Château de Pez

Château de Pez traces its history to 1452, when the Saint-Estèphe estate was established by Jean de Briscos. For two centuries it belonged to the Pontac family, the historic owners of Château Haut-Brion. Jean-Claude Rouzaud acquired Pez in 1995 and brought it into the Louis Roederer collection, beginning a long renewal of the vineyard and cellar.

Its 42 hectares are divided into 70 plots, principally on gravel rises over clay-limestone subsoil in the western part of Saint-Estèphe. Each plot is cultivated on its own; the wines are fermented and tasted separately, with smaller vats and gentle extraction used in the cellar. Hedges, ecological corridors and beehives complement HVE3-certified vineyard work.