2009 Château Saint-Pierre

Community Tasting Notes (112) Avg Score: 93.5 points

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  3/2/2024 - JCGuthrie wrote:

  No detailed notes, but I got a lot of oak upon first opening. After decanting for an hour or two the oak felt better integrated, but my overall impression wasn't as strong as with the last two bottles.

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  3/2/2024 - overkloud wrote: 92 Points

  Dark in color and signature St Julien graphite, pencil notes on the nose and palate. Tannin is mostly but not all integrated. The wine lacks a little of the fruit to balance with the body and graphite notes and feels lean in the mouth than what one would expect.

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  2/25/2024 - englishman's claret wrote: 90 Points

  A second experience with the 2009 St. Pierre (this time tasted blind over the course of a day with and without food) generated similar conclusions to my last encounter with the wine in 2021. There's plenty of power and concentration to the '09 St. Pierre, the slightly jammy blackberry and black cherry fruit complemented by roast squab, pencil, and some slightly toasty oak that hasn't fully integrated. Yet it doesn't seem to show commensurate depth in the mouth and on the finish, leaving some questions that only time will answer. This is quite a serious, almost dour, rendition of St. Pierre which seems quite heavy, lacking the energy I'd like to see alongside that kind of heft. While I don't agree with the accolades this particular wine often receives, there's no doubt that the 2009 is an important illustration of the evolution of St. Pierre.

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  12/30/2023 - Lype Likes this wine:

  Quite evolved fruit, maybe even slightly roasted, nose but nothing alarming. The palate is full and ripe, very 2009 Left Bank, this nods to Cali Cabernet, ample black fruit, pepper, spices, chocolate and hints of mint. Matching tannin and acidity, fresh character despite the ripe fruit. Civilized and attractive finish. This vintage is more new world than a classic austere claret, enjoyable in its style and ready to go now after several hours of aeration.

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  12/25/2023 - DVill wrote: 90 Points

  I thought this would be a helpful “cellar defender” but would have been better off left in the bottle. I’d say this is 5 years AT LEAST away from having any balance

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