Chateau Les Ormes de Pez (Futures Pre-sale) 2012
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Wine Spectator
Bright and open-knit, with cherry and damson plum fruit carried by sleek, silky tannins. The tangy minerality takes over on the finish, revealing the austere side of the vintage. Exhibits fine range. Score range: 88-91
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James Suckling
This is juicy and delicious with a chocolate, berry and spice. Hints of meat. Full body. Ripe fruit and savory. Fleshy for the vintage. Lots of Merlot in this with 44%. 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. 90-91 points
Chateau Les Ormes des Pez has very homogenous soil (a clay gravel mixture typical of Saint-Estephe) and many of the vines are quite old. The grapes are hand-picked. After selecting the vats and blending, the wine is aged in oak barrels for 15 months in a magnificent cellar overlooking the courtyard.