Château Les Ormes de Pez er beliggende i den lille landsby Pez, og slottet har siden 1940´erne været ejet af Cazes-familien, der også ejer Château Lynch-Bages i Pauillac. I denne del af Saint-Estèphe laves der fantastiske vine, og Les Ormes de Pez er ingen undtagelse. Slottets vine har en konstant høj kvalitet, og vinen er altid blandt de bedste køb i appellationen uanset årgang. De er ofte nemme at drikke unge, men vinene har altid et godt langt lagringspotentiale. Fremstillingen er traditionel, og vinen lagres i 12-18 måneder afhængigt af årgangens struktur. 45% af fadene fornys hvert år.
Siden 1980´erne har familien Cazes gennemført et renoveringprogram, således at ejendommen i dag fremstår med topmoderne udstyr og en ny lagringskælder.
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BEPLANTNING
Cabernet Sauvignon 54%, Cabernet Franc 14%, Merlot 32%
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35 hektar
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SLOTTETS ANDEN VIN
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Cazes Jean-Michel
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This shows lots of spice, such as cloves and nutmeg, together with dark berries and cherries and some plums. It’s structured and relatively dense, with lovely length and beauty. Needs time to open and come together. 50% merlot, 40% cabernet sauvignon with cabernet franc and petit verdot. Lovely now. Try after 2024.
Coming from the Cazes team, the 2019 Château Ormes De Pez is gorgeous and shines in the vintage. Pure crème de cassis, mulberries, leafy herbs, Asian spices, and lead pencil all emerge on the nose, and this medium to full-bodied 2019 has the vintage’s pure, focused, elegant style while staying ripe, supple, and textured. The balance is spot on, and it's going to hit maturity in roughly 8-10 years and have two decades of prime drinking.
The 2019 Ormes de Pez has an intense bouquet of blackberry, bilberry and a touch of hoisin, but none of the smoky elements that I commented upon from the barrel sample last year. Nicely delineated and certainly less rustic than past vintages. The palate is finely tuned with a touch of bitter cherry on the entry, quite peppery, and a little stricter than I expected at the moment, leading to a granular, almost truffly finish.