chateau pedesclaux grand cru classe pauillac

Château Pedesclaux

Château Pedesclaux, Grand Cru Classé, Pauillac, 2022

Name: Château Pedesclaux, Grand Cru Classé, Pauillac
Brand: Château Pedesclaux
Price: 201.5 GBP

94/100

Inside Bordeaux

89-91/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

94/100

The Wine Independent

91/100

Vinous

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all 2020 2022 2023

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2022
6x75cl
EP
£201.50

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Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

The Journey

Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

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Critic Reviews

94/100

Chris Kissack,

The Wine Independent

This wine from Vincent Bache-Gabrielsen is a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, and the élevage was in 65% new barrels, a figure which matches (more or less) the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend, and 35% second-fill barrels, for 17 months. This is the first vintage in which the wine wears its new and frankly much-improved label. The nose here is all toasted berry, cranberry, tobacco and dark chocolate, which precedes a juicy and charming palate with layers of rose-scented dark chocolate, tobacco and coffee bean, set across a ripe and tightly knit bed of tannins, which support this firm upper layer of spiced fruits. An impressive showing, with texture, depth, vivacity and harmony, this nevertheless needs time for it to all come together. Great length too, with a very complete style, and piles of ripe tannin in the finish. All in all a super result for Pédesclaux, one of the best vintages made here, with real potential. Tasted twice. The alcohol on the label is 14%.

drinking window 2028 - 2054

date of review 06/2025

94/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Concentrated dark berry fruits, well integrated tannins, delivers the heavy spiced notes of the vintage, cloves and cumin, with grilled toast, pinenuts, crayon and liquorice. Vincent Bache-Gabrielsen director, 65% new oak.

drinking window 2028 - 2042

date of review 03/2025

91/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2022 Pédesclaux, matured in 60% new oak, has a very floral bouquet with violet and peony infusing the blackberry and blueberry fruit aromas. There is just a little jamminess when juxtaposed against its peers. The palate is medium-bodied, ripe and bold, with a fleshy opening and just a touch of sucrosity on the finish that detracts from its nobility.

drinking window 2027 - 2047

date of review 02/2025

89-91/100

William Kelley,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Now certified organic, the 2022 Pedesclaux exhibits aromas of dark berries, plums and pencil shavings, followed by a medium to full-bodied, suave and refined palate that's a touch lean on the finish. As it fleshes out with elevage, it should come into better balance.

date of review 04/2023

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.