Fleur de Chateau Pedesclaux 2019

Fleur de Chateau Pedesclaux, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, 2019

Grapes: A blend of 67% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot, 49ha vineyard on gravel/limestone soil, hand picked, organic, gravity fed winery, 12 months' ageing in French oak barrels (30% new)

Producer Tasting Note:

Ethereal, fresh, appealing to both the nose and the palate, Pédesclaux’s (Fifth Growth) second wine is a flower that unfurls as you approach. Thanks to its reliance on a high proportion of Merlot, the wine is soft and gentle, with a delicious, silky texture. It has intense, compelling and savoury fruit aromas and, year after year, beautifully calibrated scents of white flowers, violets and small red berries. Exhibiting a more high-spirited elegance yet nonetheless showing remarkable length, Fleur de Pédesclaux is a delight. In the mouth, it is fresh, subtle, packed with fruit and beautifully smooth tannins, with a long finish. In this more floral expression, the marvellous complexity of our terroir is once again evident, but in a mouth-watering style that is instantly festive.

Critics' Tasting Notes:

"Soft, polished, fresh and fruity, the elegantly-textured, red currants already shine nicely on the nose and palate. Medium-bodied and fully ready-to-go, this is perfect for ordering in a café or bistro."  Drink from 2022-2030

90/100 points, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, January 2022

"Sweet and ripe currants with dark cherries, too. Floral and perfumed. Medium-bodied with firm, silky tannins and a fresh, vivid finish. Second wine of Pedesclaux." Drink after 2025.  James Suckling, January 2022