Saint-Estèphe · vintage 2020
Why this vintage
- 93/100 from Wine Enthusiastand 5 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2020 vintage in Saint-EstèpheAn early, hot year, with a harvest under pressure: a dense, juicy classic, ripe without heaviness.
Critic scores
- Wine Enthusiast93
- James Suckling92
- Vinous92
- Wine Spectator92
- Wine Advocate91
- Decanter91
The 2020 vintage in Saint-Estèphe
Vintage benchmark: 94/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: An early, hot year, with a harvest under pressure: a dense, juicy classic, ripe without heaviness.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Saint-Estèphe. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
Château Ormes de Pez 2020 offers a deep colour and intense aromas of ripe fruit. The palate is full, velvety, and the fruit is underscored by a freshness that confirms its ageing potential.
Blend of the 2020 vintage
- 54 % Merlot
- 38 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 4 % Cabernet franc
- 4 % Petit verdot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2020 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 48 % cabernet sauvignon, 42 % merlot, 7 % cabernet franc, 3 % petit verdot — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Winemaking
For around 20 days, alcoholic fermentation and maceration are carried out through progressive cycles of rack-and-return (délestage) and pump-overs, a traditional winemaking process that promotes the gentle extraction of colour and tannin.
Ageing
In barrels for 16 months (45% new).
Terroir
The vineyard's two main plots (gravel and sand) lie on either side of the village of Pez, giving a terroir characterised by its great homogeneity and the consistency of its production. The vineyard is planted to 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Harvesting at Château Ormes de Pez is carried out by hand.
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Texts and documents 2020
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Visuals
For this vintage, the media library contains: packshots, labels. High-definition packshots, labels, back labels and lifestyle photos are reserved for clients and partners, on the Compagnie Médocaine’s VinCod media library.
Sheet checked on September 21, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.