Chateau Pedesclaux Pauillac 2019

94/100 - Perfumed aromatics on the nose, violets, red cherries - really perfumed though - I love it! Gorgeous texture, it's soft and supple and not over the top. The tannins are super integrated providing just the right amount of support to the fruit. Delicate but with a good core of dark fruits and some cherry flesh texture. Soft and smooth but fleshy too - a great balance between freshness and structure. Bright lift at the end and overall good acidity with enjoyable hints of bitter dark chocolate and savoury black liquorice which add complexity and interest away from the fruit. Overall quite dark in style but one for earlier and enjoyable drinking. Nice refined winemaking on show and clear markers of the terroir and vintage. Carafe if drinking soon or buy and age. First vintage in conversion to organic which has been being tested since 2012. Half the vineyard is currently farmed biodynamically. - Georgina Hindle, Decanter

93/100 - Liquorice and violets, well balanced, plenty of tannic grip, good appellation signature without being too difficult to approach. One to recommend, and a successful wine to mark 10 years since Jacky Lorenzetti arrived at Pédesclaux and began his transformation of the property. 68% new oak, harvest September 23 to October 5. First year of conversion to organics. - Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux