CRITIC REVIEWS
Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2021 Ormes de Pez prances out with showy scents of black cherry compote, wild blueberries, and dried flowers plus suggestions of spice cake and bay leaves. Light to medium-bodied, the palate delivers chewy tannins and bags of freshness to frame the subtle black fruits, finishing a little firm. The blend is 49 % Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Petit Verdot.
Georgina Hindle
Sweet strawberry, orange, grapefruit, plums and blackcurrants, but the sweet jammy kind. This is fruit forward and expressive out the gate, round and so appealing. Spiced aspects from the Petit Verdot with a sturdy backbone in terms of structure and frame. Tannins are more on the austere side, fine and detailed, extremely mouthfilling but you can almost taste each one with the minerality coming through strongly leaving that clean wet stone taste in the mouth. Ripe and juicy dark fruit also. This is medium bodied with lots of precision in terms of detail. Lovely potential here. 5% Petit Verdot completes the blend. 3.68pH.