Château de Pez, St Estèphe, 2024

Deep garnet-purple colored. Features notes of red currant preserves and fresh blackberries, leading to hints of dried herbs, pencil shavings, and tree bark. The light-bodied palate is lively and chewy with just enough mid-palate black fruit and savory layers, finishing chalky.

DRINKING WINDOW 2027 - 2036

date of review 05/2025

The 2024 Château de Pez was cropped at 27 hl/ha and underwent a very light extraction. It has a straightforward, classically styled bouquet with blackberry, loam and light cedar scents that unfold nicely in the glass. This has fine delineation and prudent use of oak. The sample at the château was a little more floral than the first. The palate is medium-bodied and cohesive, with a keen line of acidity, fine tannins and a fresh, sapid finish. This will require a couple of years in bottle, but it is certainly a decent Haut-Médoc that should age well.

DRINKING WINDOW 2027 - 2040

date of review 05/2025

Precise, with balance and depth of flavour, white pepper spice laced through fleshy red and blue fruits on the openng, and there are floral aromatics. All in all, this starts out confidently, but the acidity of the vintage adds more rusticity to the tannins on the close of play than in the recent exceptional vintages at de Pez. Skilful winemaing, but impacted by the vintage. 27hl/h yield. Tasted twice, new cellar since 2021. 3.6 pH. 50% new oak.

DRINKING WINDOW 2027 - 2035

date of review 04/2025