2000 Château Les Ormes de Pez

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  1/14/2024 - Sperls Likes this wine: 93 Points

  As with any older Bordeaux, there is risk and reward and this fell squarely into the reward camp. Purchased from a reputable NYC shop in 2023 for a song ($42) to see how a batch of their older (2000 and 2003) Bordeaux was tasting, the 2000 Ormes de Pez vastly outperformed expectations. The wine was dark and youngish upon pouring with a sweetish nose of dark berry and secondary fun scents like tobacco and leather. We didn’t decant and the wine opened nicely over a couple hours with the sweet (in a good way, not like a Napa sugar bomb) fruit holding throughout as some spice and tar came into the mix. Great finish and I had the impression this was stored well and would stay at this plateau for a few more years at least, which is when I will drink my remaining 3 bottles. A great showing overall!

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  9/9/2023 - Bordeaux_Jon wrote: flawed

  Half bottle. Corked looked good, very little seepage and fill great, but I think it dried out and the wine is oxidized.

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  7/7/2023 - TashNYC wrote:

  The cork crumbled and was difficult to open. The wine was subdued upon opening, so we recorked and switched to the Lafon 1996 with the steak.
  
  After dinner I thought the wine was improved a bit, with notes of red fruit, forest floor, leaves, earth, mushrooms. But nothing special and no one drank it. I pumped but it was in decline by the next day.
  
  A WineBid bottle of unknown provenance and storage.
  
  Will try the next bottles. No rating.

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  6/22/2023 - Oliverl1 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I wrote a note on this wine about 18 months ago. I just bought a new case of this wine from a different retailer. These particular bottles must’ve been stored even better than the bottle I tried in the past. Upon opening the wine really seemed quite young, closed and tannic, and not really eventful. However, after patiently waiting 6 hours+, it really opened up and it was absolutely gorgeous! Amazing what a good amount of air does sometimes! Couldn’t believe it was the same wine!

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  1/1/2022 - Oliverl1 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Recent purchase amongst some other older Bordeaux. 2000 was a phenomenal vintage and many bottles are in their window right now. However, being a cru bourgeois, I was a bit skeptical as it is a 21-years-old and I thought it would be well past its prime. Absolutely not! Fantastic bottle with an excellent fill level. (Obviously had been stored very well). Definitely drinking, and needs a 2-hour decant and I would say it is not quite at its peak. Will go on for another five to ten years if stored properly. Fantastic QPR for $65! Lovely!

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