Château Ormes de Pez 2020 Saint-Estèphe
Neal Martin 90-92 | The Wine Advocate 90-92 | Jeb Dunnuck 90-92 | Decanter 93 punten
Jane Anson (Decanter): ‘this is another successful vintage for Ormes de Pez’
- SmaakprofielComplex, krachtig & vol
- DruivenrasMerlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
- Land & RegioFrankrijk, Bordeaux, Saint-Estèphe
- 100% proefgarantie
- Gratis bezorgd vanaf €75
- Levering binnen 2 tot 3 werkdagen
- Verzekerd verzonden & zorgvuldig verpakt
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Ormes de Pez is een van de vooraanstaande Crus Bourgeois van Saint-Estèphe. De historie gaat terug tot de Franse Revolutie toen het nog Château De Pez heette (dialect voor ‘vrede’). Sinds 1938 in handen van de beroemde familie Cazes die het een enorme kwaliteitsimpuls gaf.
Het château heeft de afgelopen jaren het aandeel merlot in de blend verhoogd. Dit zorgt ervoor dat de wijn extra fruit gedreven is en reeds na enkele jaren rijping in uw kelder lekker te drinken is. De 2020 heeft het hoogste aandeel ooit: 54% (plus 38% cabernet sauvignon, 4% cabernet franc en 4% petit verdot). Rijpt 16 maanden op eiken, waarvan 45% nieuw.
De 2020 heeft, samen met 2019, gemiddeld de allerhoogste score opgehaald bij de internationale critici (meting vanaf 2005). Jane Anson van Decanter geeft de 2020 93 punten: ‘this is another successful vintage for Ormes de Pez’. Jeb Dunnuck: ‘I don’t see any reason this shouldn’t easily be an outstanding Saint-Estèphe’ (90-92 punten). U kunt de volledige en meer recensies lezen onder de tab Recensies op deze pagina.
James Suckling
92/100 punten
In bottle tasting
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.
Neal Martin (Vinous)
90-92/100 punten
The 2020 Ormes de Pez, which has gradually moved to a more Merlot-dominated blend over the last decade, is aged for 16 months in 45% new oak. It has a nicely detailed bouquet of a mélange of red and black fruit – cranberry, blackberry and a touch of blueberry – accompanied by cedar and subtle wild mint aromas; it is actually quite Pauillac-like in style. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins and chewy in the mouth, quite compact at first. A strong saline, almost briny element comes through toward the finish, which is more quintessential Saint-Estèphe. This is a more backward and less finessed wine compared to the Cazes family’s Lynch-Bages or Haut-Batailley, but there is commendable length and character, not to mention a very attractive openness, to this wine.
The Wine Advocate
90-92/100 punten
Composed of 54% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot, to be aged for around 16 months in French oak barriques, 45% new, the 2020 Ormes de Pez has an alcohol of 13.17%, a pH of 3.69 and an IPT of 79. Deep garnet-purple colored, it springs from the glass with notes of plum preserves, blueberry compote and Morello cherries, plus hints of graphite, wild mushrooms and sautéed herbs. The medium-bodied palate delivers plenty of herbs-laced black fruits with a pleasant chewiness to the texture and lovely freshness, finishing on a lingering fragrant-earth note.
Decanter
93/100 punten
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.
Jeb Dunnuck
90-92/100 punten
Lots of plums, blackcurrants, tobacco, and loamy soil notes make up the bouquet of the 2020 Château Ormes De Pez, and it’s medium-bodied, with some chocolaty background oak, good purity of fruit, and ripe tannins. I don’t see any reason this shouldn’t easily be an outstanding Saint-Estèphe and drink well for 15-20 years.