Château de Pez 2025
St-Estèphe
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£144.00
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Arriving: Mid 2028
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: 13.0% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2032 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2045 |
| Grapes: 56% Cabernet Sauvignon; 42% Merlot; 2% Cabernet Franc | |
Critic scores
89-91 RP, 92-94 NM, 92-94 AG, 93-94 JS, 93-95 JD, 91-93 LPB, 93 JA, 94 DC, 92-94 JL, 93-95 DB, 92 GM
Critic reviews
"Aromas of dark fruit, pencil shavings and toasty oak introduce the 2025 de Pez, a medium- to full-bodied, velvety and concentrated wine with good balance and a youthfully structured finish."
William Kelley, April 2026, RobertParker.com
"The 2025 Château de Pez, which contains no Petit Verdot this year, is matured in 50% new oak for 18 months. Nicolas Glumineau said that he is trying to make this more refined with "layers of tannins". It has a reserved nose, quite stony/minerally, with hints of graphite percolating through the black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, unadulteratedly classic in style with an off-dry, quintessentially Saint-Estèphe finish. Tasted twice and, in fact, the second sample from a sample raised in a Cadus barrel with a lower toasting was better."
Neal Martin, May 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2025 de Pez is a very serious wine. Blackberry, menthol, licorice, scorched earth, tobacco and incense are all beautifully amplified in the glass. There's gorgeous textural breadth, complexity and class here. All the elements are so well balanced."
Antonio Galloni, April 2026, Vinous.com
"Plenty of density and silky tannins, with cassis, cappuccino and cocoa beans, high freshness but with real juice and flavour behind. 3.6ph. 8% of press wine. Frederic Rouzaud's father bought this in 1995, and the estate then underwent 20 years of replanting, increasing the Cabernet Sauvignon in the vineyard. The results are clear. 80% 225l oak and 20% foudres, 50% new oak, 3.6pH. 50% new oak. Harvest September 3 to 23."
Jane Anson, April 2026, JaneAnson.com
"Lovely clear fragrance. Purity of red berries straight away, this is super refined and juicy. Wow this is exceptional, so pure and finessed, beautifully fine and filagreed. There’s density but no overt muscularity and flesh. This is straightforward and well defined, more layered than dense -– so beautifully presented. There’s a real refinement here at Pez, one of the best Ep samples I’ve tasted from this estate – a salty, black liquorice undertone. Juicy, fruity, supple with clarity and poise. Almost chalky tannins with a wet stone grip on the finish. Just delicious. 3.6pH. A yield of 39hl/ha. Ageing 50% new oak."
Georgina Hindle, April 2026, Decanter.com
"(Saint-Estèphe; 56% Cabernet Sauvignon; 42% Merlot; 2% Cabernet Franc; a final yield of 39 hl/ha; pH 3.6; IPT 72; 13% alcohol; resplendant in its new label; tasted with Florent Genty at Pichon Comtesse de Lalande). Glossy, lush, plump in its way but, of course here, never over-extracted or pushed, this is beautiful in its radiant clarity, its energy in this vintage and its now habitual elegance. One is no longer surprised by the sheer quality of de Pez, a wine that has mapped a steep upward ascend for a number of vintages now. I love the black raspberry at the core. There's a little touch of incense too and a little sweet spice and green peppercorns on the finish. Reassuringly true to its now constant and well-established style. A Pichon in St-Estèphe."
Colin Hay, April 2026, DrinksBusiness.com
William Kelley, April 2026, RobertParker.com
"The 2025 Château de Pez, which contains no Petit Verdot this year, is matured in 50% new oak for 18 months. Nicolas Glumineau said that he is trying to make this more refined with "layers of tannins". It has a reserved nose, quite stony/minerally, with hints of graphite percolating through the black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, unadulteratedly classic in style with an off-dry, quintessentially Saint-Estèphe finish. Tasted twice and, in fact, the second sample from a sample raised in a Cadus barrel with a lower toasting was better."
Neal Martin, May 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2025 de Pez is a very serious wine. Blackberry, menthol, licorice, scorched earth, tobacco and incense are all beautifully amplified in the glass. There's gorgeous textural breadth, complexity and class here. All the elements are so well balanced."
Antonio Galloni, April 2026, Vinous.com
"Plenty of density and silky tannins, with cassis, cappuccino and cocoa beans, high freshness but with real juice and flavour behind. 3.6ph. 8% of press wine. Frederic Rouzaud's father bought this in 1995, and the estate then underwent 20 years of replanting, increasing the Cabernet Sauvignon in the vineyard. The results are clear. 80% 225l oak and 20% foudres, 50% new oak, 3.6pH. 50% new oak. Harvest September 3 to 23."
Jane Anson, April 2026, JaneAnson.com
"Lovely clear fragrance. Purity of red berries straight away, this is super refined and juicy. Wow this is exceptional, so pure and finessed, beautifully fine and filagreed. There’s density but no overt muscularity and flesh. This is straightforward and well defined, more layered than dense -– so beautifully presented. There’s a real refinement here at Pez, one of the best Ep samples I’ve tasted from this estate – a salty, black liquorice undertone. Juicy, fruity, supple with clarity and poise. Almost chalky tannins with a wet stone grip on the finish. Just delicious. 3.6pH. A yield of 39hl/ha. Ageing 50% new oak."
Georgina Hindle, April 2026, Decanter.com
"(Saint-Estèphe; 56% Cabernet Sauvignon; 42% Merlot; 2% Cabernet Franc; a final yield of 39 hl/ha; pH 3.6; IPT 72; 13% alcohol; resplendant in its new label; tasted with Florent Genty at Pichon Comtesse de Lalande). Glossy, lush, plump in its way but, of course here, never over-extracted or pushed, this is beautiful in its radiant clarity, its energy in this vintage and its now habitual elegance. One is no longer surprised by the sheer quality of de Pez, a wine that has mapped a steep upward ascend for a number of vintages now. I love the black raspberry at the core. There's a little touch of incense too and a little sweet spice and green peppercorns on the finish. Reassuringly true to its now constant and well-established style. A Pichon in St-Estèphe."
Colin Hay, April 2026, DrinksBusiness.com