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Pedesclaux 2017

Pauillac, Fifth Growth

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Tasting Notes

The 2017 Pédesclaux is pliant, supple and expressive, all of which make it an excellent choice for drinking over the near and medium term. This is a distinctly fruity, forward style, with plenty of dark cherry, plum, chocolate and new leather flavors pushed forward. It will be interesting to see if more complexity and nuance develop in aging. Tasted two times.

Score: 88 - 90 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Date: 01 May 2018

The 2017 Pédesclaux contains 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 25% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot, the first time that all four grapes are in the final blend. It was cropped at 47hl/ha and contains 13.25° alcohol. It has a very harmonious bouquet, quite mineral driven with pencil lead and crushed stone infusing the black fruit that is one of the most precise that I have encountered in recent years. The palate is medium-boiled with fine grain tannin, quite precise and poised, the 50% new oak is nicely integrated with a finish that is fleet of foot. Very fine. Tasted twice with consistent notes.

Score: 90 - 92 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2020-2036 Date: 01 May 2018

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Pedesclaux is scented of crushed blueberries, warm black cherries and cigar box with touches of garrigue and cinnamon toast. Medium-bodied with firm, grainy tannins and just enough vibrant fruit, it has a nice long vivacious finish. The tentative blend is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot.

Score: 89 - 91 Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Date: 27 April 2018

The 2017 Château Pédesclaux checks in 65% Cabernet, 25% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot. It shows a perfumed, complex bouquet of black raspberries, spring flowers, forest floor, and violets. Incredibly floral, pure, elegant and seamless, with less density than the 2016, it's a beautiful wine from this estate that’s been on an upward trajectory since 2010.

Score: 92 - 94 Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Date: 23 April 2018

This is tannic for the year with blueberry, blackberry and salt character. Sea shells too. Full body, powerful finish. Pure blackcurrants at the finish. Some flowers too. Impressive. Driven, tight finish.

Score: 93 - 94 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Date: 06 April 2018

Features a red currant and cherry core lined with chalky tannins. Shows floral lift and fresh acidity through the finish. Not big, but pure.

Score: 88 - 91 James Molesworth, Wine Spectator Date: 04 April 2018

They have certainly continued to build up the feeling of serious weight and power at this property. It opens up carefully and consistently over ten minutes in the glass, with a clear focus on Cabernet flavours such as dark spice, blackcurrant berries and buds, liquorice and walls of slate. This wine is taking its place slowly but surely among the really good Pauillacs, and has managed to continue to make an impression in 2017.

Score: 93 Jane Anson, Decanter.com Maturity: 2025-2038 Date: 01 April 2018