2006 Château Saint-Pierre

Community Tasting Notes (47) Avg Score: 90.2 points

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  3/5/2024 - Poussin wrote: 88 Points

  Didn’t dig this much at all - some suggestions of concentration and complexity, but none of the cedary sexiness I associate with top-level St. Julien

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  5/14/2023 - nsellen Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Deep ruby colour, looks dense and new but clear at the rim. Nose is red fruit, pond water and some celery/curry leaf. I have to be misreading these aromas but they’re the best I can come up with. Not giving much away. In the mouth this redeems itself. It’s got a strawberry tinkle over a plummy bassnote. Wood, (school desk, not cedar), spice, earthiness. What I love most is the balance of sweet fruit, integrated, fine tannins and acidity. and the tertiary notes adding a sort of background hum of savoury complexity. Very much better than I’m making it sound and stood up well over 3 days.
  
  I know, it shocks me to see this in writing. Three days? What was I thinking? Should have done it in there and then but in my defence I had others bottles on the go.

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  12/22/2022 - Hanjob68 wrote: 93 Points

  This is in a very good drinking window right now. Not a showy vintage but it had lovely balance with dark fruit, vegetal notes, earthiness and velvety mouthfeel. Completely met expectations for an 06 St Julien.

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  12/3/2022 - Julian Marshall Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This has settled down over the last year, losing a little lushness and gaining some balance. In fact, the slightly exuberant St. Pierre style suits the vintage, just like the Poyferré tasted recently. Spicy strawberry and blackberry, but now a little more cooling blackcurrant and a nice touch of crisp acidity on the finish. I still found it a little cloying, and it does need to be drunk at a reasonably cool temperature, but otherwise this is very enjoyable and my guests loved it with a confit de canard.

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  12/26/2021 - LT98 wrote: 91 Points

  A balanced and structured St. Julien that is drinking well now but will last. Decanted for 2 hours. Notes of tar and leather, dark fruit. Not the most complex wine, but very nice and no complaints

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