Borto 2019

Name: Borto 2019
Brand: Ormiale
SKU: domercqmorrison-borto-2019-16%-750ml
Price: 100.00 SGD
Availability: InStock

$100.00

Bordeaux, France · Red Wine · Full Bodied

Borto is the odd one at Ormiale, and deliberately so. Fabrice Domercq and Jasper Morrison introduced it as a micro cuvée in 2018: half Cabernet Franc, half Merlot, destemmed by hand and raised in a rancio sec style, which means oxidative and dry rather than sweet. It runs to sixteen percent and still manages to taste crisp, which is the whole trick of it. Walnut and dried fig, orange peel, a spiced savoury depth and a finish that carries well past the swallow. Nothing about it is conventional for Saint-Émilion, which at this address is rather the point. Serve it before the meal or after it, in a small glass, cool but not cold.

Pairing Suggestions

Sixteen percent, bone dry, and nothing else in Bordeaux tastes remotely like it.
Its nutty oxidation likes salt: XO-fried radish cake, or dried scallops.
Or olives, almonds and cured ham, before anybody has sat down.

About Ormiale

Founded in 2007 by Fabrice and Jasper, Ormiale began as a deeply personal project rooted in curiosity, patience, and a desire to work outside convention. Based in an old limestone quarry in the heart of Saint-Émilion, the estate operates beyond appellation constraints, allowing complete freedom in both the vineyard and the cellar.

Farming is thoughtful and hands-on, while winemaking follows a low-intervention approach: native fermentations, no fining or filtration, and extended ageing that often stretches over years. Some cuvées evolve slowly on lees or under a veil of yeast, developing texture and quiet complexity over time. One might argue, Fabrice is an artist and grape juices is his medium of choice for this project.

Ormiale’s wines are unforced and expressive, offering an intimate, alternative vision of not just wines from Bordeaux but wines in itself, one shaped by trust in the land, the vintage, and time itself.

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