Château Pédesclaux 2020 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé 

On the nose, fresh, elegant, dynamic and offers intensity, power and a nice finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of ripe wild cassis, small pulpy black fruits and slightly crushed redcurrant associated with hints of morello cherry, graphite, iodine/earthy minerality, flowers a hint of lilac as well as hints of spices, nutmeg, cinnamon and a very discreet hint of vanilla bean. On the palate fruity and offers minerality, juiciness, roundness, a certain gourmandize as well as an acidulous frame, a little tension, a nice definition as well as a good purity of the fruit, a bright fruit, a certain fullness and contained richness. The palate is discreetly tightening up. The wine expresses notes of bright blackberry, morello cherry and lighter pulpy raspberry combined with hints of raspberry, bright plum, star anise, cardamom as well as fine points of sweet spice, toast, racy minerality and a discreet hint of toasted hazelnut. Nice potential for the future. One of the best if not the best Pedesclaux I have tasted in primeur.