Chateau Les Ormes-de-Pez, Saint-Estephe, 2012 SO020326 Cuillier aging three years minimum in

aging three years minimum in old botti

The 2018 vintage was cooler and less concentrated than surrounding years

bottled 05/06/2019

Clos du Chêne Vert is one of Chinon's mythical parcels: a monopole on southwest-facing clay-limestone slopes within the city itself

Chateau Les Ormes-de-Pez, Saint-Estephe, 2012 SO020326 Cuillier aging three years minimum inLes Ormes de Pez has been Cazes family property since 1936 the same family behind Lynch Bages, and the wine here is raised in barrels passed down from that estate. It's a Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel in Saint Estphe, classically composed (Cabernet Sauvignon led with a generous slug of Merlot) on the appellation's gravel and clay terraces. 2012 was the softer, earlier drinking of recent Mdoc vintages a year that produced charming, supple wines built for