Blackcurrants, graphite, crushed stone, and liquid violet notes all emerge from the 2022 Château Saint-Pierre (Saint-Julien), another deeply colored, powerful, full-bodied Saint-Julien. Coming from 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it has a layered, elegant mouthfeel, beautiful tannins, and a great finish. It's going to stand with the truly greats from not only this terroir but the entire Médoc.
98 points, Jeb Dunnuck (Feb 2025)
The 2022 from Saint-Pierre is a whopping 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, with 12% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. This has produced a wine with a dark and smoky nose, dense with rich fruit and oak, a brooding and savoury style. The palate continues in the same vein, with a dense, dark and brooding style of fruit, the flavours all Cabernet orientated with tar, liquorice, black pepper and white flowers, all set in a voluptuous texture, with a rich underpinning of dry and grippy tannins. The palate concludes with a wash of dark and salted fruits, followed by a flourish of rich tannic grip. A huge wine, structurally confident, with a tannic substance that will demand decades of cellar time, but so much character. An impressive, must-buy 2022. Tasted twice. The alcohol on the label is 13%.
96 points, Chris Kissack, Wine Independent (Jun 2025)
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