The village of Pez lies within the Saint-Estèphe appellation, just north of Pauillac in Bordeaux. Château Ormes de Pez is a noted Cru Bourgeois estate in the commune, and the 2020 red is a splendid example of the estate’s potential. Owned by the Cazes family of Château Lynch-Bages, the Ormes de Pez vineyards average 30 years of age and are planted on a variety of clay, sand and gravel soils. The 2020 Ormes de Pez is forward and ripe with blackberry, blackcurrant and red cherry fruits enhanced by hints of violet, cocoa, olives, herbs, vanilla and baking spices. This is a delicious red Bordeaux that shows the opulence of the 2020 harvest and is enjoyable now for its youthful exuberance. It will cellar well for another decade.
Château Ormes de Pez, Saint-Estèphe (Bordeaux, France) 2020
By Wayne Belding