The 2010 Gravains from Domaine Pavelot is a very closed and reserved wine at the present time but with good underlying purity and promise. The deep complex and refined nose offers up scents of cassis black cherries dark berries coffee bean fresh herbs gamebirds and a complex signature of soil. On the palate the wine is full-bodied and quite pure on the attack with a rock solid core of fruit ripe tannins fine focus and grip and a very long reserved and promising finish. This will be lovely in the fullness of time.

An elegant fresh and pure nose of red cherry liqueur earth plum and wet stone hints is followed by attractively rich but very well-detailed medium weight flavors that display the same wonderful purity as the nose. I very much like the mouth feel as it's slightly softer and round than is typical with this wine all wrapped in a firm long and very serious finish. This should be excellent in time. - Comments: Sweet spot Outstanding ♥