Château Les Ormes de Pez - Saint-Estèphe 2017 37.5 cl

Wine Advocate

87-89 / 100

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 29/03/2019

A barrel sample blended of 51% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2017 Ormes de Pez has a deep garnet-purple color and gives up notes of freshly crushed redcurrants, red and black plums and mulberries with touches of rose hip tea and tilled soil. Medium-bodied and elegantly styled, with approachable, chewy tannins, it delivers nice harmony with plenty of character.

Le Point

16,5 / 20

par Jacques Dupont le 20/06/2018

Fruits rouges, frais, séveux, la fraîcheur relève le fruit, bonne acidité, la fraîcheur donne du croquant, élevage qui raffermit les tanins en finale, mais beaucoup de vin.

Jeb DUNNUCK

89-91 / 100

par Jeb Dunnuck le 12/06/2018

This solid Saint-Estèphe estate has made a promising 2017 Les Ormes de Pez. Ripe black cherry and currant fruit, medium to full body, ripe tannins, and a charming, rounded style all make for a delicious, textbook 2017 that will keep for 15+ years.

WeinWisser

17,5 / 20

par René Gabriel le 31/05/2018

42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 51 % Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 1 % Petit Verdot. Tiefes Granat mit violettem Rand. Duftige Waldbeeren, heller Tabak und Eisenkraut, dahinter Wacholder, Weichseln und zarte nussig-schokoladige Noten. Am Gaumen mit stützendem Tannin und feinsprhder Textur. lm gebündelten Fi­nale ein toiles Rückaroma mit frischem Schattenmorellensaft und Preiselbeermar-melade. Perfekt vinifiziert und auf dem Weg zur hdheren Note.        17.5/20 2025 - 2035

Vinifera

90-92 / 100

par Jacques Perrin le 28/05/2018

Fruité exubérant mais assez marqué par la prise de bois à ce stade, qui accentue la sensation de chair. Vin ambitieux, rond, il faudra confirmer en fin d’élevage.

Vinous

88-90 / 100

par Antonio Galloni le 15/05/2018

The 2017 Ormes de Pez comes across as a bit light in both body and structure. Spice, leather, dark red stone fruit and new French oak are nicely pushed forward. Easygoing and open-knit, the 2017 is likely to offer its best drinking sooner rather than later. Jean-Michel Cazes told me yields were surprisingly generous in 2017, along the lines of 2009. Merlot plays an especially prominent role in a blend composed of 51% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot.

The Wine Cellar Insider

89-91 / 100

par Jeff Leve le 11/05/2018

Spicy and grounded with fertile soil and the reddest of fruit, here you’ll find cedar, tobacco and blackberries. Timelessly crisp, fresh and lively with herbs, olive and pepper on the palate and in the finish, this wine is 51% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvi

Vinous

91-93 / 100

par Neal Martin le 01/05/2018

The 2017 Les Ormes de Pez was matured in 45% new oak with 13.42% alcohol. None of the vines were touched by frost. Cropped at round 50hl/ha, it has a clean, pure red cherry, blackcurrant and cedar-scented bouquet, more Pauillac in style than Saint-Estèphe. The palate is well balanced with ripe tannin that feel more malleable than previous vintages at this stage, a little saline in the mouth with a silky smooth finish. This will be delicious over the next couple of decades and I suspect it will be more approachable than the 2016. Don’t ignore this.

Decanter.com

92 / 100

par Jane Anson le 25/04/2018

Ormes has managed another good vintage after a run of them. This is a lovely wine and a buy for me. Succulent, bristling and charming, it has juicy brambled fruit extraction and tension. It doesn't take itself too seriously, just asking to be loved. The fruit spectrum is rich with blueberries and damsons, with integrity and a swirl of vanilla bean oak. Includes 6% Cabernet Franc in the blend. No need to wait too long for this. 45% new oak.

Drinking Window 2022 - 2035

Jean-Marc QUARIN

16 / 20

par Jean-Marc Quarin le 17/04/2018

Wine Enthusiast

91-93 / 100

par Roger Voss le 17/04/2018

This finely structured wine is balanced with nothing in excess offering attractive acidity and a light touch of tannin. It is fruity, bright and developing quickly. Drink from 2023.

Jamessuckling.com

92-93 / 100

par James Suckling le 06/04/2018

The density for the vintage is impressive with dark-berry and cherry character. Medium to full body, velvety tannins and a fresh and bright finish. Linear and driven.

Wine Spectator

88-91 / 100

par James Molesworth le 04/04/2018

Open-knit, with a core of plum and cherry fruit carried by light cedar, tobacco and warm stone notes. Shows a light smoky echo at the end.—J.M.