Château Les Ormes de Pez, St Estèphe, 2020

Name: Château Les Ormes de Pez, St Estèphe
Brand: Château Les Ormes de Pez
Price: 155.74 GBP

Available Vintages

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justerini & brooks tasting note

2020 is obviously a very successful year for St Estèphe. Beautiful clear cassis fruit. Pure and expressive, fresh, detailed, very well constructed with a sweet blackcurrant finish.

critic reviews

92/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2020 Ormes de Pez has a more open nose than its peers, leaning more toward red fruit as hints of potpourri and rosemary lend complexity. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins. There's quite a lot of extraction noticeable in this Saint-Estèphe, as well as a grippy, saline finish. It will require cellaring for several years before it entertains drinkability. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.

DRINKING WINDOW 2030 - 2055

date of review 11/2024

89/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2020 Ormes de Pez features delicate scents of juicy red and black cherries, mulberries, and candied violets, leading to hints of cloves and dusty soil. The medium-bodied palate is coated with lively black and red fruits, supported by lightly chewy tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing on an earthy note.

DRINKING WINDOW 2023 - 2035

date of review 06/2023

91/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

No tasting notes available

DRINKING WINDOW 2023 - 2040

date of review 04/2023

93/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

Love this wine, with its punchy stamp of St Estèphe, with powerful black fruits and fresh acidities, both enticing and appealing while extremely unfussy. The tannins are serious and a little chunky, but have plenty of character and there is appealing gunsmoke and salinity on the finish. 3.69ph, 45% new oak.

DRINKING WINDOW 2024 - 2038

date of review 02/2023