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Ch. les Ormes-de-Pez, St.-Estèphe - 2015

Name: Ch. les Ormes-de-Pez, St.-Estèphe
Brand: Ch. Les Ormes-de-Pez
SKU: 30414
Price: 49.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 30414 750mL

From the Cazes family who have gained the reputation for producing the best buys in Bordeaux. A solid, well made wine which can stand up against those twice its price. Its big and full-bodied, with intense black fruit and briary overtones.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2015

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-Region

Médoc

Appellation/Village

St.-Estèphe

Producer

Ch. Les Ormes-de-Pez

Grape Variety

Merlot

Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Sauvignon

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Staff Pick Notes

I never thought that a Pez Dispenser could deliver anything as remarkable as this knockout Bordeaux. But seriously folks, this checks a lot of Bordeaux fan boxes: Incredible vintage, check. Terrific producer, check. Great value for money? Double check. Predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon with a mighty lashing of Merlot for a heady combination of smoothness and longevity, a lovely nose greats us with blackberry, cold pie, red licorice, and a touch of smoke and earth. Plush concentration and a tannic backbone you can lean on for strength will support us dining on big proteins and/or roasted vegetables. This property is owned by the Cazes family of Paulliac's Lynch-Bages and I think they describe this wine perfectly: "seductive in its youth, yet ready to develop finesse after a few years of bottle age." Sublime.

- SG

Glossary

Merlot

The next time you hear someone say they never touch Merlot, tell them that it's too bad, because you were just about to open a few bottles of Château Pétrus and Le Pin, and you have no one to share them with. Some wine drinkers are quick to dismiss varieties that become too fashionable, but Merlot is popular for good reason. It has one of the most impressive and distinctive textures of any wine, and has long been prized for the "softening" effect it can have on Cabernet Sauvignon - especially...

Bordeaux

Situated on the mid-Atlantic coast of France around the Gironde river, Bordeaux is home to some of the most legendary wines on earth. There are (for all intents and purposes) five grape varieties permitted under French wine law for red Bordeaux: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and, very infrequently, Petit Verdot and Malbec. For white Bordeaux, only three varieties are permitted: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillion, and Muscadelle. The exact percentages of each grape variety used in any...

Cabernet Franc

Relegated to moderate obscurity in modern times, Cabernet Franc is in fact the proud parent of the attention-hogging Cabernet Sauvignon (after an illicit affair with Sauvignon Blanc a hundred-odd years ago). Cabernet Franc has remained close to its roots in France, enjoying small pockets of popularity primarily in the Loire Valley (specifically in Chinon), where it is often bottled as a varietal wine, and in Bordeaux where it is still used in moderate percentages in the typical blends. In fact,...

Cabernet Sauvignon

The result of an illicit affair a hundred-odd years ago between Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon today enjoys more worldwide popularity than both of its parents combined. It is the principal grape of Bordeaux, and as such has rightly earned its place among the greatest and most long-lived wines of the Old World; of course, it is also the most heralded grape of California, positioning it at the forefront of the New World wine scene as well. Today, Cabernet Sauvignon has a...