3 of 9 Burgs corked Pavie Syndrome

DaleW

Cow. (There was a group of cheeses in a roughly similar style from various origins.)

I have not tried the new Ch. Pavie myself, so I have no opinion on its style. The comments I mentioned were from others at a recent wine tasting. (At least two of whom have been tasting critically for longer than has the particular writer who gave New Pavie a perfect numerical score, though they are not newsletter writers themselves.) Now that I think of it, I have been enjoying Old Pavie since before the particular writer started publishing. When I heard about the Pavie property's mbuttive ownership change (before the New Pavie was on the market), I bought up what I could of the last few years of Old Pavie (needless to say, at moderate prices), having no idea what the future held for the New Pavie. I did not expect the abrupt change in awareness of Ch. Pavie, coincident with its losing its heritage.

By the way, one of the people at that recent tasting that I mentioned goes way back. He was comparing the aging profile of one of the 2002 Burgundies we tasted to that of the same house's 1955 when tasted young. This seemed to interest or amaze one of the younger tasters present (born long after 1955). That is one of the fringe benefits of these tasting groups that I keep advocating: They bring people together, even from different eras.