critic reviews
The 2022 Ormes de Pez has an open and expressive bouquet with black cherries, liquorice and just a dab of dark chocolate, quite primal compared to its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with a chewy, quite tannic entry. Solid and quite muscular in style, it lacks a bit of "flow" towards the finish. Time will soften it. Time is needed. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting in London.
A nose of toasted oak and sweet, cedary black cherry fruit to this wine from the Cazes family, which was matured in 45% new oak. The palate is the same, all cedary black fruit and toast, with a huge tannic grip underneath it all. Plenty of grip here. leading to a dry, bitter and pithy finish. A good wine, but give it time.
Trace of gunsmoke on the opening, needs a moment to clear and open to show the rich ripe brambled fruit. This is enjoyable, orange peel, mandarin, pomegranate, cloves, flash of crème de cassis on the finish. 45% new oak for ageing, 40ha vineyard, Cazes family owners.
Exhibiting aromas of rich cassis, pencil shavings and petals, the 2022 Ormes de Pez is medium to full-bodied, broad and fleshy, with a deep core of fruit and plenty of powdery structuring tannin. It's a blend of 51% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.