Tasting Notes

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Vinous Neal Martin - 01 Feb 22
The 2019 Tour Saint Christophe builds on the promise it showed from barrel. This sample was actually tasted at my home, where I afforded it a two-hour decant. It revealed precocious yet controlled blackberry and blueberry fruit scents, with that violet component still intact. The tannins have not lost any of their grippiness or assertiveness. This is a Saint-Émilion that is in for the long haul. Great potential.
Drinking Date: 2026 - 2050
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The Wine Independent Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 01 May 23
The 2019 Tour Saint Christophe is made from 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple in color, it delivers powerful scents of plum preserves and dried mulberries with touches of chocolate-covered cherries, black olives, and pencil shavings. The medium to full-bodied palate is tight-knit and structured, with a long savory finish.
Drinking Date: 2024 - 2042
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Robert Parker Wine Advocate William Kelley - 07 Apr 22
From clay-rich soils opposite Troplong Mondot in the commune Saint Christophe des Bardes, the 2019 Tour Saint Christophe offers up demonstrative aromas of cherries, wild berries, sweet loamy soil, licorice and dark chocolate. Full-bodied, rich and fleshy, with an enveloping core of fruit, lively acids and ripe, powdery tannins, it's a strong effort in a crowd-pleasing style.
Drinking Date: 2021 - 2039
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Inside Bordeaux Jane Anson - 26 Jan 22
The Vignobles K are becoming essential wines for sure-fire quality. Plump black cherry and damson fruits, a little upfront with the grilled oak right now that makes things a touch austere, but there is freshness running underneath and it will soften over the next few years. Good quality. Tasted twice. 37hl/ha yield, 40% new oak for ageing.
Drinking Date: 2025 - 2040
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Jancis Robinson Jancis Robinson - 17 Jan 23
Tasted blind. Very dark crimson. Bit of Oxo/Bovril/Marmite about the nose. Fruit and then acidity on the palate but they are not yet married. Sweet and sour. Embryonic. Drying finish. (JR)
Drinking Date: 2028 - 2040
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Bordeaux

Red Bordeaux, globally renowned, is crafted in France’s Bordeaux region from grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc. These full-bodied wines feature dark fruit flavours, earthy and spicy notes, and often benefit from ageing. Top producers include Château Margaux, Château Latour, and Château Lafite Rothschild. White Bordeaux, made from Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon, offers styles from crisp to rich, with citrus and tropical notes. Sweet Bordeaux wines, like Sauternes, are famed for their rich sweetness and flavours of apricot and honey, with Château d’Yquem as a leading producer.