Peter Michael Les Pavots Proprietary Red Wine - 2014 (750ml) South Africa the dark plum/garnet-tinged 2000 Grand-Mayne

the dark plum/garnet-tinged 2000 Grand-Mayne reveals a sweet nose of blueberry pie intermixed with forest floor and floral undertones

and hints of underbrush and herbs in the finish result in an excellent rather than brilliant Troplong-Mondot that must take a back seat to their other-worldly 2005 and impressively endowed 2006

Brooding aromas of dark berry syrup and licorice

low acid yet super-endowed wine

1% Pinot Meunier

Peter Michael Les Pavots Proprietary Red Wine - 2014 (750ml) South Africa the dark plum/garnet-tinged 2000 Grand-MayneThe 2014 Proprietary Red Les Pavots (3,570 cases) is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, 13% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot aged in mostly Taransaud barrels with a small helping of Darnajou thrown in. This wine is fabulous in the vintage, although certainly less profoundly concentrated and extracted, as well as structured, compared to the 2013, which was off the charts fabulous. This is a brilliant wine, charming, with front end loaded