This is really beautiful and decadent with mushroom, chocolate, plum and sliced-meat character. Even some foie gras. Full-bodied, tight and linear. Racy finish. Delicious now and beyond. Jan 2019

A great showing for this wine in the mini-vertical, the 2001 Pavie has a slight lightening at the edge of its dark garnet/plum/purple color and a big, sweet kiss of cedar wood, incense, licorice, blackberry and lead pencil shavings. The wine is dense, very rich, multilayered and finishes with at least a 40- to 45-second aftertaste. This wine seems to be close to full maturity, but should hold there for easily another 15-20 years. It’s a sleeper of the vintage. Drink: 2015 - 2035.

Robert Parker (Wine Advocate #220, Aug 2015)

The 2001 Pavie is medium to deep garnet-brick in color. Scents of preserved plums, blackberry pie, and chocolate-covered cherries jump from the glass, plus hints of violets, crushed rocks, incense, and Indian spices. Medium to full-bodied, it glides over the palate with remarkable seamlessness and satiny tannins, delivering waves of black fruits and exotic spices, finishing long and earthy. Lisa Perrotti-Brown Dec 2023 - The Wine Independent

This is hitting its stride now, with a very focused core of raspberry, plum and red currant fruit that is showing some secondary notes while melding perfectly with the singed alder and cedar flavors and tobacco and black tea accents. Mineral and sanguine hints chime in on the finish, which lingers with a sense of elegance. Really nice now, but there's no rush.—Non-blind Pavie vertical (March 2017). Drink now through 2030. JM

The 2001 Pavie has a vibrant bouquet of lifted blackberry, raspberry and rose petal scents, joined by touches of cedar and mint from the Cabernets. The palate is well balanced with fine tension, structured but not overbearing. This is less dense than the 2000, with better-integrated wood and a lovely rondeur toward the finish. It seems to gain complexity in the glass, developing some lovely chestnut notes. You can broach bottles now, but they will keep for a number of years. Sept 2021

Fully mature, and simply great in your glass with its wall of roasted plums, cherries, smoke, licorice, dried flowers, and sea salt in the perfume. The palate was even better with its wealth of red and black fruits, licorice, oceanic accents, and touch of espresso. This is fully ready to go. Drink from 2023-2038. Tasted Sept 2023

Quality 868 | Brand 965 | Economics 958 | buzz brand
Quality: Above the average quality score of its peer group for the 2001 vintage, 656 Brand: We found this wine on 20 of the world's top restaurant wine lists, including Helene Darroze at the Connaught Economics: Above its peer group average price of £117 for the 2001 vintage Production: Higher production than its peer group average of 46,409 bottles

- www.wine-lister.com June 2017