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Manage Subscriptions2018 Château Saint-Pierre
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- St. Julien
Community Tasting Notes 20
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englishman's claret wrote: 89 points
May 3, 2024 - Big, boysenberry-filled nose, accented by pencil and cedar but fundamentally marked by the heat of the vintage both in a slightly jammy character and in an excess of alcohol which grabs the spotlight and throws the whole package out of balance (particularly on the palate). After 12 hours, the imbalance doesn’t seem quite as blatant leading me to hope that this issue will be at least mitigated with age.
This is a good illustration as to the dangers of a vintage like 2018 without old vines and very deep gravel; the natural stuffing just can’t balance the alcohol. This is a real blip for St Pierre amidst a very distinguished period from ~2015 on.4 people found this helpful Comment -
preid Likes this wine: 93 points
April 26, 2024 - Dark, clear red colour. 1-2 hours decant. Red fruit, tobacco, earthy notes. Silky and sophisticated balance. Medium length. Elegant with smooth tankins. Drinks well now, but guess it will develop further. Really nice St Julien.
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wineotim Likes this wine: 93 points
November 25, 2023 - I was expecting more density and concentration but instead I got elegance and sophistication. This is not in your face fruit like a recent vintage Leoville Barton. This is a pure classic style, liked it a lot. Earthy notes, a touch of sweet spice, tobacco, cassis fruit, oak, and fine traditional terroir.
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chatters wrote:
August 19, 2023 - Prince - Cabernets of the world (Prince Sydney, 40 Hansard Street): Blackcurrant, plum, sweet spice, cedar, very slight chocolate, herbaceous notes. Juicy, fleshy, muted fruit, slightly chalky, woody tannins persist long, slightly too long for the fruit in fact. Touch of cream joins on the finish. Meh.
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SuperSomm wrote:
August 18, 2023 - Deep ruby colour. Pronounced and developing nose with blackcurrant, blackberry, black pepper, licorice, cloves, cedar and tobacco. Pronounced taste of blackcurrant, blackberry, black pepper, licorice, cloves and cedar. Long and dry finish. High acidity. High tannins. Medium body. A very good St. Julien. Drink in five to fifteen years. Goes well with beef or lamb.
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Pro Reviews 15
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/20/2022 (link)(Ch St-Pierre St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
The Future’s Definitely Not What It Was: Bordeaux 2018 (Mar 2021), 3/21/2021 (link)(Saint-Pierre (Saint-Julien) Saint-Pierre (Saint-Julien) Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
2018 Bordeaux From The Bottle, 3/11/2021 (link)(Chateau Saint-Pierre (Saint-Julien)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Bordeaux 2018: Not Back in Black (Mar 2021), 3/1/2021 (link)(Saint-Pierre (Saint-Julien) Saint-Pierre (Saint-Julien) Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
February 2021, 2/1/2021 (link)(Château Saint-Pierre St Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
1/15/2021 (link)(Château Saint-Pierre St.-Julien, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux 2018 in bottle, 11/10/2020 (link)(Château Saint-Pierre, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Tom Parker MW
10/13/2020 (link)(Ch St-Pierre St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
The Future’s Not What It Was: Bordeaux 2018 (Nov 2019), 11/1/2019 (link)(Saint-pierre (saint-julien) Saint-pierre (saint-julien) Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Bordeaux Rising: The 2018s En Primeur, 5/1/2019 (link)(Chateau Saint-Pierre (Saint-Julien) Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
4/11/2019 (link)(Château Saint-Pierre St.-Julien, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux En Primeur 2018 St-Julien, 4/2/2019 (link)(Château Saint-Pierre, St-Julien, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Bordeaux 2018: Back in Black (Apr 2019), 4/1/2019 (link)(Saint-pierre (saint-julien) Saint-pierre (saint-julien) Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2019, 4/1/2019 (link)(Château Saint-Pierre St Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Julia Harding, MW
3/29/2019 (link)(Ch St-Pierre St-Julien Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Château Saint-Pierre
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Médoc
- Appellation St. Julien
- UPC Codes 3303292906485, 3700415102647, 3700415103187, 649185021860, 7070292958092
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 98 (7%)
- In Cellars 1,167 (89%)
- Consumed 43 (3%)
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- ProducerChâteau Saint-Pierre
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationSt. Julien
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