Forførende flot og fyldig rødvin fra Saint Emilion.
Hos Château Tour Saint Christophe har man længe formået at skabe store vine til virkelig favorable priser. Den meget flotte årgang 2019 er endnu et fremragende eksempel herpå, ikke mindst afspejlet i de virkelig flotte anmeldelser fra alle de store og internationalt kendte anmeldere. Stilen er virkelig flotte, fyldige og bløde og Merlot-dominerede vine med enorm kompleksitet.
Selve Château Tour Saint Christophe ligger tæt på det legendariske Château Troplong Mondot, med marker beliggende i kommunen Saint Christophe des Bardes, som ligger øst for landsbyen Saint Emilion.
Den 20 hektar store vingård har et terroir af ler- og kalkstensjord. Vinmarkerne er plantet med 80% Merlot og 20% Cabernet Franc. Vinstokkene er plantet til en tæthed på 6.500 vinstokke per hektar på de ældre parceller. Nye parceller bliver plantet til en højere vintæthed på 7.500 vinstokke per hektar, selvom Cabernet Franc er på 8.000 vinstokke per hektar. Alt arbejde i vingården udføres udelukkende ved hjælp af økologiske, biodynamisk bæredygtige teknikker.
James Suckling - 96
Beautiful, intense fruit, dark-earth and chocolate character on the nose. Full-bodied with great density and plush, fine tannins that give a fine-velvet texture. It’s extremely long, polished and sophisticated. Needs time to come together, but expressive and glorious. Fantastic relative value. 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc. Drink after 2025.
Vinous - 95
The 2019 Tour Saint Christophe builds on the promise it showed from barrel. This sample was actually tasted at my home, where I afforded it a two-hour decant. It revealed precocious yet controlled blackberry and blueberry fruit scents, with that violet component still intact. The tannins have not lost any of their grippiness or assertiveness. This is a Saint-Émilion that is in for the long haul. Great potential.
Decanter - 95
Still available in the UK for an absurdly low price for the quality, this gorgeous wine combines the cooler blue fruit appeal of the 2016 (not quite as sensual today as the 2015), with better density. The palate is more subtle in its opulence than the 2015 and with a fresher finish. A grand example of this underrated terroir, which I had visited back in 2021. Give it a few more years to soften the tannins.
Jeb Dunnuck - 94
This estate has been delivering the goods for numerous vintages now, and the 2019 Château Tour Saint Christophe is another terrific wine. Ripe black cherries, black raspberries, graphite, new leather, and chalky minerality all define the nose, and it's medium to full-bodied, has a tight, straight, focused texture, ripe yet present tannins, and outstanding length. It doesn't have the mid-palate density or opulence of the 2018, but it’s more pretty, focused, and straight on the palate. Give bottles 4-5 years and enjoy over the following two decades. Best After 2026
Robert Parker - 93
From clay-rich soils opposite Troplong Mondot in the commune Saint Christophe des Bardes, the 2019 Tour Saint Christophe offers up demonstrative aromas of cherries, wild berries, sweet loamy soil, licorice and dark chocolate. Full-bodied, rich and fleshy, with an enveloping core of fruit, lively acids and ripe, powdery tannins, it's a strong effort in a crowd-pleasing style.
| Årgang | 2019 |
| Vintype | Rødvin |
| Land | Frankrig |
| Område | Bordeaux |
| Kommune | Saint-Émilion |
| Producent | Château Tour Saint Christophe |
| Alkoholprocent | 13% |
| Indhold | 150cl |
| Produktionsmetode | Konventionel |
| Faktablad | Hent faktablad |
| Varenr. | 63460 |
