Saintayme
St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend
This took about 5 hours to come good but it is great stuff. Better than the Barrail du Blanc. Fresher and more vibrant fruit and a much better body.
This took about 5 hours to come good but it is great stuff. Better than the Barrail du Blanc. Fresher and more vibrant fruit and a much better body.
Jul 11th, 2015Very smooth, good complexity, enough tannic backbone to drink over the next several years.
Very smooth, good complexity, enough tannic backbone to drink over the next several years.
Jan 22nd, 2023Good soup. Mouthful of fresh blueberries with a herbal side. Fresh turned earth.
Good soup. Mouthful of fresh blueberries with a herbal side. Fresh turned earth.
Oct 7th, 2021Middle range right bank. Needs an hour to show some red fruits and likely a few more years to shine. Faint cigar box and cinnamon spice.
Middle range right bank. Needs an hour to show some red fruits and likely a few more years to shine. Faint cigar box and cinnamon spice.
Oct 4th, 2021Full body with so much flavor. Paired well with our mushroom and truffle sauce pasta
Full body with so much flavor. Paired well with our mushroom and truffle sauce pasta
May 6th, 2020The aromatic potential is buried in a deep structure.
The aromatic potential is buried in a deep structure.
Apr 30th, 2020This comes across on the bigger side for a 100% merlot. Lots of dark cherries and dried herbs. Personally I did not like this as much as Denis Durantou’s Montlandrie which comes in at similar price point.
This comes across on the bigger side for a 100% merlot. Lots of dark cherries and dried herbs. Personally I did not like this as much as Denis Durantou’s Montlandrie which comes in at similar price point.
Jul 12th, 2019