Originally founded in the 15th century, Château de Pez is one of the oldest properties in Bordeaux’s Left Bank and the oldest domaine in Saint-Estèphe. Château de Pez consists of 104 continuous acres with 94 acres planted mainly to Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. 

Since 2005, Pez has been on an exciting intellectual and technical journey of precision winemaking: experimenting with biodynamic viticulture, a new cellar allowing for plot-by-plot vinification, a meticulous selection of French oak barrels. Under winemaker Nicolas Glumineau's helm, the property bears the distinctive hallmarks of Saint-Estèphe with a modern, elegant twist.

Château de Pez remains resolutely faithful to wood. The blend is composed in December, and the wine is stored in barrels (35-50% new wood depending on the vintage) and racked every three months. It is to be noted that the wine undergoes absolutely no filtration. 

This delicious nose of wild strawberry and juicy cherry is infused with pink rose and sandalwood. The palate is creamy and sweet, revealing fruity strawberry and floral notes of violet. There is a lot of roundness and a nice balance between power and freshness, thanks to the present, but fine and elegant tannins.

An exceptional terroir, a rejuvenated and restructured vineyard, modern technical facilities inaugurated in 2019... Everything is in place to write a new chapter at Pez, a beautiful and ambitious one! Despite the vagaries of turbulent weather, our vineyard has produced a full and very good quality yield. Power, control and balance are the key words that have guided our winemaking, to give this great Saint-Estephe the recognition it deserves!

After a mild and wet winter, the bud break of the vines started quite early, at the end of March. April and May, dry and cool, led to a late vegetative development. June, which was milder, triggered the flowering but was accompanied by record rainfall, even if less than in other Médoc appellations. The thermal inertness of the clay soils of Saint-Estèphe was a real asset for the Pez vineyard, allowing a more gradual development of the vines and thus avoiding too much exposure of sensitive elements (new leaves, berries) to fungal diseases like mildew. The cool and humid summer led to a slow veraison in August. The harvest began on September 23rd and was marked by a few rainy spells which did not affect the health of the vines; by October 7th, all our grapes had been picked.