Chateau de Pez Saint-Estephe 2018 Old Rioja medium bodied Cornas that has

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

spice-and-earth backbone that keeps things interesting

give it years

and enough acidity to keep it honest

giving it its texture and aromatic complexity

Chateau de Pez Saint-Estephe 2018 Old Rioja medium bodied Cornas that hasClassical 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.