Chateau de Pez Saint-Estephe 2018 Old Rioja From a woman-owned

From a woman-owned

medium bodied Cornas that has more silky red fruit than inky purple but still a nice hint of smoked meat in the background

and pomegranate notes

spice-and-earth backbone that keeps things interesting

Chateau de Pez Saint-Estephe 2018 Old Rioja From a woman-ownedClassical Saint Estphe under the hands of Champagne Louis Roederer, owners since 1995. De Pez is one of the oldest estates in Saint Estphe, and under Roederer stewardship it's become a reliably excellent bottle of Left Bank claret: Cabernet led, structured, savory, built to age. 2018 was a benchmark Mdoc vintage. A serious Saint Estphe at a fraction of the classed growth ask.