Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend

Floral and spice on the nose. Stewed dark red fruits on the palate. Some tertiary flavors of leather are starting to emerge.

92 points

93 points

Deep Ruby with aromas of red berry fruits and notes of blossom spice. On the palate black cherry and red plums with tobacco and woodsy spice. Lively acidity, firm tannins, nice balance, medium+ finish ending with fruit, oak and herb spice.

opaque ruby violet; blackberry, licorice, mint chocolate, violet, oak spice; medium body, soft fruit, nice tannic backbone; blend of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon aged in 50% new French oak

Great, great wine. Youthful and severe tannins provide grip and balance to its highly concentrated dark, plummy fruit. Loads of spice, almost peppery and additions of dark chocolate and licorice. Toasty oak frame the lengthy finale where fruit, minerals and youthfulness are key words. Best from 2022.

I like this estate. Generally they offer me purity of fruit and grainy tannins, fresh acidity and well judged oak treatment. This vintage lack som mid palate weight and tannins have some greenness to them, so doubtless the vintage was tricky here as well. A very good effort though, to drink over the next 5-8 years. Elegant and well balanced.

Roasted fruits, cocoa, maduro wrapper leaf, spice box. Loads of cool vintage character; a real old school Bordeaux. Plush, polished, really fine. #stemilion #bordeauxblend #rightbank

Lucious and perfectly aged with lamb

One of my fave Bdx. Plush, round and sweet. Merlot and cab franc blended to perfection. Drinking perfectly now...

Terrific nose. Plummy, xmas spice, and mineral. Great aromas. Juicy but also a bit hot. Tannic and deep .