The 2020 Château Ormes de Pez is a rich and structured wine, with a blend of 54% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Petit Verdot. It offers a complex nose of bitter chocolate, blackberries, dried mint, and tobacco leaves. On the palate, it is firm and linear with tight tannins and tangy acidity, showing a crisp and clean finish. Critics have praised its complexity, with James Suckling awarding it 92 points, noting its sharpness and potential to improve by 2025. The Wine Advocate gave it 91 points, highlighting its fleshy texture and generous fruit core, while Decanter and Jancis Robinson both praised its minerality and balance. This wine is expected to age well, with optimal drinking from 2025 onwards.

JamesSuckling.com | JS 92
Published: May 14, 2023

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. Better in 2025.

Decanter | D 91
Published: Feb 1, 2023
Drink: 2025-2035

Green pepper, liquorice, pencil lead, black fruits, cedar, toast and caramel. Really quite high acidity on the palate, striking and makes the biggest impact with juicy, almost sweet red fruits giving a wide, open and generous beginning. Lots of minerality - a crushed stone texture and grip that marks the palate. Subtle detail and lightly framed.
Closure: Cork
Alcohol: 13.17%
Body: Full
Oak: Oaked
Grapes: 4% Cabernet Franc 38% Cabernet Sauvignon 54% Merlot

The Wine Advocate | RP 91
Published: Apr 06, 2023
Drink: 2023-2040

Aromas of sweet cherries, berries and spices framed by creamy new oak, introduce the 2020 Ormes de Pez, a medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy wine that's polished and seamless, with a generous core of fruit and an extroverted, charming profile.

Jancisrobinson.com | JR 17
Published: Feb 15, 2024
Drink: 2030-2045

Tasted blind. Deep crimson. Delicately fragrant with dark-red fruits then oak spice overlay. Big, chewy tannins but with all the fruit you could want to keep it in balance. Big yet balanced, the tannins nicely done to balance both power and finesse. I was more enthusiastic than some of the other tasters on the day.

Ormesdepez.com

Château Ormes de Pez belongs to the Médoc landscape since the 18th century. Located West of Saint-Estèphe and bordering the hamlet of Pez, the estate owes its name to a magnificent grove of elm trees, which no longer exists today. Château Ormes de Pez is the second property – after Château Lynch-Bages – acquired by the Cazes family in 1939.

With distinctive harmonious spicy character, Château Ormes de Pez is true to its terroir. Wine lovers appreciate its opulence, elegance and well-rounded structure. Its powerful, rich and excellent tannic backbone allows graceful ageing.

2020 Blending: 
38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 54% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot

Château Ormes de Pez 2020 displays deep garnet-purple color with notes of plum preserves and dark berries, plus hints of graphite. Nice chewiness to the texture and lovely freshness, finishing on a lingering fragrant-earth note. (May 2021).