Chateau Les Ormes de Pez, St Estephe 2018 Magnum Rum On the nose rich blackcurrant

On the nose rich blackcurrant dark cherries

featuring red fruit notes and subtle spice

a pleasant soft mouthfeel with well-integrated tannins and a long finish

this is bigger and riper than a classic Rhone Syrah - more Southern Rhone in character than Northern - but has a definite 'old world' feel from spicy complexity and structure

Chateau Les Ormes de Pez, St Estephe 2018 Magnum Rum On the nose rich blackcurrantJean Charles Cazes coined the 2018 vintage 'Purple Rain', a literal rather than metaphorical title we think. There's nothing melancholic about these wines, they are bridging with life and joy. As we have said in the past, Ormes de Pez offers a lot of wine for the money. It certainly shares the same DNA as big brother Lynch Bages with a subdued and refined palate of dark fruit. Taut and muscular with a nice floral aromatic quality and a serious core of