Chateau Ormes de Pez 2021

JAMES SUCKLING: "A rather tannic and structured young wine with black currant and spice with some walnut and cedar undertones. Medium body. Juicy and flavorful. Rather lean at the end. 49% merlot, 40% cabernet sauvignon, 6% cabernet franc and 5% petit verdot. Give it two or three years to soften."

WEINWISSER: "Delikates Bouquet, rote Johannisbeere, getrockneter Rosmarin, helles Graphit und Heidelbeergelee. Am balancierten Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, körnigem Extrakt, sanft zugreifendem Tanningerüst, balancierter Rasse und mittlerem Körper. Im gebündelten Finale rote- und blaue Beeren, weißer Pfeffer und fein sandige Adstringenz, frischer Sauerkirschensaft im Rückaroma. Fast auf dem gleichen Niveau wie in den letzten Jahren!"

WINE ENTHUSIAST: "There is a black-truffle aroma, followed by cedar-wood flavors and an elegant texture. This softly structured wine has great black-currant fruits from the 70% Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend. Drink from 2026."

DECANTER: "Sweet strawberry, orange, grapefruit, plums and blackcurrants, but the sweet jammy kind. This is fruit forward and expressive out the gate, round and so appealing. Spiced aspects from the Petit Verdot with a sturdy backbone in terms of structure and frame. Tannins are more on the austere side, fine and detailed, extremely mouthfilling but you can almost taste each one with the minerality coming through strongly leaving that clean wet stone taste in the mouth. Ripe and juicy dark fruit also. This is medium bodied with lots of precision in terms of detail. Lovely potential here. 5% Petit Verdot completes the blend. 3.68pH."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Flowers, truffle, smoke, cocoa and black cherry aromatics form the perfume. On the palate, the wine is vibrant, fresh and combines peppery red fruits with a shot of orange in the spicy finish. Drink from 2024-2038."

JEB DUNNUCK: "The 2021 Château Ormes De Pez is another charming, forward, undeniably delicious Saint-Estephe in the vintage. Slightly more red-fruited, it has ample currant fruit as well as some spicy, herbal nuances. These all carry to a medium-bodied, balanced, nicely textured 2021 with ripe tannins and integrated acidity. Give it 2-4 years and enjoy over the following decade or so."

FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Nuancen von Cassis, Brombeerkonfitüre, ein Hauch von kandierten Orangenzesten. Mittlere Komplexität, rote Kirschen, gut integrierte Tannine, mineralisch und frisch, ein angenehmer Speisenbegleiter."