2017 Chateau Les Ormes De Pez - St. Estephe Cru Bourgeois Exeptionell

WeinWisser – 17,5/20pts - WL: *42 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 51 % Merlot, 6 % Cabernet Franc, 1 % Petit Verdot. Tiefes Granat mit violettem Rand. Duftige Waldbeeren, heller Tabak und Eisenkraut, dahinter Wacholder, Weichseln und zarte nussig-schokoladige Noten. Am Gaumen mit stützendem Tannin und feinspröder Textur. Im gebündelten Finale ein tolles Rückaroma mit frischem Schattenmorellensaft und Preiselbeermarmelade. Perfekt vinifiziert und auf dem Weg zur höheren Note.* – 05/2018

JancisRobinson.com - 16/20pts - JH: *Very dark crimson. The aroma is equal parts black fruit and graphite. On the palate, some sweetness of oak spice but there's a slight lack of fruit richness on the palate so that overall it is relatively light. Persistent though, and the tannins are fine enough not to dominate. * -04/2018

JamesSuckling.com - 93-94pts - JS: *Powerful and structured with lots of blueberry, blackberry and currant character. Full-bodied, tight and tannic yet polished and beautiful. Fantastic. Juicy.* -04/2017

Wine Journal - 91-93pts - NM: *The 2017 Les Ormes de Pez was matured in 45% new oak with 13.42% alcohol. None of the vines were touched by frost. Cropped at round 50hl/ha, it has a clean, pure red cherry, blackcurrant and cedar-scented bouquet, more Pauillac in style than Saint-Estèphe. The palate is well balanced with ripe tannin that feel more malleable than previous vintages at this stage, a little saline in the mouth with a silky smooth finish. This will be delicious over the next couple of decades and I suspect it will be more approachable than the 2016. Don’t ignore this.* 05/2018