Chateau de Pez • St. Estephe, France
Château de Pez is a classic Saint-Estèphe red, dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grown on gravel over clay-lime…Château de Pez is a classic Saint-Estèphe red, dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grown on gravel over clay-limestone soils, giving a structured, ageworthy wine with black fruit, spice, and a distinctly mineral edge. Now owned by Ch…Learn More »
$42
/750ml
2023 Retail Average
93
/100
2023 Pro Rating
Supple yet firmly structured, Chateau de Pez 2023 brims with dark berry and black cherry fruit, layered with hints of cedar, baking spice and a quiet floral lift. The palate feels sleek and energetic rather than heavy, the fine, powdery tannins giving precision and length while keeping the wine remarkably drinkable. This is a confident, increasingly polished Saint-Estèphe that shows real progress at the estate and should evolve beautifully in bottle.
Roast lamb with rosemary and garlic; entrecôte steak with peppercorn sauce; mushroom and thyme ragout over polenta
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Château de Pez is a classic Saint-Estèphe red, dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grown on gravel over clay-limestone soils, giving a structured, ageworthy wine with black fruit, spice, and a distinctly mineral edge. Now owned by Champagne Louis Roederer, it has been refined through meticulous, plot-by-plot viticulture and élevage in French oak to emphasize both the appellation’s firm tannins and a more modern, silky elegance. Long regarded as one of the Médoc’s benchmark Cru Bourgeois, it often overdelivers in depth and character for i…