Château Pédesclaux

The Château Pedesclaux is a little-known wine of Bordeaux. Since the classification of 1855, the winery is classified as Cinquième Grand Cru Classé ( fifth level of classification ). The estate is located in the Pauillac appellation.

Since the year 1950, the family Jugla is the owner of the estate. In 1996, the management changed: Jean -Michel and Pierre Jugla with wife Brigitte and Denis Jugla run the business. In October 2009, the family sold the winery Jugla on holding Ovalto Investissement to the businessman Jacky Lorenzetti

From the American wine critic Robert Parker, the product is in this category designated by the 1855er classification as Fifth greenhouse as " obskurstes Member". Quote (Parker, Bordeaux, Hallwag 2004, ISBN 3-7742-6580-1 ). " Life is too short to drink Pedesclaux " This assessment Parkers must be related to the date of judgment and the preference for a particular Parkers Type of wine to be seen. However, it is also shared by other critics. The Little Johnson ( 2006) writes: "5 Cru at the level of a Cru Bourgeois ". Since the heirs of the Château acquisitions, investments have been made in the quality of the wine. Since 2000, a significant improvement is noted, which is already recognized by some wine critics. Ovalto Investissement would like to continue the adopted quality policy. Château Pedesclaux is accompanied and advised by the oenologist Jacques Boissenot and his son Eric.

The acreage of the estate is 28 acres: 26 acres in the appellation Pauillac and 2 hectares in the Haut-Médoc appellation. The vineyard is planted with the three classic varieties of Bordeaulais: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc with. The company produces three wines: Château Pedesclaux, the Grand Vin in the Pauillac appellation, Sens de Pedesclaux, the second wine in the appellation Haut-Médoc, La Rose de Pedesclaux from the two hectares in the appellation Haut-Médoc and voluntarily demoted held by the appellation Pauillac.

The wine cellar has been restored in 1991. There are 19 stainless steel tanks with a total capacity of 240,000 liters. The fermentation lasts depending on the year 15 to 28 days.

The barrel warehouse with a storage space for more than 800 barrels was renewed in 1998. The wine remains 12 to 14 months in oak barrels, which are renewed annually at 30%.