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. In a 2003 Cru Bourgeois classification revision, it was listed as one of nine Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnels. It has a reputation of consistently producing wine that is both inexpensive and good.
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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.