2016 | Château Pédesclaux | Pauillac Azienda Agricola Fabio Motta Not enormously concentrated but elegant

Not enormously concentrated but elegant and fragrant and with a layer of very fine tannins

but the finish lingers with cut and drive

and is bottled in the spring with a light filtration and no added sulphur

there’s richness and umami to balance it

as the cycle of the vines in this cooler zone is slower and the vines had not sprouted

2016 | Château Pédesclaux | Pauillac Azienda Agricola Fabio Motta Not enormously concentrated but elegantThis really shows the heart of 2016 in the northern Mdoc it has the triumvirate of good acidity, good tannins and good fruit. It's a little austere and is going to take its time to truly get going. A second bottle proved much better for depth, as we queried rusticity on the nose of the first bottle. The second instead showed a hawthorn, hedgerow character and gorgeously rich black fruits, concentrated and focused, and given complexity by tobacco and