Chateau St. Jean

Reserve Sonoma County Malbec

9.151 ratings
8.64 pro ratings
Sonoma County, California, USA
Malbec
Tomato-Based, Beef, Potato, Venison, White Rice, Pork, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Salami & Prosciutto, Mushrooms, Pasta, Hard Cheese, Lamb, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
William Langley

Tart blackberry jam and licorice. Still tasting young with surprising acidity. 29 months of oak, but you can barely tell. Malbec at its most elegant.

Tart blackberry jam and licorice. Still tasting young with surprising acidity. 29 months of oak, but you can barely tell. Malbec at its most elegant.

Feb 22nd, 2016
Mike Kerr

Fun wine with decent structure

Fun wine with decent structure

Mar 28th, 2014
Josh Grove

Among the best of California Malbecs.

Among the best of California Malbecs.

Jun 16th, 2013
Josh Grove

Good acid and tannin. Starting to lose its fruit a bit.

Good acid and tannin. Starting to lose its fruit a bit.

Feb 23rd, 2013
Frederick Hollingsworth

Miqui, Anna and Philip Christmas dinner

Miqui, Anna and Philip Christmas dinner

Jan 12th, 2020
Steve Haro

Bad bottle.

Bad bottle.

Dec 31st, 2019
Brett Cantrell

Very very good with prime rib!

Very very good with prime rib!

Dec 26th, 2019
Andrew Neyer

Took a good 2 hours to open up but fantastic!

Took a good 2 hours to open up but fantastic!

Jul 1st, 2019
James Heiman

Nice, smooth 2012 on 2/8/2019... my wife’s first glass after having our 2nd child.

Nice, smooth 2012 on 2/8/2019... my wife’s first glass after having our 2nd child.

Feb 9th, 2019
John Bodin

Blackberry with a nice finish. Snappy. Don’t normally go for Malbecs but this is nice.

Blackberry with a nice finish. Snappy. Don’t normally go for Malbecs but this is nice.

May 19th, 2018