Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
par Ian D'Agata le 30/06/2013
(63% cabernet sauvignon, 32% merlot and 5% petit verdot; 70% new oak): Saturated ruby. Expressive, oaky aromas of red berries, minerals, licorice and flowers. In a rather lush, sweet but nicely balanced style, showing open-knit flavors of floral red berries, cocoa and underbrush. Finishes with broad, dusty tannins and a general sense of refinement. An extremely successful Pedesclaux, which I liked considerably more than the 2011, and there are a number of reasons for the solid performance. A laser optical sorting system has been in use since 2009, and it earned its keep in this difficult vintage. The team did a 10-to-15-day cold soak at 3 degrees C, then fermented in stainless steel tanks, achieving extraction through delestages and pigeages. Total time on the skins was about eight weeks. This estate was purchased in late 2009 by real estate mogul Jacky Lorenzetti, and Emmanuel Cruse of d'Issan fame has taken over the general management of both Lorenzetti properties (the sister estate is Lilian Ladouys in Saint-Estephe) following Jacky's acquisition of 50% of Cruse's Issan. Vincent Bache-Gabrielsen is now the technical director for all of the Lorenzetti properties.