabernet Sauvignon is surprising: its parents are Cabernet Franc and the white Sauvignon blanc.
Merlot
Everybody’s darling
Merlot is the most charming member of the Bordeaux family. It shines with rich colour, fragrant fullness, velvety tannins and sweet, plummy fruit. It even makes itself easy for the vintner, as it matures without issue in cool years as well. This is in contrast to the stricter Cabernet Sauvignon, which it complements as a blending partner. Its good qualities have made the Merlot famous worldwide. At over 100,000 hectares, it is the most-planted grape in France. It also covers large areas in California, Italy, Australia and recently in Eastern Europe. The only catch is that pure Merlot varieties rarely turn out well. Its charm is often associated with a lack of substance. Only the best specimens improve with maturity. They then develop complex notes of leather and truffles. This succeeds in the top wines from the Bordeaux appellation of Pomerol and those from Ticino, among others.
Margaux
Margaux: a guarantor of finesse
For Bordeaux experts, it makes perfect sense that this prestigious appellation in the southern part of the Médoc, just 30 kilometres from Bordeaux's city centre, has a female first name. The best Margaux crus, owing to their delicacy and subtle elegance, are frequently described as feminine. Nonetheless, Margaux wines have been increasing in fullness as a result of a warming climate. Despite their elegance, the wines possess great longevity.
Bordeaux
Bordeaux: high prestige, high quality
With a total area of around 115,000 hectares, Bordeaux may not be France’s largest wine-growing region, but it is certainly its most prestigious. The range of wines produced here today is enormous: ranging from red everyday wines with a great relationship between price and quality to exclusive, and accordingly expensive, premier crus. Elegant white wines and noble sweet specialties round out the spectrum.
France
France – Philosophy in a bottle
According to French philosophy, wine should be an expression of the soil and climate. They use the word “terroir” to describe this. Terroir makes every wine different, and many especially good. French wine is regarded worldwide as an expression of cultural perfection. The French believe that humans are responsible for the quality of the berries, the vine variety for their character, and nature for the quantity. This philosophy can be expressed succinctly as: “the truth is the vineyard, not the man.”
