{"product_id":"les-ormes-de-pez-2011","title":"2011 | Château Les Ormes de Pez | Saint-Estèphe | France","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lynch-Bages team's St-Estèphe sleeper — Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel from the classic 2011 vintage, ready to pour.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChâteau Les Ormes de Pez has belonged to the Cazes family since 1939 — the same hands behind Grand Cru Classé Lynch-Bages — and it's long been one of St-Estèphe's most reliable overachievers. The 2011 is a classic Cabernet-led Médoc blend off 32 hectares of gravel over clay, now beautifully mature and ready to drink tonight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMature, cellar-ready St-Estèphe made by a first-growth-caliber team rarely costs this little. \u003cstrong\u003eFull-bodied, complex, with dense ripe fruit and a bright edge → the Cazes' classed-growth sibling costs several times more → at $49.99 you're pouring properly-aged Bordeaux tonight.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e~50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSt-Estèphe Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel; gravel over clay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCazes family since 1939 — the Lynch-Bages team\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNow mature and ready; drinking beautifully\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Rich, full-bodied and complex… dense tannins and equally dense fruits powered by ripe black currant, with a fresher component at the end.\"\u003c\/em\u003e — Wine Enthusiast. \u003cstrong\u003eTranslation:\u003c\/strong\u003e mature cassis and cedar with St-Estèphe grip that's softened into something generous and ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAged Left-Bank Bordeaux from a great team, already in its window, at a weeknight price. Exactly the bottle to open when you want Bordeaux with some bottle age and none of the wait.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XXI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48605825925374,"sku":"XXI-0882","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0427\/5837\/files\/ChateauLesOrmes-de-Pez2016_3324fe9a-8203-445a-87d4-0f8cde9a4f0e.png?v=1784421450","url":"https:\/\/www.mrdwine.com\/products\/les-ormes-de-pez-2011","provider":"Mr.D Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}