Freddy R. Troya

9.0

Château Ormes de Pez 2023 – Saint-Estèphe. BDX, France 🇫🇷

Overview
An approachable and easy-drinking Bordeaux red from the Cazes family (Lynch-Bages lineage), offering a friendly, polished expression designed for immediate pleasure rather than intensity. The 47% Cabernet-driven blended with 39% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot delivers clean fruit, gentle structure, and balanced freshness, making it an ideal casual and versatile claret.

Aromas & Flavors
Red cherry, blackcurrant, plum skin, light cedar, subtle graphite, dried herbs, soft cocoa and gentle spice.

Mouthfeel
Medium-bodied with smooth entry, soft tannins, moderate acidity, easy mid-palate flow, and a clean, uncomplicated finish that stays friendly and accessible.

Food Pairings
Burgers, roast chicken, grilled sausages, pizza, casual bistro fare, semi-soft cheeses, weeknight comfort foods.

Verdict
A reliable, crowd-pleasing Saint-Estèphe that emphasizes drinkability and balance over depth and complexity. A well-made, approachable red for casual enjoyment and broad appeal.

🍷 Personal Pick
This is a cruising wine, safe lines, smooth handling, and zero surprises. Perfect when you want something dependable, easygoing, and friendly on the palate without needing full focus or contemplation. — 5 months ago

Freddy R. Troya

9.2

A 5th Growth from the left bank of Bordeaux, driven on 70% Cab Sauv and 30% Merlot. It has the finesse and the style of Pauillac wines. Elegant and quite complex, highly aromatic and has abundance of tannins while shining on the finish. Warm and active!
Chateau owners also have Lynch-Baches and Ormes de Pez. — a year ago

Julian Lee

9.0

Fruity and honey. Goes well with seafood and risotto — 5 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

The better steak wine over the 2009 Ormes de Pez but, not the more beautiful, elegant wine.

The 2010 Rioja marries the Wagyu Ribcap while showing its Ranchero characteristics.

The palate shows tumble-weed, tannin fruits that are; brambly, ripe, slightly candied; blackberriesblack raspberries, dry, dark cherries with skin, ruby, black plums, very w/ ripe strawberries. Tumbleweed, straw, dark spice, tough leather, clove, sage, dry clay & top soil, crushed rocks, black pepper, dark, berry cola, mint, oak barrel powder, used charcoal with candied florals that are fresh & withering; dark, red, purple & blue. The acidity is top flight. The long finish is well balanced fruit & earth, persisting nicely falling onto earth & dark spices.

Photos of; Margues de Murrieta & vines, large oak vats and their wine shop.

1/15/21 — 5 years ago

Dan R

9.0

Quite plump, soft and sweet, with a nice balance of sweet, black fruit and savory, earthy elements. Pretty viscous and very open knit, I was surprised to see 13% on the label and not 15. Quite tasty and very, very easy to drink. Seems like it’s at peak, without the structure for cellaring. — 6 years ago

Jack Kr

8.9

Light bodied, soft tannins, interesting mix of strawberry, raspberry and good amounts of spice and pepper. Nice wine. — 7 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2015 vintage. Yah…decade-old Condrieu at $32.10 a bottle resto cost. Mix of premier cru Chablis and Pernand-Vergelesses bod at this point. Believe the artist formerly known as Prince tossed up a track that fairly encapsulated this wine…Sexy MF. Picked up the last four cases of this to pour by the glass via Coravin likely starting around Thanksgiving. And it would go well with a ton of that holiday grubadubdub. Twould be great if posters could actually spell Viognier correctly. Probs asking for the bleeping moon here. 9.16.25. — 9 months ago

Lance Anders

9.3

Danielle took one sip and said, “oh! wow!” — a year ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

8.9

the wines is a bit anonymous, boring, this is ok. — 3 years ago

Michael Giffin

9.6

Amazing ! — 5 years ago

with John

Aravind A

9.2

Decanted, notes from 1 hr open. On the nose: soft cocoa, game, wild strawberry, soft baking spice...very Morey. On the palate: lovely acidity, cocoa, sweet plum, excellent density. Juiciness builds, and turns into white pepper, sweet strawberry, and then very finely grained tannin on the gripping finish. — 6 years ago

Yann Vin Le Breton

8.9

Gold. White peach, ananas, honey...very rich. Very round and fruity, exotic with a very nice refine finish. Powerful, aromatic. sensual and refined. — 6 years ago

Tim Hinck

9.4

If Loire can franc was blended with bourbon. Unlike anything I’ve ever had. — 6 years ago

Neil Cornish

9.1

Grilled pineapple. Rich and unctuous, cleans up with good acid. Beautifully balanced. — 7 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.2

Nose: Cherry liquor.

Palate : good fruit. Restrained but good. Very good balance. Precise. Very grippy.

304 a case — a year ago

RustyR

8.9

Open nice ripe blueberry enough earthy to balance. Good not great — a year ago

Amanda Baldridge

9.0

Affordable, full body, delicious balance. — 2 years ago

Reed H Whitman

9.2

Unbelievable Christmas wine for the festivities…. — 5 years ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.0

Just too young obviously,an experiment since we had an 08 Bordeaux yesterday.
Spectator 92,
Other reviews,
Decanter Magazine Review
Rated 94
Another bargain alert! At this price level, perhaps the most subtle and elegant of all wines tasted. Not as expressive as Ormes de Pez, but top marks for delicate refinement and indeed a noticeably floral aromatic profile that accentuates the palate. As wine consultant Kevin Gagnon noted at a tasting: ‘Finesse and great length.' Do not hesitate. Drink now-2035.

Wine Enthusiast Review
Rated 93
One of the many estates on the Pez plateau in Saint-Estèphe, this property is at the top of its game. Owned by the same proprietors as Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, the wine has structure, big tannins as well as dense black fruits. Drink from 2024.

Wine Tasting Notes
The vintage is dense in color, retaining a purplish-blue hint typical of wines that are slow to develop. The slightly toasty nose has plenty of red- and black- berry fruit and a hint of jamminess mingled with aromas of spice and tobacco. The nose is what you would expect of a wine made from very ripe grapes. It is already deliciously complex. The palate is entirely consistent with the nose. The attack is still firm at this stage but developing in a manner that instantly suggests an opulent wine. Good, well-rounded substance lingers elegantly on the palate, with silky tannins and not a trace of harshness. This is truly an exceptional wine: thoroughbred, elegant and rich. — 5 years ago

Tom Garland

9.5

K&L Wine Merchants annual Fete du Bordeaux dinner with:
1) Jean Charles Cazes (Lynch Bages)
2) Damien Barton (Leoville/Langoa)
3) Mariello Cazuax(winemaker La Conseillante)..sat next to her for dinner.

Dinner wines:
2018 Blanc de Lynch Bages
2015 La Conseillante
2006 Lynch Bages
2009 Langoa Barton
2009 Lynch Bages
2005 Leoville Barton
2010 La Conseillante

Pre-dinner tasting:
2017 La Conseillante
2017 Ormes de Pez.
2017 Langoa Barton
2017 Lynch Bages
2017 Leoville Barton
2016 Mauvesin-Barton — 6 years ago

with Brenda