Weinwisser 
54 % Merlot, 38 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 4 % Cabernet Franc, 4 % Petit Verdot, Alkohol 13.17 vol%, pH 3.69, IPT 79. Tiefes Purpur mit opaker Mitte und rubinrotem Rand. Feingliedriges Bouquet mit frischen schwarzen Johannisbeeren, heller Tabak und dunkle Mineralik, dahinter rote Pflaumen und Holundergelee. Am festen Gaumen mit fein spröder Textur, mehliges Extrakt, stützende Rasse und engmaschiges Tanninkorsett. Im gebündelten Finale verschlankt sich der St. Estèphe und endet mit Maulbeeren, Tabakblatt und sandiger Adstringenz, kann noch zulegen.

Neal Martin 
The 2020 Ormes de Pez, which has gradually moved to a more Merlot-dominated blend over the last decade, is aged for 16 months in 45% new oak. It has a nicely detailed bouquet of a mélange of red and black fruit – cranberry, blackberry and a touch of blueberry – accompanied by cedar and subtle wild mint aromas; it is actually quite Pauillac-like in style. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins and chewy in the mouth, quite compact at first. A strong saline, almost briny element comes through toward the finish, which is more quintessential Saint-Estèphe. This is a more backward and less finessed wine compared to the Cazes family’s Lynch-Bages or Haut-Batailley, but there is commendable length and character, not to mention a very attractive openness, to this wine.