Chateau Saint Pierre 2020

WEINWISSER: "Komplexes Bouquet, zarte rotbeerige Konturen, getrockneter Rosmarin, ein Hauch Veilchen, Johannisbeergelee und Estragon. Am satten Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, straff ausgerichtet, engmaschiges Tanningerüst, tiefschürfende Terroirwürze und athletischer Körper. Im konzentrierten Finale schwarze kleine Beeren, Olivenpaste und dunkle Mineralik. Bestätigt sein gutes Primeur-Ergebnis eindrucksvoll! Trinkreife nach hinten angepasst."

JEB DUNNUCK: "I continue to absolutely love what this estate puts in the bottle, and it remains an incredible value given its quality. The 2020 Château Saint-Pierre (Saint-Julien) reveals a deeper ruby/purple hue to go with gorgeous aromatics of blackcurrants, smoked tobacco, gravelly earth, and chocolate. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it shows the more elegant, pure, precision style of the vintage, has perfectly integrated background oak, ripe tannins, and a great finish. This brilliant Saint Julien will benefit from 4-6 years of bottle age and have 30+years of overall longevity. Bravo."

LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "The 2020 Saint-Pierre is deep garnet-purple in color. It has slowly emerging scents of fresh blackcurrants, black raspberries, and redcurrant jelly, plus hints of cast-iron pan, cedar chest, and menthol. The medium-bodied palate is tightly packed with black and red berry layers, plus loads of mineral sparks, framed by ripe, fine-grained tannins and seamless freshness, finishing with impressive length."

DECANTER: "This is excellent, really the most gorgeous balance of power, with dark blueberry juicy fruits and lots of liquorice. Excellent balance and a seductive overall frame. Great stuff - the tannins are pretty fierce though, needs time, will reward ageing."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "The nose, with its notes of espresso, smoke, tobacco, incense, spice and red currants creates the perfume. On the palate, the wine is soft, seductive, and long, with a focus on its core of ripe, polished, earthy, black currants, chocolate and coffee beans. The finish is soft, polished, and fresh. Drink from 2024-2050."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "A particular success for this estate, the 2022 Saint-Pierre offers up aromas of cassis, licorice and violets, followed by a medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy palate that's lively and sapid, with powdery structuring tannins and a penetrating finish. Its tannic weight tempers the wine's sweetness of fruit to deliver a classy, nicely balanced result."

JAMES SUCKLING: "A velvety-textured red with medium to full body, showing hazelnut, currant and chocolate character. Creamy texture. Delicious finish. Plenty going on here. Drink after 2025."

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, opaker Kern, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart nach Lakritze und Mandarinenzesten, feine tabakige Nuancen, schwarze Kirschen sind unterlegt, einladendes Bukett. Mittlerer Körper, frisch und elegant, rote Kirschen, feine, tragende Tannine, mineralisch und gut anhaftend, sicheres Entwicklungspotenzial, ein Hauch von Nugat im Finale. (2025–2055)"