The 2019 Saint Pierre offers a big, fresh, full nose, supple and expressive, bursting with boysenberry and black cherry. Remaining just shy of over-ripeness, its fruit is complemented by incense, cedar, and an inky black caviar marine element. This is broad-shouldered and generous enough that it balances the alcohol well (labeled at 14%) and the depth of clean, fresh black fruit in the mouth grows and grows with air. As with many other 2019s, the preservation of acidity keeps this fresh despite its size. This is a very serious St. Pierre, representing the gradual iteration in the wine here. If I felt that vintages of the 1980s-early 2000s were a little under-developed and diffuse, the vintages from mid 2000s-mid 2010s seemed a little too ambitious and heavy-handed. Yet from the mid-2010s onward, St. Pierre has seemed to strike just the right balance.
Soirée Vins Compris. Robe foncée avec des reflets noirs violets. Nez riche et rond de fruits noirs mûrs, fusain, cuir. Tannins fondus et ronds. Matiere légèrement sèche en bouche qui mérite d’attendre encore. Très agréable déjà
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2019 Bordeaux Tasting, MW tasting (Vintner's Hall, London): 69% CS 26% Mer 5% PV, 13.50% Dark fruit, coffee notes, dusty, some green notes, give it time though and it softens up. Palate showing edgy tannins, very fresh, black fruit, herbal notes, med body, warm med finish
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4/7/2024 - englishman's claret wrote: 94 Points
The 2019 Saint Pierre offers a big, fresh, full nose, supple and expressive, bursting with boysenberry and black cherry. Remaining just shy of over-ripeness, its fruit is complemented by incense, cedar, and an inky black caviar marine element. This is broad-shouldered and generous enough that it balances the alcohol well (labeled at 14%) and the depth of clean, fresh black fruit in the mouth grows and grows with air. As with many other 2019s, the preservation of acidity keeps this fresh despite its size. This is a very serious St. Pierre, representing the gradual iteration in the wine here. If I felt that vintages of the 1980s-early 2000s were a little under-developed and diffuse, the vintages from mid 2000s-mid 2010s seemed a little too ambitious and heavy-handed. Yet from the mid-2010s onward, St. Pierre has seemed to strike just the right balance.
93-94 points
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2/5/2024 - pmik Likes this wine: 94 Points
Jesper Hedegaard tasting.
Classic Bordeaux. Dark berries, cedar tree and licorice.
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1/23/2024 - winetobealive wrote: 90 Points
Soirée Vins Compris. Robe foncée avec des reflets noirs violets. Nez riche et rond de fruits noirs mûrs, fusain, cuir. Tannins fondus et ronds. Matiere légèrement sèche en bouche qui mérite d’attendre encore. Très agréable déjà
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10/31/2023 - kostaslonis wrote:
2019 Bordeaux Tasting, MW tasting (Vintner's Hall, London): 69% CS 26% Mer 5% PV, 13.50%
Dark fruit, coffee notes, dusty, some green notes, give it time though and it softens up.
Palate showing edgy tannins, very fresh, black fruit, herbal notes, med body, warm med finish
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9/25/2023 - J+B_Wines Likes this wine: 93 Points
Way over delivers for the price point
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