2011 Château Ormes de Pez, St Estèphe, Bordeaux Unit of Measure:12 X 750ML forest floor and just a

forest floor and just a touch of girolles

The tannins are of the highest level ever recorded at Margaux but skip lightly across the palate and then just melt away

the 2008 should drink well for the next decade or so

Fully mature (yet I'd say in the early stages of its drink window)

2011 Château Ormes de Pez, St Estèphe, Bordeaux Unit of Measure:12 X 750ML forest floor and just aEight years on, the 2011 Ormes de Pez is starting to really open up. The nose is intensely spicy, with savoury cedar notes and brooding dark fruit. Theres an almost floral edge to its aromatic profile, with something that hints at eucalyptus (perhaps a nod to the coolness of the vintage). The palate is smooth and lush, its age and time in oak (15 months) tells, with layers of leather and spice joining the core of black fruit. The chalky tannins and