Château Saint-Pierre 2024

Open on the nose, floral notes, a hint of chocolate in the background; on the palate, round, soft, approachable, creamy, balanced, with fine-grained tannins and juicy fruit; a bitter-spicy finish on blood orange and sour cherry. Once again a safe bet this year.

Chewy and fleshy but ripe and juicy too, a good combination that really fills the mouth while staying sleek and finessed. I like this expression, great definition and detail while still being really enjoyable. It has structure and power with clearly ripe fruit and fleshy tannins. Grippy and with plenty of personality. Organic. Tasted twice.

Licorice, espresso, cherries, licorice, and cigar box aromas form the nose. On the palate, the wine is open, fruity, fresh, and almost creamy, with chalky, mint tones accompanying the red currants in the finish. Give it just a year or two in the bottle, and it will be ready to go. 2024 marks the estate's first certified organic vintage, along with a new, modernized logo. Drink from 2028-2040. 92-94 Pts

On the nose, a noble, straightforward expression, very fine, with nuances of dark fruit and graphite, lifted by a touch of sweet spices. The palate is fresh and gentle, linear, with superb mineral drive and a well-controlled acidity that teases the palate.

The nose shows lovely pulpy fruit, fresh and well-defined. It offers pedigree, with a very fine grain, finely powdery and elongated. It reveals notes of raspberry, violet, saffron (in its floral facet) and, more lightly, pulpy blackberry, combined with touches of pulpy blackcurrant, as well as fine hints of gunflint, Cubeb pepper and a discreet touch of fresh tobacco. The palate is fruity, mineral and fresh, offering a racy minerality, a charming gravelly, saline edge, a frank profile and a zesty backbone. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of juicy/fresh blackberry and blackcurrant and, more lightly, wild raspberry, combined with touches of crunchy wild berries, as well as hints of saline gravel, fresh flowers and a touch of saffron (in its floral facet). The tannins are precise, fresh and sappy. Good length.

This is easily one of the better St Juliens of the vintage, filled with raspberry, plum and damson fruits, beautiful white pepper and sage spice, good lift and slate texture, really enjoyable. Vanessa and Jean Triaud owners, 29 hl/ha, first year organic certified.

A deep, intense and beautiful colour. Moderately intense nose, with ripe, smooth fruit. A hint of smokiness. Delicate on the attack, very flavoursome on the mid-palate, with a refined texture and a silky body, the wine stretches into a long finish with a lovely black-fruit character. Subtle, fine tannins. Blend: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot. Alcohol: 13.1% – pH: 3.63. Yield: 29 hl/ha. Production: 65,000 bottles.