The year 2018 has been marked by the mildness of its temperatures and multiple rainy episodes in both winter and spring. These conditions have made it possible to recharge the soils' water reserves but have also generated mildew pressure unlike anything seen before. Thanks to the proximity to the estuary and the impeccable vigilance of our team, the vines of Cha?teau Pe?desclaux have been spared from this disea...
Château Pédesclaux was created in 1810 by Pierre Urbain Pédesclaux, a famous Bordeaux wine broker. Buying up land made available after the Revolution, Pédesclaux grew the reputation of the estate so rapidly that by 1855 it was classified as a Fifth Grand Cru Classé. Today the estate is owned by the Lorenzetti family, but is managed by Jean-Michel and Pierre Jugla, whose family owned the Château between 1950 and 2009, helping to restore it to i...
The vines of Pédesclaux sit upon a geological masterpiece whose origins date back 40 million years. It is this unique terroir, the Médoc par excellence, which was recognised by the 1855 classification.
The Médoc’s exceptional geology was truly revealed to all during the 17th and 18th centuries. Europe and the world discovered that this terroir had a gift for producing wines of incomparable finesse. The great chateaus began to emerge, and wi...
Two centuries after its birth, Pédesclaux is experiencing an unprecedented revival. Jacky and Françoise Lorenzetti set out on this adventure with the same passion that drives everything they undertake.
Overhaul and expansion of the vineyard, construction of cellars designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte: they certainly make ambitious choices. When Jacky Lorenzetti sold Foncia in 2008 he wanted to take up new challenges close to his heart, in part...
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