Classic Saint-Estèphe darker fruits, damp earth, coffee, and leafy herbs all emerge from the 2023 Château De Pez, a little gem of a wine that's based on 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, and 1% Cabernet Franc and aged 15 months in 50% new barrels. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it has a focused, layered, elegant mouthfeel, beautifully integrated tannins, and a great finish. Give it 3-4 years and enjoy bottles over the following 20 years or more. Drink 2029-2046.

The 2023 2nd de Pez is a potent, boisterous wine. A blast of dark red/purplish fruit, cedar, sweet pipe tobacco and mocha races across the palate. The 2023 packs a pretty serious punch. Technical Director Nicolas Glumineau conceives the 2nd as a bistro wine—it’s very nice for a bistro wine. This Merlot-based Saint-Estèphe hits all the right notes. Floral overtones extend the finish nicely.

The 2023 de Pez is packed with ripe blackberry, scorched earth, leather and incense. Powerful and quite broad, the 2023 is a decidedly big, dark wine. Wild Saint-Estèphe acids and tannins are nicely tamed, but the wine's essential brawn is impossible to fully escape. Drink this with a juicy steak.

The 2023 Peymouton is a delicate, open-knit Saint-Émilion to drink now and over the next handful of years. Crushed flowers, kirsch, sweet macerated cherry and tobacco are all laced together in this soft, easygoing Saint-Émilion.

The 2023 Clos Saint-Martin is a delicate, nuanced Saint-Émilion. Silky contours wrap around a core of red cherry fruit, blood orange, pomegranate, spice, mocha and dried flowers. This feels a bit light in body but remains very poised.