Ormiale

2022, red, 75cl

CHF 52.00

Blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec from organically farmed clay-limestone soils in Sainte-Colombe, giving a wine that is vibrant, juicy and alive. Dark berries, wild plum and subtle spice with a mineral freshness and supple tannins that keep everything lifted and drinkable. A different expression of Saint-Émilion: raw, energetic and beautifully pure...

Fact sheet

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Estate

Ormiale

Producer

Fabrice Domercq & Jasper Morrison

Type

Red

Vintage

2022

Grape(s)

Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec

Body

Complex

Aging

Demijohn, Wood

Sweetness

Dry

Format

75cl

° alc

13.5%

More details...

Merlot 60% Cabernet Franc 30% and Malbec 10%. First Ormiale vintage with some Malbec in the blending.

Hand picking and manually de-stemmed, fermentations in old oak foudres for 4 weeks. Aged in barrels of 500L and dames-jeannes. Botteled by gravity in July 2025 in a Saint-Émilion old limestone quarry estate.

Best shared with the "open-minded"

Right in the middle of the more traditional classics and the more rock 'n' roll cuvées, here's a bottle that will broaden the horizons of your open-minded peers about natural wines, while pleasing both the avid discoverers and the most experienced drinkers. A bottle that brings everyone together...

Bordeaux, France

Ormiale

Fabrice & Jasper

Fabrice Domercq and Jasper Morrison had nothing to do with the winegrowing profession... and yet! One an artist from Paris, the other an industrial designer from London, they have been at the head of Ormiale since 2007, a small estate on the heights of Saint-Emilion, from where they are restoring the reputation of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon with resolutely modern wines, with careful aesthetics and a disconcerting depth...

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