Château Pavie Macquin
On Saint‑Émilion’s limestone crest, where red clays rest on Astéries rock, sits Château Pavie Macquin, named for Albert Macquin—the figure who helped rebuild Bordeaux after phylloxera by championing grafted vines. That spirit of reconstruction still guides the estate, raised to Premier Grand Cru Classé status in 2006.
Fifteen hectares form a single block, yet the soils shift parcel by parcel; each lot is hand‑harvested and vinified separately to keep the clay‑limestone signature intact. Gentle extraction, native ferments when conditions allow, and a measured barrique élevage build line and depth rather than make‑up.
Since the 1990s, Nicolas Thienpont and his team have pursued a style of quiet intensity—Saint‑Émilion interpreted, year after year, as tension, mineral precision and time.Château Pavie Macquin
On Saint‑Émilion’s limestone crest, where red clays rest on Astéries rock, sits Château Pavie Macquin, named for Albert Macquin—the figure who helped rebuild Bordeaux after phylloxera by championing grafted vines. That spirit of reconstruction still guides the estate, raised to Premier Grand Cru Classé status in 2006.
Fifteen hectares form a single block, yet the soils shift parcel by parcel; each lot is hand‑harvested and vinified separately to keep the clay‑limestone signature intact. Gentle extraction, native ferments when conditions allow, and a measured barrique élevage build line and depth rather than make‑up.
Since the 1990s, Nicolas Thienpont and his team have pursued a style of quiet intensity—Saint‑Émilion interpreted, year after year, as tension, mineral precision and time.
