95 RVF

    Château Pédesclaux 2022

    Bordeaux • Pauillac • 5th Classified Growth • Red

    Regular price 280,80€ tax included
    Sale price 280,80€ tax included Regular price
    Unit price 46,80€ / unit
    Packaging : 6 x 75cl - Wooden Crate

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    Description

    • Country France
    • Region Bordeaux
    • Appellation Pauillac
    • Color Red
    • Alcohol 12.5
    • Vintage 2022
    • Grape varieties 62% Cabernet Sauvignon22% Merlot7% Cabernet Franc3% Petit Verdot

    2022 marks the estate's first certified organic vintage. The wine is dense, aromatic, juicy and profound, a very fine expression of the Pauillac terroir.

    Ratings

    Ratings

    • La Revue du Vin de France 95/100
    • Bettane & Desseauve 92/100
    • Vinous 93/100
    • James Suckling 97/100
    • Jean-Marc Quarin 95/100
    Producer

    Producer

    Owner and history

    The vineyard comprises 46.1 hectares of vines in production. An organic conversion process began in 2019. Château Pédesclaux is situated on a plateau of clay-limestone gravel, a mixture of clay, limestone, gravel, and pebbles. The estate's plots are all located near the vineyards of Mouton-Rothschild and Pontet-Canet.

    Vinification and aging

    - Hand-harvested grapes
    - Cold pre-fermentation maceration
    - Gentle extraction with shedding and punching down
    - Gravity-fed winemaking without the use of a pump
    - 16 months in barrels
    - 60% new barrels, 40% barrels that have held one wine

    Wine profile

    • fruity
    • wooded
    • complex
    • timber frame