Its best showing yet and this time I can see how it garnered those rave reviews when it was young. There's graphite and cedar there, fine fruit. But as it warms up in the glass it gets a bit chocolatey and I'm less keen on that quality. One to serve cool.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No
/ Comment
Quite a nice surprise, this had finally opened up properly, showing much more classic Pauillac characteristics than before - the nose is much better, with decent cigar box and cassis aromas, only a trace of citrus in the background. Much the same in the mouth, this is very textbook, with blackberry at first followed by a rather elegant wave of blackcurrant and gentle hints of spices. Being picky, it lacks a little depth and weight in the middle section, but still a fine example of Pedesclaux. I think there was still a lot of bottle variation at the time, because this was much better than the one tried in February and I'm pretty sure a lot better than the bottle tasted by Jane Anson earlier this year. Nevertheless, since in France, this has consistently sold for 35€ + or - since 2016, it's actually worth looking at, knowing that G Puy Ducasse, not nearly as good, sells for around 55€.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Beautifully aged with tobacco and pencil shavings scents on the nose with a deeply satisfying black current and black fruits on the palate. The elegance and finesse of this wine on the palate was stunning. Parker was dead wrong on this (82 points) and Decanter was bang on. Long lovely finish. 93 pts.
2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No
/ Comment
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
11/6/2023 - Rupert wrote: 90 Points
Its best showing yet and this time I can see how it garnered those rave reviews when it was young. There's graphite and cedar there, fine fruit. But as it warms up in the glass it gets a bit chocolatey and I'm less keen on that quality. One to serve cool.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment
12/24/2022 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 92 Points
Quite a nice surprise, this had finally opened up properly, showing much more classic Pauillac characteristics than before - the nose is much better, with decent cigar box and cassis aromas, only a trace of citrus in the background. Much the same in the mouth, this is very textbook, with blackberry at first followed by a rather elegant wave of blackcurrant and gentle hints of spices. Being picky, it lacks a little depth and weight in the middle section, but still a fine example of Pedesclaux. I think there was still a lot of bottle variation at the time, because this was much better than the one tried in February and I'm pretty sure a lot better than the bottle tasted by Jane Anson earlier this year.
Nevertheless, since in France, this has consistently sold for 35€ + or - since 2016, it's actually worth looking at, knowing that G Puy Ducasse, not nearly as good, sells for around 55€.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
11/21/2021 - sdreyfuss wrote:
Aigre. Le vin a tourné
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
7/28/2021 - mimik Likes this wine: 93 Points
Beautifully aged with tobacco and pencil shavings scents on the nose with a deeply satisfying black current and black fruits on the palate. The elegance and finesse of this wine on the palate was stunning. Parker was dead wrong on this (82 points) and Decanter was bang on. Long lovely finish. 93 pts.
2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment
3/15/2021 - SparkyMI wrote: 88 Points
Disapointing.
Lots of oak and tanin. Fruit not there.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment