Chateau de Pez Saint-Estephe 2016

"95 points. Straight and sapid on the finish." - La Revue du Vin de France
"94 points. Another bargain alert! At this price level, perhaps the most subtle and elegant of all wines tasted." - Decanter
"92-94 points. Maybe this is the "dark horse" of the appellation this year." - Robert Parker 
"93 points. this property is at the top of its game." - Wine Enthusiast
"93 points. St.-Estèphe is supposed to be a robust and hard wine, but this is elegant and sophisticated..." - James Suckling

“You know you are in safe hands here” – Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

Château de Pez er et særdeles anerkendt slot i St-Estéphe og har siden 2003 nydt status som Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel – så kan man næsten ikke komme tættere på Cru Classé-niveau. Slottet blev grundlagt i det 15. århundrede og er sammen med Château Calon det ældste i St-Estéphe. Over tid har forskellige familier haft ejerskab over ejendommen, men i dag er det den berømte Champagne-producent, Louis Roederer, som driver slottet på snart 30. år. De har sat et imponerende præg på slottet, hvor der bliver kontinuerligt lavet store investeringer for at højne kvaliteten af vinene. Blandt andet har de foretaget en omfattende genplantning af vinstokkene, så beplantningstætheden nu er øget fra 6.500 til 10.000 vinstokke pr. hektar.

Derudover byggede man i 2018 et topmoderne vineri, hvor man vinificerer druerne parcel for parcel. Der satses 100 % på husets ”Grand Vin” og der produceres således kun denne ene vin. Den målrettede indsat har givet pote, når man ser på de stødt stigende ratings fra anmelderne og som Jane Anson siger, så er man med garanti i gode hænder, når man køber en flaske Château de Pez.

Anmeldelser af Château de Pez Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel 2016

95/100 La Revue du Vin de France
"The 2016 with a slightly more serious profile is also more slender and more radiant. Straight and sapid on the finish."

94/100 Decanter
"Another bargain alert! At this price level, perhaps the most subtle and elegant of all wines tasted. Not as expressive as Ormes de Pez, but top marks for delicate refinement and indeed a noticeably floral aromatic profile that accentuates the palate. As wine consultant Kevin Gagnon noted at a tasting: ‘Finesse and great length.’ Do not hesitate.

92-94/100 Robert Parker
The 2016 de Pez appears to be benefitting from a long-term replanting program at the estate. This is a blend of 53% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3.5% Petit Verdot and 1.5% Cabernet Franc. The IPT is quite high at 80, and there is 13.9% alcohol. It has a pure and comely bouquet with black cherries and blackcurrant pastilles, just a touch of crushed violets that emerge with time. The palate is really quite lovely: very well balanced with a fine line of acidity, quite saline in the mouth, perhaps the finest tannic structure that I have encountered during many years of tasting this Saint Estèphe, with a long persistent finish. Maybe this is the "dark horse" of the appellation this year.

93/100 Wine Enthusiast
"One of the many estates on the Pez plateau in Saint-Estèphe, this property is at the top of its game. Owned by the same proprietors as Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, the wine has structure, big tannins as well as dense black fruits. Drink from 2024. Roger Voss"

93/100 James Suckling
"St.-Estèphe is supposed to be a robust and hard wine, but this is elegant and sophisticated with fine, cassis and lemon-peel aromas, polished tannins and a long, rather delicate finish. Drink or hold."

92/100 The Wine Cellar Insider
Full bodied, fresh and focused on its layers of sweet, ripe, luscious, dark fruits, the wine offers a nice depth of flavor and real character.

91-92/100 Vinum
"This De Pez is a little marvel of balsamic spice. The blend of 53% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc combines liquorice, liquorice, black pepper and dried flowers. On the palate with a very present fruit sweetness, which in combination with the very well integrated acidity leads to a great juiciness. Drinking fun and complexity are combined here in an impressive way."

Om Château de Pez

Grand Vin: Château de Pez Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel 
2. Vin: Ingen 
Beliggenhed: Saint-Estèphe 
Beplantet areal: 39 ha 
Plantede druesorter: 44 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 48 % Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 3 % Petit Verdot og 1 % Malbec
Fadmodning: 12-18 mdr. 40% ny barrique