Château Pavie-Macquin 1er grand cru classé (B), Saint-Émilion

Pavie-Macquin is St-Émilion's outstanding biodynamic estate — converted under the guidance of Nicolas Thienpont and Stéphane Derenoncourt, it produces a wine of exceptional purity and precision from limestone plateau soils adjacent to Pavie. It is, consistently, one of the appellation's most intellectually satisfying bottles: structured, mineral and possessed of a complexity that unfolds over time. Among the estates that have quietly and sustainably improved over the past two decades, Pavie-Macquin is the reference.