2025 Les Ormes de Pez (St-Estephe)

Plump and dark fruits, a little sappy and full of vivacity, cherry pit, balanced juices, orange peel, liquorice, plenty of dark colour, good lift. 3.64 pH. 20% new oak. Harvest September 9 to 22, one of earliest harvests since 1989. 40hl/ha yields. 92 points

Revealing elegant oak alongside dark wild berries and mulberries, with spices emerging with aeration, the 2025 Ormes de Pez is medium- to full-bodied, structured and somewhat firm at this stage. It shows good length and notable freshness, while retaining a dense, well-defined profile. 90-92 points

The 2025 Ormes de Pez is redolent of dark cherry, herbs, menthol, tobacco, cedar and iron. This midweight Saint-Estephe Cru Bourgeois has a lot to offer. Open-knit aromatics and relatively soft tannins suggest the 2025 will drink well pretty much right out of the gate. 89-92 points

The 2025 Ormes de Pez was picked 9 to 22 September and matured in 20% new oak barrels. This is very refined on the nose with brambly black fruit, crushed stone and light humidor scents, focused and classically styled. The palate is medium-bodied with sapid black fruit, armed with a fine bead of acidity. Black merges into redder fruit towards the finish with commendable length. This Saint-Estephe has a newfound fluidity which has taken it up a level. Superb. 94-96 points