Château Ormes de Pez Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2017 (3000ml)

Tom Casagrande

Complex, savory nose has vanilla, dried fall leaves, some plum-skin fruit, and a salty note. Lean and lively in the mouth, it’s yet another ‘17 that reminds me of how basic Cru Bourgeois Bordeaux from vintages like ‘79 and ‘81 tasted. Just barely ripe enough, zero jammy sweet fruit. Nice acids and abundant soft tannins. The finish is slightly astringent. Not bad.