2022 Château de Pez En Primeur
2022 Château de Pez is owned by Champagne Louis Roederer and the winemaking is overseen by the team at Pichon Lalande. Jane Anson also has de Pez on a par with Calon Segur and calls it a 'brilliant wine, absolutely one to look out for...' (94 points), while Jeb Dunnock gives it 93-95 points, 'a château that consistently makes it into my personal cellar''. This is the first year that de Pez has been offered en primeur on the Bordeaux 'Place' and is a bargain at only £295 per dozen.
Bordeaux En Primeur, landing in spring 2025.
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Producer Profile
Château de Pez, St.-Estèphe
ABOUT CHÂTEAU DE PEZ
Created in the 15th century, Château de Pez is the oldest domain in Saint-Estèphe. The Pontac family, who also created Haut-Brion, gave Pez its vineyards. The domain was sold as a property of the state after the French Revolution and was owned by a succession of families before Champagne Louis Roederer purchased it in 1995.
Château de Pez estate covers 48 hectares, with 70 plots surrounding the Château, allowing for a ‘parcellaire’ approach. The wines are left to ferment in traditional oak vats before being blended, and left to develop for a period of 12 months in oak barrels, 35 percent of them new. There is now a new vat room, with conical stainless steel vats, which allow for a softer extraction of tannins. The blend is composed in December, and the wine is stored in barrels for 12 months (usually 40% new oak, 40% in “Premier vin” casks and 20% in “Deuxième vin” casks) and racked every three months. 35% new oak was used for the 2019 vintage (medium toast). The wine undergoes absolutely no filtration. Egg white fining.
