Master of Wine, David Allen, tastes a half bottle of Chateau Ormes de Pez 2019 – The wine is still young and is rather dominated by its structure but shows promise for the future.
Château Ormes de Pez lies within the small hamlet area of Pez (across the road from Château de Pez), just west of the village of Saint-Estèphe, in the northwest of the Haut-Medoc region. Prior to the French Revolution, the property was part of the Domaine de Pez estate, it’s situation being later defined by the elm trees (“ormes” in French) that once grew at this location.
The estate was formerly classified as a Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel and, when the classification was formally dropped in 2011, became a part of the marketing group Les Exceptionnels with five other former Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel properties.
The vineyards of the Medoc enjoy a mild maritime. The estate has 35 hectares (87 acres) of vineyards – Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for 54 percent and is mainly planted on gravelly soils, while Merlot makes up 37 percent on sandy clay soils. The rest is planted to Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The grapes are harvested by hand and fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. The wine is then aged in French oak, around half of which is new.
After a succession of owners following the French Revolution, Château Ormes de Pez was bought by the Cazes family in 1940. It is now part of Société Jean-Michel Cazes along with Château Lynch-Bages and Cordeillan-Bages, both in Pauillac.
To find out more about this wine and where to buy it go to the Wine-Searcher website
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