Descripción

Fiel reflejo de la complejidad de su terroir de origen, Château Pédesclaux figura entre los mejores vinos de Pauillac. Sensual, denso, profundo, fresco y con tensión, estamos ante un tinto que en esta cosecha celebra los 10 años desde que la familia Lorenzetti llegara a la propiedad e iniciara su celebrada transformación.

Ficha técnica

La bodega
Château Pédesclaux
Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2019
Grado
14.0% vol.
Variedad
72% Cabernet sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 6% Cabernet franc, 2% Petit verdot
Otros formatos disponibles:
Origen
Pauillac

Cata

Temperatura de servicio
16 ºC.

Viñedo y elaboración

Superficie
50 hectáreas repartidas en 19 'terroirs' diferentes.
Suelo
Compuesto primordialmente de grava sobre base de piedra caliza.
Cosecha
Vendimia manual en cajas llevada a cabo del 23 de septiembre al 5 de octubre de 2019. Primero tuvo lugar la clasificación de los racimos y luego de las bayas.
Vinificación
La uva cae al depósito por gravedad. Maceración prefermentativa en frío como antesala de un largo periodo de encubado. Vinificación por gravedad sin necesidad de bombeo.
Envejecimiento
Crianza en barricas de roble, el 68% nuevas.

Opinión de los críticos

Jeb Dunnuck:

A gorgeous wine, the 2019 Château Pédesclaux shines for its pure, elegant, yet concentrated style, and it's certainly one of the finest vintages from this address. Cassis, black cherries, lead pencil, and violet notes all emerge on the nose, and it's medium to full-bodied, with a seamless, elegant mouthfeel, ripe, polished tannins, and a great finish. The purity and finesse are truly something here, and while it already offers pleasure, it deserves 4-5 years of bottle age and will evolve for 20+ years.

Decanter:

Perfumed aromatics on the nose, violets, red cherries - really perfumed though - I love it! Gorgeous texture, it's soft and supple and not over the top. The tannins are super integrated providing just the right amount of support to the fruit. Delicate but with a good core of dark fruits and some cherry flesh texture. Soft and smooth but fleshy too - a great balance between freshness and structure. Bright lift at the end and overall good acidity with enjoyable hints of bitter dark chocolate and savoury black liquorice which add complexity and interest away from the fruit. Overall quite dark in style but one for earlier and enjoyable drinking. Nice refined winemaking on show and clear markers of the terroir and vintage. Carafe if drinking soon or buy and age. First vintage in conversion to organic which has been being tested since 2012. Half the vineyard is currently farmed biodynamically.

James Suckling:

This is really floral and beautiful with lavender, lilac and blackcurrant aromas that follow through to a medium to full body with firm, creamy tannins and a flavorful finish. It’s very racy and refined with structure. Linear. 72% cabernet sauvignon, 20% merlot, 6% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot. Best after 2024.

The Wine Advocate:

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2019 Pedesclaux has a beguiling perfume of violets, warm cassis, preserved plums and licorice with suggestions of rose hip tea, dark chocolate, kirsch and cinnamon toast. Medium to full-bodied, the palate bursts with vibrant black and red fruits, supported by ripe, finely grained tannins and oodles of freshness, finishing long and fragrant. Gorgeous wine—bravo!