2017 Chateau Saint-Pierre (750ml)

Cabernet Sauvignon from Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, France

B-21 Top Recommendation
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“An outstanding St. Julien that should age well over the next 20–30 years...This is a marvelous Saint-Pierre that is going to give a lot of pleasure.”
–Neal Martin, Vinous

Remaining under the radar as one of the top Left Bank values for savvy collectors, the outstanding 95 pt. Chateau Saint-Pierre offers fresh, rich dark fruit hinting of graphite with plush tannins and “one heck of a great finish” according to critic Jeb Dunnuck “...with an almost Pauillac-like stature and structure,” a lush St. Julien blend poised to age for decades delivered ex-Chateau at an incredible value price.

Producing its outstanding Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated Bordeaux Blend from a small 17-hectare vineyard not far from Beychevelle and Ducru-Beaucaillou, the centuries’ old Chateau Saint-Pierre was revitalized in the 1980’s by the energetic Henri Martin, known as a driving force behind innovations at Chateau Latour and as the founder of Chateau Gloria. Planted mostly to Cabernet Sauvignon with smaller parcels of Merlot and Cab Franc on the gravelly Beychevelle plateau, the vines at Saint Pierre average 50 years of age, tended by a team of 45 vineyard workers under the direction of Remy Di Constanzio, former technical director of Cos D’Estournel. Now owned by Henri’s daughter Françoise and her husband Jean-Louis Triaud, the powerful 2018 Chateau Saint Pierre was aged in 50% new French oak barrels for 14 months, yielding a blend of exceptional freshness and depth with velvety, integrated tannins that guarantee its evolution over the next few decades.

From an outstanding Left Bank vintage declared “exceptional” by James Suckling, the 95 pt. 2018 Chateau Saint-Pierre boasts equal doses of of power and finesse, an “impressive wine that demands your attention” according to Inside Bordeaux’s Jane Anson, delivered in pristine provenance in original wooden cases of six at an astounding value price.

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Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2017 Saint-Pierre offers up warm cassis, redcurrant jelly, baked black berries and Black Forest cake with earth, herbs and meaty hints. Medium-bodied, it has a great core of muscular fruit with a firm and grainy frame and is solidly built, finishing long and layered. The blend is 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc, and it was aged in French oak for 14 months, 50% new. About 50% of the total production went into this grand vin, with 80,500 bottles produced.

95 points, Wine Advocate (Mar 2020)

Just as it was from barrel, the 2017 Saint-Pierre is arrestingly beautiful. Black cherry, plum, graphite, spice, new leather, licorice and smoke infuse the 2017 with tons of character. Readers will find a bold, unctuous Saint-Julien bursting at the seams with personality. As always, Saint-Pierre is a dark, brooding Saint-Julien that shows the more virile side of the appellation off to great effect.

95 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous (Mar 2020)

The 2017 Saint-Pierre is medium to deep garnet-purple in color. It leaps from the glass with notes of crushed blackberries, juicy black plums, and mulberries, plus suggestions of wild sage, pencil shavings, and lavender. Medium-bodied, the palate is coated with bright, crunchy black fruits, framed by grainy tannins and lovely freshness, finishing long and earthy. Nice

95 points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Independent (Dec 2022)

From an estate owned by the same family as Chateau Gloria, the inky hued 2017 Chateau Saint-Pierre (Saint-Julien) is a big, full-bodied, impressive 2017 that has subtle oak as well as lots of cassis, white flowers, burning embers, and charcoal aromas. I love its texture, it has ripe tannins, and it’s just a balanced, complete Saint-Julien that will evolve for 20-25 years. This cuvee is 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, aged in 50% new oak.

94 points, Jeb Dunnuck (Feb 2020)

Warm and seductive in feel, with a cashmere texture to the range of steeped plum, blackberry and black currant fruit flavors. A well-buried alder note runs underneath, while flashes of tobacco and incense swirl around. The smoldering finish is long and rich in detail. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2022 through 2038. 6,708 cases made.

94 points, James Molesworth, Wine Spectator (Mar 2020)

As with the 2007, you get a clear smoky edge that suggests the fruit was less full and ripe than in some of the bigger vintages. But this has a sculpted quatity and plenty of raspberry leaf and violet aromatics, with cigar box and sage spice, and a ripple of grilled butterscotch. It may well close down for a few years, but right now, if you are wanting to drink a young vintage of Saint Pierre (or rather if it is all you have available to buy) this is without doubt the wine to choose. 50% new oak. Harvest September 18 to 26.

94 points, Jane Anson (Feb 2022)

Attractive, ripe red and dark berries here with spicy oak. Nicely played. The palate has deep, fleshy blueberries and rich plums and a wealth of supple, pliable tannin. Drink or hold.

93 points, James Suckling (Jan 2020)

Alcohol By Volume: 13.5%

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