Descripción

Coupage de libro de una de las bodegas clásicas de la prestigiosa AOC Saint Julien, clasificada como Quatrième Crus Classé de Burdeos. 

 

Ficha técnica

La bodega
Château Saint-Pierre
Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2018
Grado
13.5% vol.
Variedad
77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot
Origen
Saint-Julien

Cata

Nariz
Aromas a grosellas ahumadas, notas especiadas y toques a tabaco.
Boca
Una textura exquisita. Un vino elegante y fresco con el roble muy bien integrado.
Temperatura de servicio
Se recomienda servir entre 16 y 18ºC.

Viñedo y elaboración

Superficie
17 hectáreas.
Edad
50 años.
Suelo
Arcilla y piedra caliza con gravilla y guijarros.
Cosecha
La vendimia se realiza de manera manual.
Vinificación
El primer mosto va a fermentar a grandes tanques de acero inoxidable, donde la temperatura está controlada en todo momento.
Envejecimiento
Crianza prevista de entre 14 y 16 meses es barricas nuevas, cuyo contenido es trasegado semestralmente.

Opinión de los críticos

The Wine Advocate:

Composed of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon and 23% Merlot, the 2018 Saint-Pierre bursts from the glass with a glorious perfume of kirsch, blackcurrant pastilles, black raspberries and cedar chest with hints of red roses, pencil shavings and spice box. The medium to full-bodied palate coats the mouth with velvety tannins and beautifully knit freshness, supporting the generous black and red berry layers, finishing long and perfumed. It needs a good four years for the oak to marry and the fruit to really hit its stride, then should drink a further 20+ years.

Decanter:

Rich damson in colour, and a little closed in its tannic structure. This is good, has plenty of Médoc character, with firm tannins and dark fruits. Young right now and will soften further. Some chalky notes, with floral edging as it opens.

Jeb Dunnuck:

With an almost Pauillac-like stature and structure, the 2018 Château Saint-Pierre (Saint-Julien) (77% Cabernet Sauvignon and 23% Merlot) offers a powerful bouquet of black currants, lead pencil, spicy oak, and chocolate and shows more earth and tobacco as it sits in the glass. Deeply hued, full-bodied, and concentrated, it has a stacked mid-palate, building tannins, and one heck of a great finish. It needs to be forgotten for 7-8 years and will keep for 2-3 decades.