Château Les Ormes de Pez

Château Les Ormes de Pez, St Estèphe, 2023

Name: Château Les Ormes de Pez, St Estèphe
Brand: Château Les Ormes de Pez
Price: 105 GBP

92/100

Inside Bordeaux

86-88/100

The Wine Independent

91-93/100

Vinous

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En primeur

2023
6x75cl
EP
£105.00

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Jean-Charles Cazes and the Lynch Bages team have produced a sensational Ormes de Pez from a majority 55% Merlot blend, giving this St Estephe a wonderfully juicy core to compliment the wild, blackcurrant shrub fragrance on the nose. Floral, crisp and rather delicious, there's lots of pixelated dark fruit and a really nice tannic thread through the core, which gives is presence and composure.

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Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

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Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

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Critic Reviews

86-88/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2023 Ormes de Pez rolls effortlessly out of the glass with notes of baked plums, boysenberry preserves, and kirsch plus nuances of wet pebbles and cedar. The medium-bodied palate is soft, with just enough fruit nicely balanced by soft tannins, finishing with a refreshing lift. The blend is 55% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Petit Verdot.

drinking window 2026 - 2033

date of review 05/2024

92/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

No tasting notes available

drinking window 2027 - 2040

date of review 05/2024

91-93/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2023 Ormes de Pez was picked from September 19. This was tasted two or three times. I must confess, I was not taken by the bottle poured at Lynch Bages, which felt high-toned and a bit blowsy. However, the last bottle tasted at the UGC was far better: a more classically-hewn nose with tertiary notes of tar and graphite infusing the black fruit. Quintessential Saint-Estèphe. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins and well balanced with gentle grip. The new oak (45%) is well integrated. Suffice it to say, this is much more promising.

drinking window 2028 - 2042

date of review 04/2024

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Specifications

Country:

France

Region:

Bordeaux

Appellation:

St Estèphe

Producer:

Château Les Ormes de Pez

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Cab Sauvignon Merlot

abv:

13%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.