Château de Pez, St Estèphe, 2022

Name: Château de Pez, St Estèphe
Brand: Château de Pez
Price: 215.14 GBP

Available Vintages

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justerini & brooks tasting note

This Rouzaud/Roederer owned St Estephe chateau is managed by Nicolas Glumineau and the Pichon Lalande team. Alas, hail has reduced volumes here by 45%. There's lots of material here with good quality fruit tannins. Quite robust and foursquare on the evidence of this tasting. Hopefully its edges will be resolved during élevage. 59% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot.

critic reviews

93/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

Love this, such a chewy juicy old school, full of pleasure. Supple tannins, just the right amount of spice and toasted tannic grip. Tasted twice. Hail in Pez in April, so they had a half crop, 22hl/h yield. New cellar here since 2018, all aged at longer ageing in barrel. Feels full of character and heart, luscious with a juicy finish, great stuff and good value. A buy.

DRINKING WINDOW 2026 - 2040

date of review 03/2025

93/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2022 Château de Pez, which was affected by hail in June, now undergoes a gentler extraction and aged in barrels from different coopers than previously. It has a classy, well-defined bouquet with crushed stone, truffle and black fruit aromas unfolding neatly on the nose. The palate is medium-bodied and tertiary in style like a Saint-Estèphe ought to be, with firm tannins, gentle grip and a dash of cracked black pepper on the finish. This is excellent.

DRINKING WINDOW 2028 - 2055

date of review 02/2025

91-93/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

The 2022 de Pez, a blend of 59% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot, is deep garnet-purple in color. Notions of baked black plums, blueberry preserves, and fruitcake jump from the glass, followed by hints of Chinese five spice and potpourri. The full-bodied palate is packed with black fruit preserves layers, supported by firm, rounded tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing long and lifted. It will be aged for 18 months in 50% new oak. pH 3.8.

DRINKING WINDOW 2026 - 2046

date of review 05/2023

90-92/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

From an estate that has now been fully restructured and which serves as something of a research and development laboratory for its sibling, Pichon Lalande, the 2022 de Pez exhibits aromas of sweet blackberries and cherries mingled with spices and violets. Medium to full-bodied, rich and lively, with powdery tannins that assert themselves on the youthfully chewy finish, some 40% of the production was lost to hail. For the first time, it will be sold en primeur via the place de Bordeaux.

date of review 04/2023