2005 Château Ormes de Pez, St Estèphe, Bordeaux
Red • Dry • Medium Bodied
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Code: 20051200750018007326
Description
Ch. Ormes de Pez, St. Estèphe is a well known chateau that the Cazes family (Ch. Lynch Bages etc) has given more attention to in recent years. It shows the concentration and balance of 2005, a great year, as well as a sweetness of fruit which gave it real appeal.
Tom Cave, Cellar Plan Manager - Dec 09
The Jean-Michel Cazes estates have had a great year in 2005, and this one is no different. This is benchmark St Estèphe, with lots of earthy minerality, this has far more generosity than usual. Extremely accessible, the spicy nose with notes of licorice and pepper leads on to a rich balanced palate with lashings of sweet loganberries and cassis with tobacco hints. This is at once classy, concentrated and quaffable, but with great ageing potential too.
Simon Staples, BBR Fine Wine Director
Tom Cave, Cellar Plan Manager - Dec 09
The Jean-Michel Cazes estates have had a great year in 2005, and this one is no different. This is benchmark St Estèphe, with lots of earthy minerality, this has far more generosity than usual. Extremely accessible, the spicy nose with notes of licorice and pepper leads on to a rich balanced palate with lashings of sweet loganberries and cassis with tobacco hints. This is at once classy, concentrated and quaffable, but with great ageing potential too.
Simon Staples, BBR Fine Wine Director
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Colour
Red -
Sweetness
Dry -
Vintage
2005 -
Alcohol
13% -
Body
Medium Bodied -
Producer
Château Les Ormes de Pez
Critics reviews
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A perfumed young red, with plum and spices. Medium-bodied, with round tannins and a delicious, fruity, light spice aftertaste. There's a pretty balance to this. Best after 2011.
James Suckling
90/100
The aromas of walnut shell, chocolate and berries are all there. Full body with soft, velvety tannins and a fruity finish. Already ready to drink.
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (June 2013)
Jancis Robinson MW
17/20
Tasted blind. Dense and complex. Round and correct with freshness, ripe fruit and fine tannins.
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (February 2017)
Jane Anson MW
92/100
Ruby red colour, gentle bricking around the edges, enjoyably brambled fruits on the finish. This is a classic 2005 at the right moment to drink - effortless, unfussy, fruit-filled but not overblown, heading towards tertiary flavours of tobacco and undergrowth showcasing the charm and finesse of St Estèphe as it ages. Fine tannins that embrace and push forward the fruit. No blockbuster character here, but simple pleasures to share. Easy to recommend.
Jane Anson MW, JaneAnson.com (June 2022)
Jeb Dunnuck
88/100
The 2005 Château Ormes De Pez checks in as 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, and 6% Cabernet Franc that was raised in 40% new oak. It’s showing a touch of maturity with a amber edge as well complex notes of chocolatey red and black fruits, leather, and tobacco-driven aromas and flavors. This meaty, old-school, medium-bodied effort should be drunk over the coming 7-8 years or so.
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com (April 2024)
Neal Martin
91/100
The 2005 Ormes de Pez has a slightly rustic, earthy nose with animal fur scents infusing black fruit—quite charming in a way. The medium-bodied palate offers sappy black fruit laced with liquorice and mint, gentle grip and a touch of spicebox on the slightly dry finish. This is actually better than I expected given that the wines could be "tough" in this era. Perhaps it just needed 20 years? Tasted at Château Lynch Bages.
Neal Martin, Vinous.com (June 2025)
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The 2005 Les Ormes de Pez is medium-bodied, soft, round, not terribly concentrated, but spicy and earthy, with light tannin. Drink it over the next decade.
Robert Parker
85/100
The 2005 Les Ormes de Pez is medium-bodied, soft, round, not terribly concentrated, but spicy and earthy, with light tannin.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (June 2015)
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