In 1873, Ferdinand Bouffard, a Bordeaux n\u00e9gociant, inherited Domaine de la Sable and, over the course of two decades, expanded the property to reach 50 hectares of cultivated vineyard. This is where the future Ch\u00e2teau Pavie was born, although it wasn’t until 1919 when Albert Ponte vinified all the parcels into a single wine. Ch\u00e2teau Pavie was recognized as Premier Grand Cru Class\u00e9 in the first Saint-\u00c9milion Classification in 1959, and starting with the 2012 vintage, it was promoted to 1er Grand Cru Class\u00e9 “A” under the current ownership of the Perse family. It is predominantly made with Merlot, complemented by Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon in varying proportions depending on the vintage. The vineyard is planted on limestone and clay soils, with an average age of just over 40 years. The must ferments by variety and parcel in wooden vats and then ages for an average of 25 months in French oak, three-quarters of which is first-use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[162,163],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-14123","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-red","product_cat-wine","pa_bodega-chateau-pavie-en","pa_denominacion-de-origen-saint-emilion-en","pa_envejecimiento-reserve","pa_pais-france","pa_variedad-cabernet-franc-en","pa_variedad-cabernet-sauvignon-en","pa_variedad-merlot-en","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n