Château Pédesclaux
Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend
Black cherry, rhubarb, asphalt, light cedar-cigar wrapper. Mellow 12 year finish.
Black cherry, rhubarb, asphalt, light cedar-cigar wrapper. Mellow 12 year finish.
Oct 15th, 2017Complex nose, woody earth and black pepper spices, tart fruit. Phenomenal.
Complex nose, woody earth and black pepper spices, tart fruit. Phenomenal.
Feb 26th, 2017Medium nose with sweet cassis, dusty edge, forrest ground. Medium body, sweet fruit, balanced tannins, long finnish.
Medium nose with sweet cassis, dusty edge, forrest ground. Medium body, sweet fruit, balanced tannins, long finnish.
Sep 23rd, 2016Could age more
Good tannic back bone but ripe and ready to drink now too
Majority cab and some merlot
Can find in USA for ~$40
Could age more
Good tannic back bone but ripe and ready to drink now too
Majority cab and some merlot
Can find in USA for ~$40
Now brick red on rim. Cedar and classic Pauillac (2B) pencil on the nose. Granulated tannins available now, much more approachable. But I'm not bowled over by its almost numbed fruit. I expected more from Pédesclaux 2005, at this juncture. I don't think it'll be waking up anymore than this.
Now brick red on rim. Cedar and classic Pauillac (2B) pencil on the nose. Granulated tannins available now, much more approachable. But I'm not bowled over by its almost numbed fruit. I expected more from Pédesclaux 2005, at this juncture. I don't think it'll be waking up anymore than this.
Feb 4th, 2016Classic cedar nose. Probably a bit past it’s peak now though
Classic cedar nose. Probably a bit past it’s peak now though
Feb 3rd, 2018