Chateau Saint-Pierre Saint-Julien 4. Cru Classé 2016 i trækasse

"97 points. The most effortlessly brilliant vintage in St Julien, and Saint Pierre is right up there with the best of examples you can find" - Jane Anson

På trods af en historie, der rækker helt tilbage til 1693 og en fornem klassificering som 4. Cru Classé i St-Julien, er vinene fra Château Saint Pierre fløjet en anelse under radaren. Det skyldes måske, at slottet blev solgt i bidder og først samlet igen i 1981 af Alfred Martin, faderen til slottet nuværende ejer.

I dag begynder vinene herfra til gengæld at få den anerkendelse de fortjener, hvilket særligt skyldes stjerne-winemakeren i kælderen, Remi di Constanzo, der tidligere har lavet vine for 2. Cru Cos d’Estournel). Forvent store vine med stort lagringspotentiale.

Anmeldelser af Château Saint-Pierre Saint-Julien 4. Cru Classé 2016

97/100 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
"The most effortlessly brilliant vintage in St Julien, and Saint Pierre is right up there with the best of examples you can find. Smoky and sculpted, still chewy tannins, firm but confident, liqourice and campfire smoke that displays welcome and generosity - makes you want to pull up a chair next to the embers and grab a friend to share it with. The fruits are brambled hedegrow and crumbled blackberry, with touches of bioche and cream, along with bitter chocolate that adds definition. Mineral tingle to the acidities, and another wash of smoke as it opens. 50% new oak, harvest September 29 to October 17."

96/100 James Suckling
"This is fantastic, offering lots of fresh tobacco and blackcurrants and undertones of hazelnuts and chocolate. Full-bodied with firm and chewy tannins, yet ever so polished and refined. One of the most structured St. Pierre’s in years. A blend of 73 per cent cabernet sauvignon, 21 per cent merlot and six per cent cabernet franc. Try from 2024."

96/100 Jeb Dunnuck
"Coming from 50-year-old vines and a blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, the 2016 Château Saint-Pierre (Saint-Julien) is in the same ballpark as the 2015 yet shows a slightly more elegant, classic feel, which is very much in the style of the vintage. Beautiful notes of crème de cassis, black raspberries, crushed rocks, tobacco, and lead pencil shavings as well as some smoky notes with time in the glass all flow to a deep, full-bodied, concentrated Saint-Julien that has fine tannin, flawless balance and integration, no hard edges, and a great finish. This brilliant wine from winemaker Jean-Louis Triaud will benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age and keep for 25-30 years."

96/100 Jean-Marc Quarin

95-96/100 Bettane & Desseauve

95/100 Decanter
"Highly coloured in the glass, with aromas of violets spiralling through. On the palate this is more bilberry and blueberry than tight cassis, with slate and bitter coffee ground notes. There's very little light peeking through the tannins at this stage, and again I get the architectural feel of a 2010. Monumental and extremely accomplished, this is easy to recommend, living up to its early promise. Matured in 50% new oak, with malo partly in barrel. Drinking Window 2024 - 2040"

95/100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
"Concentrated, full-bodied and with a touch of oak on the nose and palate the wine has depth, flesh and round tannins, with a nuanced, ripe pit fruit and espresso filled finish."

95/100 Vinous - Neal Martin
"The 2016 Saint-Pierre has an intriguing bouquet of baked black cherries, dark chocolate, espresso and gamy notes, the oak regime more prominent compared to its peers within this Saint-Julien flight. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, and the oak is more assimilated here than on the nose. Nicely detailed and very poised, although there is a touch of dryness right on the finish. I suspect there will be improvement with bottle age. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting."

95/100 Andreas Larsson, Tasted.com
"Intense nose with ripe dark fruit, fine oak and smokiness, layers of cassis, dark cherry, cocoa bean and fine leather. The palate is dense but polished with fine proportions, silky tannins, crushed berry notes, crème de cassis, sweet spices and a very long and persistent finish. Very promising."

95/100 La Revue du Vin de France
"It melts gently and the breeding integrates. The fruit is still a little tight, but the bottom is there."

94-95/100 Vinum
"great density, first class tannin with a mineral touch; has potential and breed."

94/100 Robert Parker
"Aged for 14 months in 50% new and 50% one-year-old French oak and blended of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc, the deep garnet-purple colored 2016 Saint-Pierre leaps from the glass with exuberant Black Forest cake, blackberry compote and cassis with hints of cigars, earth and violets with a waft of iron ore. Medium-bodied, the palate has a firm frame of grainy tannins with fantastic energy and depth, finishing on a lingering chocolaty note."

94/100 Wine Spectator
"This is packed, with a ganache frame wrapping up a dense core of blueberry, black currant, fig and açaí berry reduction flavors that will need time to stretch out. While they do, they'll meld with the warm tar and sweet tobacco notes that line the fruit in spades. In the end, there's a plushness here that is distinct from St.-Julien's typically brambly grip. Best from 2025 through 2040."

94/100 Antonio Galloni
"The 2016 Saint-Pierre (Saint-Julien) is a powerful, brooding Saint-Julien. Smoke, game, licorice, menthol and grilled herbs add to a feeling of gravitas and pure power. Huge on the palate, with tremendous depth and exceptional balance, Saint-Pierre is onc again one of the Sleeper wines of the Left Bank. Don't miss it. Tasted two times."

Om Château Saint-Pierre

Grand Vin: Château Saint Pierre, 4. Cru Classé (1855 Médoc & Graves) 
Beliggenhed: Saint Julien 
2. Vin: Esprit de Saint-Pierre
Beplantet areal: 17 ha
Plantede druesorter: 75 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 15 % Merlot og 10 % Cabernet Franc  
Fadmodning: 16 mdr. 50 % ny barrique