From: St-Estephe, Bordeaux, France
Varietals: 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot
Taste & Critical Acclaim: Lovely, concentrated aromas of blackcurrant, dark cherry, black plum, licorice, and clove. These dark, sumptuous fruit notes meet spice and tobacco on the palate, all wrapped in elegance and showing off a chiseled, precise finish with fine-grained tannins.
“The second wine of Château de Pez, the 2019 2nd Pez is impeccably made, offering lots of darker currant, black cherry, spice, and tobacco notes in its medium-bodied, supple, elegant profile. It's a solid second wine to enjoy over the coming decade.” —Jeb Dunnuck, 90 points (April 2022)
Pairing: Château de Pez is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes as well as mushrooms, pasta, and cheese. Today, we’re going with a “scaled-down classic” dish: Simple Steak au Poivre by David Tanis.
About. Founded in the 15th century, Pez is the oldest domaine in Saint-Estèphe. The Pontac family, then-owners of Château Haut-Brion, gave Pez its vineyards. The property remained in the hands of descendants until the French Revolution. Sold as a property of the state, the domaine belonged to a succession of families until 1995, when it was purchased by Champagne Louis Roederer.
Château de Pez is one of the oldest properties in Bordeaux’s Left Bank and consists of 118 continuous acres with 103 acres planted to prime grape varieties, mainly Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Thanks to the quality of its production, Château de Pez is counted among the most highly-reputed crus of the Médoc and was reclassified as a Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel in 2003.
