The 2016 Pavie Bordeaux Blend from Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, France, is a noteworthy wine, garnering high praise from several esteemed reviewers. This red wine, with its rich 14.6% alcohol content, is produced by Pavie and features a blend of 60% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc, and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine is sealed with a traditional cork closure.

James Suckling awarded the wine a score of 96, highlighting its "enveloping amarena-cherry fruit" and "huge tannin structure." Suckling notes that while the wine is drinkable now, it will be best enjoyed from 2025 onwards due to the need for the tannins to resolve.

Wine Spectator provided an even higher score of 97, commending the wine’s "showy—and captivating—display of fruit" with flavors of cassis, raspberry, and plum reduction. They also noted the wine’s "toasty, glistening with vanilla and apple wood notes," emphasizing its ability to balance fruit and oak.

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate gave the 2016 Pavie a perfect score of 100. Lisa Perrotti-Brown described it as "full-bodied and built like a brick house," with "a fragrant perfume of violets, chocolate-covered cherries, and crushed blueberries." Perrotti-Brown praised its "solid foundation of firm, super ripe, grainy tannins," and its "very long and very decadent" finish.

Wine Enthusiast also awarded the wine a 96, noting its "stylish layers of black-plum fruit, beautiful acidity, and freshness." The review highlighted the integration of "black-chocolate flavors" and predicted that it will develop into a great wine.

Jeff Leve and Jeb Dunnuck both scored the wine at 99. Leve described it as "inky in color, powerful, dense, concentrated, full-bodied," with flavors of "flowers, crushed stone, smoke, licorice, espresso, and very ripe plums and black cherries." Dunnuck praised its "thrilling bouquet of crème de cassis, toasty oak, graphite, white truffle, crayons, and flowers," noting its "elegant, seamless style."

Decanter rated the wine at 95, emphasizing its "powerfully floral nose, rich and heady" profile. They noted the "real purity and clarity to the fruit" and described it as "bold and well built" with a "long minty finish."

Finally, The Wine Independent also gave the wine a perfect score of 100. Lisa Perrotti-Brown praised its "bold notes of plum preserves, juicy blueberries, and Morello cherries," and "firm, velvety tannins and amazing tension," recommending a good six years in the bottle before drinking, with potential to age over the next 50 years.

Overall, the 2016 Pavie is a highly acclaimed wine, with multiple reviewers praising its complex flavor profile, robust structure, and potential for aging.