Fleur de Pedesclaux 2019

Description

59% Cabernet-Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc

Ethereal, fresh, appealing to both the nose and the palate. Thanks to its reliance on a high proportion of Merlot, the wine is soft and gentle, with a delicious, silky texture. It has intense, compelling and savoury fruit aromas and, year after year, beautifully calibrated scents of white flowers, violets and small red berries. Fleur de Pédesclaux is a delight. In the mouth, it is fresh, subtle, packed with fruit and beautifully smooth tannins, with a long finish.

“90/100…matured in 30% new oak, has been increasing its Cabernet Sauvignon since 2009, when it was pure Merlot (and also undergoing organic conversion since 2013). Raspberry, blackberry, cedar, and light tobacco scents unfurl in the glass. The palate is still quite fleshy & rounded, & lightly spiced, retaining that hint of Chinese five spice toward the tender finish. A lovely second wine. 2023-2033.” (Neal Martin, Vinous, Dec 2021)

Alc 13.5%