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The wine
- Colour
- Rosso
- Alcohol
- 13.0% vol
- Grape varieties
- 47% Cabernet Sauvignon ,44% Merlot ,7% Cabernet Franc ,2% Petit Verdot
Critics' scores
- Robert Parker / Wine Advocate 89
The 2014 de Pez has a backward, masculine, earthy, graphite tinged bouquet that takes time to really unfurl and it remains curmudgeonly in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin. There is good depth here, a little chewy in texture with a blocky, forthright finish that needs to muster more finesse. Not bad, but a "grumpy" Saint Estèphe at the moment. Like the Les Ormes de Pez, it does not quite match up to its showing in barrel, at least at this early juncture, though tasted twice, a second bottle demonstrated a little more spice and openness. - Wine Spectator 90
Lively, with a mix of pomegranate, blood orange and bitter cherry notes, flecked with savory and backed by a pebbly finish. Features latent depth and should unwind with moderate cellaring. Best from 2019 through 2025.
- James Suckling 93
Earthy and savory, this starts rich and mellow then slowly turns in the stern direction. A lot of personality and character, and power for long ageing. Try in 2020.
- René Gabriel 17
Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila Schimmer aussen. Geniales Bouquet, dicht, vielschichtig, viel schwarze Beeren und eine schöne Ration Lakritze in der Mitte zeigend. Fleischiges Extrakt mit pfeffriger Note, einzig im Finale kommen die partiell verlangenden Saint-Estèphe-Muskeln zum Vorschein. Diese muss er mit dem Ausbau noch verdauen und er hat dabei eine reelle Chance, um noch einen Punkt zu zulegen. 17/20 2022 – 2042
The producer: Château Les Ormes de Pez
Located in the region of Saint-Estèphe, Château Ormes de Pez takes its name from the village where it lies - Pez. The first part of its name can be translated to "elm" which is what decorates its labels. The estate dates back to the 18th century, but was purchased by the Cazes family of Château Lynch Bages in the late 1920s. Its 38 hectares are fairly widely dispersed on different soils with around one-third on gravel and clay, another on gravel and sand and another part on pure gravel which lies close to Tronquoy-Lalande. The vineyards are planted to Cabernet Sauvignon (50%), Merlot (33%), Cabernet Franc (10%) and Petit Verdot (2%). In many ways, the wine is produced like Lynch Bages, traditionally yet with some modern techniques enabling the purity of the fruit to remain intact while still retaining the character of its terroir. It is more certainly one of the more sought after wines hailing from Saint-Estèphe as it tends to have notable depth of fruit and age well.