Château Pédesclaux, AOP Pauillac, Red 2021

As the bests of the Pauillac appellation, Château Pédesclaux is in the picture of its terroir : complex, Pédesclaux incarn the density of Pauillac's wines, temperate by a singular sensuousness. Complexity, depth, sensuousness, freshness, tension

The story

Owners : Famille Lorenzetti
Managing director : Emmanuel Cruse
Properties director : Vincent Bache-Gabrielsen
Head of culture : Félix Soulagnet
Cellar master : Audrey Ricordi
Oenologist : Eric Boissenot

Planted surface : 50 ha
Surface in production : 46,1 ha
Vineyard density : 10 000 vinestocks/ha
Grape varieties : 59 % Cabernet-Sauvignon, 32 % Merlot, 5 % Cabernet franc, 4 % Petit Verdot,

Terroir

Garonne gravels on limestone base

In the vineyard

All work favorizing a good distribution and aeration of the grapes (disbudding, clipping, thinning out of leaves.
Hand-picked sorting harvest according to the terroir, the vigorous zones and separation between stocks from the heart and the borders of our plots.
Harvest in crates, followed by a manual sorting on clusters and then on berries.

Harvest start date

Harvest from the 24th of September to the 5th of October 2021

Vinification

Gravitary vatting without pressing. Prefermentary cold maceration. Long vatting period. Gravitary vinification without pump

Ageing

16 months in barrels. 60% new barrels, 40% of one wine

Varietals

Cabernet sauvignon : 64%
Merlot : 27%
Cabernet franc : 6%
Petit verdot : 3%

Specifications

PX Packshot vin.co

Tasting notes

The most confidential production since 2009 and with an assemblage similar to 2018, Château
Pédesclaux 2021 is considered very close to classic vintages and has great potential for storing. It is characterized by a deep and dynamic nose, with notes of small black fruits and spices. The mouth, deliciously juicy, is led by an incredible tension on the palate. Its supple, textured tannins and its sapid finish allow Château Pédesclaux to assert its unique identity.