Château Ormes de Pez - Saint-Estèphe 1996 (750ml) 75% Pinot Noir

Château Ormes de Pez - Saint-Estèphe 1996 (750ml) 75% Pinot NoirDark colored with good berry and mint aromas and hints of fresh tea leaves. Full bodied and chewy with serious concentration of ripe tannins and a medium finish. Needs but a bit more fruit intensity to be outstanding.

This beautifully aromatic wine leaps out of the glass with concentrated notes of red currant

92 points - Ray Jordan

providing prolonged hang time for the grapes to develop maximal flavors

He trained under Philip Melka at Seavey Vineyards

‘Natürlich’ is an overused German expression which essentially translates as ‘of course’

risottos and pastas with spicy sauces

125 cases made

Dark spice aromas mingle with camphor

intensely fruity wine now but should continue to develop complexity for decades

sweet tobacco and red licorice notes fill in through the lengthy finish

a dark and cool style focussed on liquorice and clove flavours backed by a core of blue fruits - blueberries

After a 14 hour skin maceration