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  • Decanting time

    4h
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    from 2025
  • Food Pairing

    Slow Cooked Short Ribs

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The Story

A great Pauillac is not necessarily destined to be austere for the first fifteen years of its existence, as is demonstrated by Pédesclaux which instantly impresses with its dense and charming style.

In the world of great Pauillac, Château Pédesclaux is like its terroir: complex. Amid this mosaic of soils, the clay provides power and the gravel fosters the expression of elegance. Pédesclaux embodies the density of Pauillac, tempered by a uni...

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The sweetness of spring allowed a generous bloom, without too much coulure and without millerandage. The dramatic change in weather during July prevented early vegetative growth, due to extremely qualitative water constraints. Sunshine was 20% above normal over the period from July to September, and 50% lower rains gave our vines the ideal conditions to produce large grapes; tiny berries, rich in aromas and flavors with a dense and suave textu...

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Vintage 2018

Report and recommendations for the 2018 Bordeaux vintage

by Andrew Caillard MW

2018 is an exceptional year. Bordeaux whites and Sauternes are very good, but from an Australian perspective, the excitement is all in the red wines. All sub-regions produced examples of very good wines, but some performed better than others. Generally, the largest estates have made exemplary wines illustrating that the human factor and wealth can have a major...

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Pedesclaux CC - 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc. Dense dark berries on the nose, luscious fruit and fine tannin on the palate, strong backbone, persistent aftertaste. Splendid wine represents its district quite well. 92p (92p). 

  • 92p

Ruby. Blueberries, anise, spices, dark fruity nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blueberries, anise, spices, dark fruity, long if narrower finish. 89-91

  • 90p

Dark purple red with violet hue and almost black core. Closed nose with slightly closed character, restrained fruit reminiscent of blackcurrants and hints of ripe plums. Discreet spiciness in the background. On the palate well balanced with ripe berries, mild spices and quite juicy fruit, elegant finish with good length. 

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Pauillac, Bordeaux

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All work favorizing a good distribution and aeration of the grapes (disbudding, clipping, thinning out of leaves.
Hand-picked sorting harvest according to the terroir, the vigorous zones and separation between stocks from the heart and the borders of our plots. 
Harvest in crates, followed by a manual sorting on clusters and then on berries.

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