Although Pavie Decesses's reputation exists in the shadow of its glorious older sibling, topography has nonetheless set it above Château Pavie, situated as it is on Saint-Emilion's limestone plateau. Purchased by Gérard Perse in 1997 (one year before before he bought Château Pavie), Pavie-Decesse is one of the "happy few” Saint-Emilion Grands Crus Classés.
Enjoying the same attention as Château Pavie, whose terroir it essentially shares, Pa...
Pavie Decesse is a much smaller vineyard than its grander sibling Château Pavie with just 9.1 hectares of vines perched further up on the crest of the slope on a chalky/limestone soil. Unlike Pavie, the wine is more of a Monocepage with 90% of the vines being Merlot, the remaining 10% Cabernet Franc. The vines are a respectable 43 years old on average. A similar draconian level of green harvesting is practice at Pavie Decesse as at Pavie, with...
The buildings were entirely renovated and the ground floor of the residence was altered to house wooden vinification vats which are an exact copy of those used at Château Pavie.
In addition, the barrel cellar was restored to its original layout as designed by Ferdinand Bouffard.
Geological characteristics
The estate is located on the Saint-Emilion limestone plateau, approximately 85 meters above the Dordogne River. The soil is largel...
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