2022 is a fundamental milestone for Château Pédesclaux, thanks to its official certification in Organic Agriculture.
This is the culmination of the ambitious project led by the Lorenzetti Family since they have borne the destiny of this Grand Cru Classé from Pauillac, with virtuous and committed practices.
Fantastic Cabernets: winter is contrasted, with alternating great cold and mild periods but remains weakly arRosé.
A late frost limited the load of some of the Merlots still planted on the early terroirs of Château.
Implemented over 10 years ago, the strategy of replanting Cabernet-Sauvignon to replace Merlot on these terroirs limited the impact.
Furthermore, the work carried out to obtain strong plant cover, planted on all the plots, protects a major part of the buds.
Then follows a scorching summer, strikingly dry! Yet the vines react perfectly to these extreme conditions.
The rains of June 20 recharge the Réserves of water in our soils.
The effect is multiplied tenfold thanks to the clays intimately mixed with our deep gravel and the organic matter from green manures and compost contributions.
As a result of these climatic conditions, the berries remain very small and highly concentrated. They reach full ripeness in the first half of September.
2022 joins 2020 and 2003 among the earliest years of Bordeaux.
