Château Les Ormes de Pez 2008
Château Les Ormes de Pez 2008 is a red wine from Saint-Estèphe in Bordeaux, produced by Château Ormes de Pez, owned by the Cazes family. Classified as a Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel, it blends 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc. The Wine Advocate awards it 88/100 with a drinking window from 2011 to 2021; Jancis Robinson rates it 16+/20, to be drunk from 2020 to 2035, while James Suckling gives it 91/100. Critics describe a wine with concentrated black fruits, boasting a creamy texture, marked acidity, and firm yet integrated tannins.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 6
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Estèphe
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Ormes de Pez
- Millésime
- 2008
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc
Château Ormes de Pez
Château Ormes de Pez is a wine estate in the Saint-Estèphe appellation, situated to the west of the commune, on the edge of the hamlet of Pez. Its 40-hectare vineyard is planted on Garonne gravel and sandy-clay soils. The estate belongs to the Cazes family, who are also associated with Château Lynch-Bages.
- Owner
- Famille Cazes
- Maître de chais
- Quentin Dupla
- Surface (ha)
- 40.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 80 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The origins of Château Ormes de Pez date back to the mid-18th century. On the eve of the French Revolution, the estate was already known as Domaine de Pez, ‘pez’ meaning ‘peace’ in the local dialect. The estate takes its name from a grove of elm trees that once stood on the site; these trees disappeared from Europe during the 1950s. In the 19th century, the property passed through the hands of several successive owners before being acquired by the Cazes family. Around 1880, Marie Cazes married Jean Guillou, then head winemaker at Ormes de Pez. Following his death at the start of the First World War, Marie Cazes took over the running of the estate. Her brother, Jean-Charles Cazes, bought the château in 1940. In the early 1980s, Jean-Michel Cazes undertook the restoration and modernisation of the 18th-century buildings. The estate remains in the Cazes family’s ownership today. The official website credits Daniel Llose and Nicolas Labenne with overseeing the winemaking process, whilst the 2026 Green Guide published by *La Revue du vin de France* lists Quentin Dupla as cellar master.
