1996 Château Pedesclaux

Château Pedesclaux was founded in 1810 by Pierre-Urbain Pedesclaux, it had many owners during the following centuries, and in 2009 it was purchased by Francoise and Jacky Lorenzetti, who expanded the estate to 120 acres of vineyards. Along with the flagship wine, the estate produces a second wine, Fleur de Pedesclaux.

Pauillac is Bordeaux’s most famous appellation, thanks to the fact that it is home to three of the region’s fabled first-growth châteaux, Lafite-Rothschild, Mouton-Rothschild and Latour. Perched on the left bank of the Gironde River north of the city of Bordeaux, Pauillac is centered around the commune of Pauillac and includes about 3,000 acres of vineyards. The Bordeaux classification of 1855 named 18 classified growths, including the three above mentioned First Growths. Cabernet Sauvignon is the principal grape grown, followed by Merlot. The soil is mostly sandy gravel mixed with marl and iron. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that “the textbook Pauillac would tend to have a rich, full-bodied texture, a distinctive bouquet of black currants, licorice and cedary scents, and excellent aging potential.”