Château de Pez

Château de Pez is a vineyard located across the road from Château Calon-Ségur, in the northern parts of Saint Estèphe. Traditionally one of the leading Bourgeois Supérieur wines of the Médoc, it is believed by some to deserve higher classification.^[1] In a 2003 Cru Bourgeois classification revision, it was listed as one of nine Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnels.^[2] It has a reputation of consistently producing wine that is both inexpensive and good.^[1]

History

Created in 1452 by Jean de Briscos, the de Pez is one of the oldest wine-making estates in the Saint Estephe appellation. The château was owned by the Pontac family, also known for creating Château Haut-Brion in Pessac Leognan, for two centuries. The wine was sold under the Pontac label in London before any other Médoc wine. ^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Lichine, Alexis (1967). Alexis Lichine's Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits. London: Cassell & Company Ltd. p. 400.
^ crus-bourgeois.com 2003 Official List.pdf Archived 2007-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
^ H. Johnson & J. Robinson (2005). The World Atlas of Wine pp. 88, Mitchell Beazley Publishing, ISBN 1-84000-332-4

45°15′30″N 0°47′23″W / 45.2584°N 0.7896°W / 45.2584; -0.7896

[ALE-1] Lichine, Alexis (1967). Alexis Lichine's Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits. London: Cassell & Company Ltd. p. 400.

[2] rus-bourgeois.com 2003 Official List.pdf Archived 2007-01-28 at the Wayback Machine

[Johnson_atlas_pg_88-3] H. Johnson & J. Robinson (2005). The World Atlas of Wine pp. 88, Mitchell Beazley Publishing, ISBN 1-84000-332-4

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