Castle Pedesclaux - Pauillac 2005

Wein Wisser

16 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe5/7/2012

Bereits erste bräunliche Reifetöne. Erdiges Bouquet, nasser Tabak, feine Ledernoten, Schokosüsse im Untergrund. Gefälliger Gaumen, mit mürben Tanninen. Leider kein grosser Pauillac, läuft schon bald Gefahr auszutrocknen. Austrinken

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

byNeal Martinthe6/12/2009

Tasted single blind at Southwold. The nose is very closed - surly and backward. The palate is ripe, earthy with touches of black pepper. Firm tannins. Nice cohesion, backward and still unresolved, but with a nice austere finish that leaves the mouth fresh. Certainly a very good Pauillac, but nowhere near the First Growths! Drink 2011-2020. Tasted January 2009.

Decanter Magazine

5 / 20

the10/13/2008

Very pure cassis. Hidden depths - unevolved but self-assured. Terrific intensity of flavour, power and length. Ripe fruit, supremely well-integrated tannin and acidity. A baby from 2015.

Wine Advocate

82 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe5/7/2008

Even though this may be one of the finest wines yet made at Pedesclaux, it is still a pleasant yet herbaceous, uninspiring effort for the vintage. The color is medium ruby, and the nose of fresh herbs intermixed with spice and diluted black cherry and currant fruit is one-dimensional. This offering stands out like a sore thumb in a great vintage. Along with Pichon-Lalande, it represents one of the two candidates for the worst performance by a Medoc classified growth. It should be drunk over the next 5-6 years.