Chateau Tour Saint Christophe 2021

JAMES SUCKLING: "Black cherries, mussels, mineral, chili chocolate and dark olives. Bright and racy on the palate with medium weight in the center palate. The fresh, fine-grained tannins add a sense of heft before a linear, lengthy finish. Drink or hold."

JEB DUNNUCK: "Always a gem of a wine, the 2021 Château Tour Saint Christophe is no exception and has tons of charm and character. Ripe red and black fruits, tobacco, chalky minerality, and nicely integrated oak all define the aromatics, and it's medium-bodied, with a focused, elegant mouthfeel and ripe tannins. Mostly Merlot (20% Cabernet Franc) brought up in 40% new oak, it plays in the fresher, more focused style of the vintage yet brings good ripeness as well as concentration. Give bottles 2-3 years and enjoy over the following 15."

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feine Kräuterwürze, reife Kirschen, ein Hauch von Feigen, mit tabakigen Noten unterlegt, zart nach Orangenzesten. Mittlere Komplexität, rotbeerig, zarte, reife Tannine, angenehme Frische, zitronige Nuancen, animierender Stil, ein vielseitiger Speisenbegleiter."