Château Saint-Pierre - Grand Cru Classé 2014
Bordeaux
Red
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Drink or Keep
92/100
Robert Parker
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91/100
Wine Spectator
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17/20
Jancis Robinson
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2*Étoiles
Hachette
"The 2014 Saint-Pierre was one of the surprises of the Saint Julien appellation, a wine that blossomed throughout its ageing and in bottle to the point where it surpassed its companion, the 2014 Château Gloria. It has a more floral bouquet: vibrant and energetic with fine minerality. The palate is medium-bodied, a silver pearl of acidity, energetic and intense with tobacco and graphite on the finish. For me, Saint-Pierre has the upper hand this year and should give two decades of drinking pleasure." (Wine Advocate 2017 - Neal Martin) Delivery in wooden case for orders delivered in France of 6 bottles of this wine
Features
Estate
Château Saint-Pierre
Cuvée
4ème Grand Cru Classé
Vintage
2014
Designation
Saint-Julien
Region
Bordeaux
Grape varieties
75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc
Terroirs
Gravel of Gunzian origin on a sandy-clay subsoil
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous
Harvest
Manual
Breeding
In barrels for 14 to 16 months, half renewed every year
Alcohol content
13,5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Very elegant, intense crimson color
Nose
Spicy, with great finesse
Mouth
Remarkable body with silky, savory tannins, good persistence and a balanced finish. A lot of confidence and style for this complete and seductive vintage.
Serve
AT 16-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2028
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with fine red meats, small game birds, mature cheeses...
Château Saint-Pierre
Saint-Julien
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (2022 guide) 4*Stars (Top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)
About the domain :
This cru, owned by the Triaud family, has joined the best of Saint-Julien in recent vintages, sometimes even surpassing them in quality, thanks to its very old vines averaging 50 years, ideally located in the heart of the village. The wine, which has always been dense, tight and powerful, continues to gain in immediate elegance with each vintage, with a better-integrated woodiness, and always a texture of old vines that makes it equal in this respect to the great Second Classifieds, and even to the First Classifieds. This is one of the most perfect expressions of the appellation's originality, at prices that are still accessible.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (2018 guide) 2**Stars (Outstanding wine)
Domain rated (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the wine:
This wine impresses with its intense, dark color, matched by a powerful bouquet, still in the grip of barrel ageing - half new -: licorice, vanilla, toasty notes; this beautiful woodiness also dominates the palate, even if blackcurrant and red fruit do manage to break through. The palate stands out for its fleshiness, volume, density, tight yet velvety tannins and persistence. All the qualities of a great wine for laying down.
About the domain :
This ancient cru (17th c.) has seen some dark times, having been totally dispersed following several estates. Henri Martin reconstituted it in 1982. The vineyard covers 17 ha, planted on a fine gravelly terroir resting on a sandy-clay layer. Henri Martin's daughter Françoise and her husband Jean-Louis Triaud, who ran the estate, handed over to their son Jean in 2016.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated (2017 guide) 92/100 (Outstanding wine)
Domain rated (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
The 2014 Saint-Pierre was one of the surprises of the Saint Julien appellation, a wine that blossomed throughout its ageing and in bottle to the point where it surpassed its companion, the 2014 Château Gloria. It has a more floral bouquet: vibrant and energetic with fine minerality. The palate is medium-bodied, a silver pearl of acidity, energetic and intense with tobacco and graphite on the finish. For me, Saint-Pierre has the upper hand this year and should give two decades of drinking pleasure.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine rated (2022 guide) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, because of their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the domain :
For a long time, this classified growth was the least known of Saint-Julien's vineyards. It was bought in 1982 by Henri Martin, owner of the famous Cru Bourgeois Château Gloria, who reconstituted the terroir as it existed at the time of classification. His daughter Françoise, her husband and Jean-Louis Triaud, former president of the Girondins de Bordeaux, now assisted by their children, have, with the help of Rémi di Constanzo, the cellar master, transformed the estate in recent years. Equipped with high-performance winemaking equipment, vintage after vintage it seems to be gaining the purity it sometimes lacks.
Wine Spectator
Rated 91/100 (Outstanding wine)
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated 17/ 20
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4/5
on 1 reviews
Note and review by M. PHILIPPE D. Published on 06/09/2021
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