Chateau Ormes de Pez Saint-Estephe 2020

"93 points. This is another successful vintage for Ormes de Pez." - Decanter

"92 points. It's another terrific 2020 that offers pleasure even today yet will evolve for 15+ years if well stored." - Jeb Dunnuck

"92 points. On the palate, the wine is even better with its layers of ripe, sweet, creamy, black and red fruits, olives and cocoa that hold your interest." - Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

"91 points. Polished and seamless, with a generous core of fruit and an extroverted, charming profile." - Robert Parker

"This has become one of the best-value and most consistent estates in the whole of Bordaeux, hitting it out of the park from at least the 2014 vintage..." - Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

I Bordaeux handler det ofte om at finde value-perlene udenfor de klassificerede kategorier. Her får du et godt bud på St-Estéphes mest undervurderede vinslot. Lyt bare til Bordaeux-guruen, Jane Anson! Ser man på de anmeldelser som Ormes de Pez henter, er det Grand Cru Classé-niveau værdigt. Især i superårgangen 2020!

Slottet er ejet af Cazes-familien, der også råder over det mere fashionable Château Lynch-Bages i Pauillac. Vinmarkerne deler sig groft sagt i to, hvor den grusede del bruges til dyrkning af Cabernet Sauvignon mens den lerholdige del anvedes til Merlot.  Der høstes udelukkende ved håndkraft og i kælderen modner vinen i 16 måneder på 45 % nye egetræsfade. Det er med til at give en seriøst powerfuld St-Estéphe med gode tanniner, der giver den et stort lagringspotentiale!

Druesammensætningen i 2020 var følgende -, 54% Merlot,  38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot

Anmeldelser af Château Ormes de Pez Saint-Estephe 2020

93-94/100 La Revue du Vin de France

93/100 Decanter
"Blueberry, raspberry and cassis, there is concentration but also juice. Merlot-dominant (following a restructuring of the vineyard to better align grapes with terroir) with bite and freshness. A lovely smoky edge here, this is another successful vintage for Ormes de Pez. 4% Petit Verdot completes the blend. 3.69ph. 45% new oak. A yield of 42hl/ha which was not as low here as at Lynch Bages because of more clay in the soils, and because the Merlot was less impacted by the drought than the Cabernet Sauvignon."

92/100 Jeb Dunnuck
"A blend of 54% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, the 2020 Château Ormes De Pez offers up a great perfume of red and black currants, sweet tobacco, sandalwood, and spice. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, with ripe tannins and good overall balance, it's another terrific 2020 that offers pleasure even today yet will evolve for 15+ years if well stored."

92/100 The Wine Cellar Insider, Jeff Leve
"Nuances of smoke, chocolate and spice along with a bushel of ripe blackberries and currants offer up their fragrance with no effort. On the palate, the wine is even better with its layers of ripe, sweet, creamy, black and red fruits, olives and cocoa that hold your interest. This is going to be delicious with only a modicum of aging. Drink from 2024-2038."

92/100 Wine Spectator
"Fresh and direct, with lilac and savory notes running with a core of damson plum and red cherry coulis. Reveals a piercing iron note on the sneaky long finish. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2024 through 2034."

92/100 James Suckling
"Bitter chocolate, blackberries, dried mint and tobacco leaves on the nose. Firm and linear, with a medium body and tight tannins. Tangy acidity. Sharp and clear cut. 54% merlot, the highest percentage ever, the rest cabernet sauvignon with a touch of petit verdot. Better in 2025."

91/100 Robert Parker
"Aromas of sweet cherries, berries and spices framed by creamy new oak, introduce the 2020 Ormes de Pez, a medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy wine that's polished and seamless, with a generous core of fruit and an extroverted, charming profile."

90/100 Antonio Galloni
"The 2020 Ormes de Pez is a very pretty, fragrant Saint-Estèphe that will drink well right out of the gate. Crushed flowers, sweet red berry fruit, mint, spice and white pepper lend terrific brightness throughout. The 2020 is not terribly complex, but it is very easy to like and drink. Charming."