Château Tour Saint-Christophe - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2018

Vinous

92-94 / 100

byNeal Martinthe11/15/2019

The 2018 Tour Saint Christophe has a delineated and focused, almost clinical bouquet with pretty red cherry and blueberry fruit intermixed with peony and iris flower. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, good acidity and poise with really quite superb tension and energy on the finish. This could have been pushed in the winery - it’s not - it’s succinctly judged and really utterly delicious. So silky that it will probably drink early, but I would advise cellaring for five years if possible.

WeinWisser

18 / 20

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The Wine Cellar Insider

94-96 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/23/2019

Inky with purple accents, the minerality, licorice, espresso, dark red fruits and luscious, velvet-like textures really works this year. There is concentration, supple textures, fruit and vibrancy. The wine is made from blending 80% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc.

Wine Advocate

92-94 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe4/23/2019

In 2012, Hong Kong-based Peter Kwok purchased this vineyard located in Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes. The average age of vines is 30 years old. The wine is aging in 40% new oak barrels, 40% one-year-old and 20% two-year-old barrels and is expected to run 18 months. The blend is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, with fruit from the Cassevert lieu-dit, and the wine has 14.6% alcohol. Deep purple-black in color, the 2018 Tour Saint-Christophe bursts out of the glass with wonderfully pure blackberry, blueberry and boysenberry scents with an undercurrent of plum preserves, star anise and cinnamon stick with wafts of charcuterie and dried herbs. Full-bodied, the palate is packed with vibrant, juicy black fruits with a ripe, rounded tannin texture and fantastic freshness, finishing savory.

Jamessuckling.com

96-97 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/12/2019

Blueberry and blackberry character with hints of white pepper and chalk. Salty, too. Full-bodied, tight and polished with fantastic texture and length. Very closed and tight with gorgeous tannin quality.