critic reviews
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.
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.
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.
A blend of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc, the 2024 de Pez exhibits notes of minty cassis, spices and toasty oak, followed by a medium-bodied, dense and somewhat robust palate underpinned by tangy acids.