Pedesclaux - Pauillac 2018

The Wine Cellar Insider

93

par Jeff Leve le 16/03/2021

The savory nose comes alive with mint, cigar box, tobacco leaf, cedar, espresso, crème de cassis and blackberries. The wine is medium-full-bodied, soft, fresh, chewy, vibrant with a kick of dark cocoa, espresso, earth, spice and currants in the finish. The wine blends 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot. Clearly, they continue upping their game at Pedesclaux.

Vinous

88

par Neal Martin le 12/03/2021

The 2018 Pédesclaux was rather perplexing when I tasted it from barrel. It still has an opulent bouquet of blackberry, bilberry and blueberry fruit laced with iris petals, although I now discern greater control. The palate is medium-bodied with sweet black fruit, generous and a little chewy still. The finish is slightly one-dimensional compared to other recent vintages, and there’s a touch of bitterness on the finish. I wanted to like this Pauillac more than I do.

Jamessuckling.com

95

par James Suckling le 04/02/2021

Aromas of blackcurrants, lavender, gravel, dried leaves, spice box and bitter chocolate. It’s full-bodied with firm, well integrated tannins. Creamy and succulent with a solid core of ripe fruit and a long, caressing finish. Grows on the palate. Try from 2025.

Wine Spectator

91

par James Molesworth le 01/02/2021

Ripe and juicy in feel, with expressive cassis and plum paste notes lined liberally with red and black licorice and backed by a floral note through the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2030. 12,500 cases made. –JM

Falstaff

94

par Peter Moser le 29/01/2021

Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Mit süßen Beeren unterlegte Edelholzwürze, Anklänge von Lakritze und Cassis, attraktives Bukett. Saftig, elegante Textur, feine Extraktsüße, reife, gut integrierte Tannine, ein Hauch von Schokolade im Abgang, bereits gut entwickelt, ein vielseitiger Speisenbegleiter mit Zukunftsperspektive. (2020 -2045)

Yvesbeck.wine

89

par Yves Beck le 26/01/2021

Caractère filigrane, élégant, mettant bien en avant la fraîcheur qui est en phase avec l'expression fruitée. Bon équilibre entre le côté mentholé et les touches confites. En bouche le vin est légèrement crémeux. Il est équilibré, bien soutenu par ses tannins et déjà accessible. La structure acide assure les arrières en conférant de la fraîcheur jusqu'en finale.

Decanter.com

93

par Jane Anson le 12/01/2021

Vinous

88

par Neal Martin le 15/11/2019

The 2018 Pédesclaux possesses one of the most opulent bouquets in Pauillac, offering upfront blueberry and black currant aromas with violet and vanilla pod. It lacks a bit of subtlety for my liking. The assertive palate is medium-bodied with chewy, rather tough tannins, firm grip in the mouth and a bold finish that, for want of a better expression, just tries too hard.

WeinWisser

18

par Tjark Witzgall le 07/05/2019

Vinous

89-92

par Antonio Galloni le 03/05/2019

The 2018 Pédesclaux is a fruity, supple Pauillac, that will drink well upon release. Although not especially complex, the 2018 offers lovely immediacy and plenty of near to medium-term appeal. Succulent dark cherry, plum, chocolate and spice are nicely pushed forward in this decidedly overt Pauillac. The 2018 is 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot. Tasted two times.

Jeb DUNNUCK

93-95

par Jeb Dunnuck le 01/05/2019

This estate has made leaps and bounds in terms of quality over the past decade, and my money is on the 2018 Château Pédesclaux being the best to date. The 2018 is made from 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot, which will spend 16 months in 60% new French oak prior to bottling. Showing notable freshness and elegance as well as medium to full body, seamless tannins, and perfumed notes of blue fruits, spice, violets, and wet stone-like minerality, it offers the purity, precision, and elegance that the estate now delivers as well as the sweet, sunny fruit of the vintage. It will be accessible with just short-term cellaring yet keep for 25+ years or more.

The Wine Cellar Insider

92-94

par Jeff Leve le 23/04/2019

Mint, tobacco, cassis, cocoa, currants and blackberries kick off the aromatics. From there it's the concentrated, fresh, lively, round, firm, spicy character on the palate and in the finish that matters. The wine blends 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot, reaching 13.96% alcohol. Slowly but surely they continue upping their game at Pedesclaux.

Wine Advocate

92-94

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 23/04/2019

Pédesclaux was purchased in late 2009 by real estate mogul, Jacky Lorenzetti. In addition to the purchase of Pédesclaux and its 26 hectares of vineyards, Lorenzetti was also able to acquire an additional 12 hectares of vineyards planted at 10,000 vines per hectare that sit atop the Milon plateau (their rows are interspersed with those of Mouton and Lafite). The total vineyard acreage in 2018 was 49.7 hectares with an average vine age of 35 years. The soils are typically gravelly atop a clay subsoil. It will spend an estimated 16 months on the lees in barrels, 60% new and 40% second year. The blend is 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot, and it has 13.96% alcohol. Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Pedesclaux comes charging out of the gate with rambunctious baked plums, warm cassis and Morello cherries scents plus hints of spice cake, menthol and fragrant earth. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers mouth-coating black fruits and spicy accents, with a soft, fine-grained frame, finishing long.

Decanter.com

93

par Jane Anson le 17/04/2019

These guys have really started to make an impact on Pauillac's landscape over the past few vintages and do so again here. It’s not quite up to the brilliant delivery of 2016, but this is firm, vibrant, bright and full of promise with tannins that layer up slowly and stealthily then present you with a cheque.
There is clear austerity on the attack but then it opens up to show purity and precision of the fruit, with a sweetness to the berries making it seem likely that seven or eight years will be plenty before this is limbered and ready to go.

Jamessuckling.com

94-95

par James Suckling le 12/04/2019

Very long and straight with a beautiful, fine line of ripe and compressed tannins. Medium-to full-bodied and tight and fresh on the finish. Beautiful cabernet sauvignon is driving this one.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

94

par Jean-Marc Quarin le 08/04/2019

Ma meilleure note donnée à ce cru en primeur. Couleur sombre, pourpre, intense et belle. Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité, pur, mûr, subtil et noble. Nuances de fruits noirs et vanille. Minutieux en entrée de bouche, ultra fondant au milieu, riche et pourtant aérien, très gracieux, le vin évolue profond et noble dans sa texture et ses arômes. Longue finale impossible à cracher et particulièrement hédoniste. Voilà trois années consécutives que Pedesclaux fait grimper sa note. Bravo!

Wine Spectator

89-92

par James Molesworth le 03/04/2019

On the lighter side, but fresh and focused, featuring cassis and bitter cherry notes, lined with subtle iron and floral hints. The finish is tightly focused.

Yvesbeck.wine

92-94

par Yves Beck le 01/04/2019

Pourpre violacé. Quelle finesse et quelle délicatesse au bouquet ! Il est certes intense mais il se distingue par sa subtilité et son aptitude à faire cohabiter moult sensations olfactives que ce soit au travers de fleurs, d’épices ou de fruits. Attaque fruitée et racée. Pédesclaux a du tempérament, de la puissance et de la fraîcheur grâce à une structure qui confère de la vivacité en fin de bouche. L’expression aromatique n’est pas encore là où elle doit, mais la substance présente et l’élevage se chargeront de régler ceci. De biens belles perspectives. 2024-2043