Saint-Pierre - Saint-Julien 2021

Vinous

93

byAntonio Gallonithe4/2/2024

The 2021 Saint-Pierre is a dark, brooding wine. Black fruit, gravel, spice, menthol, licorice and lavender add to an impression of somber intensity. There's good depth and drive, even if some angular contours remain. As always, Saint-Pierre shows the more

Vinous

93

byAntonio Gallonithe2/28/2024

The 2021 Saint-Pierre is a dark, brooding wine. Black fruit, gravel, spice, menthol, licorice and lavender add to an impression of somber intensity. There's good depth and drive, even if some angular contours remain. As always, Saint-Pierre shows the more brooding side of Saint-Julien. It's all there in 2021.

Wine Advocate

91

byWilliam Kelleythe2/22/2024

The 2021 Saint-Pierre offers up an exotic bouquet of sweet cassis, plums, spices and toasty new oak. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and enveloping, it's unusually rich and opulent for the vintage, with a broad attack, polished tannins and a creamy, oak-inflected finish. This classy Saint-Julien will offer a broad drinking window.

Jamessuckling.com

94

byJames Sucklingthe2/22/2024

A layered, refined St.-Julien that shows depth and polish. Cassis, pencil lead, mineral, cigar box and dark chili chocolate. The juicy, polished, fine-grained tannins grow on the medium-bodied palate. Very long, classy and resolved in the finish. Already an overachiever for the vintage. Better than from the barrel. Already a joy to drink, but will hold very well over the next 10 years.

Wine Spectator

89

byJames Molesworththe2/22/2024

Fresh and sleek for the vintage, with focused red and black currant coulis notes dotted with potpourri and savory elements. The finish lets in a cast iron edge. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2031. 5,416 cases made.  –JM

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

93

byJane Ansonthe12/7/2023

Good depth of flavour through the opening and mid palate, acidity a litle high on the finish but well balanced by damson, black cherry and raspberry fruits, and given lift by plenty of cloves and turmeric spice. Will benefit from a few more years in bottle, but one of the real pleasures of 2021 is that even classified estates can be approached earlier than ususual. 34hl/h yield, first year organic conversion, Jean-Michel Comme consultant, Jean Triaud director. Tasted twice.

matthewjukes.com

17,5

byMatthew Jukesthe8/2/2022

This is a powerful, tough wine with little grace or refinement, but it certainly packs a punch and doesn’t hold back in terms of fruit intensity or oak flavours. There is a spicy edge to the cassis theme and a rather tight, firm finish, so it will perform when it is called upon but falls a little short in terms of polish and detail. 17.5

Jamessuckling.com

92-93

byJames Sucklingthe6/8/2022

Blackcurrant and blackberry aromas and flavors with graphite and licorice. Medium body, fine tannins and a savory finish.

Jeb DUNNUCK

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byJeb Dunnuckthe6/2/2022

I loved the 2021 Château Saint-Pierre, a medium-bodied, fresh, focused, yet still concentrated and textured Saint-Julien. Based on a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot representing a selection of 70% of the total production, it offers plenty of red and black fruits, notes of tobacco and crushed stone, terrific purity of fruit, and just a beautiful sense of elegance and finesse. The balance is spot on, and it's going to offer pleasure right out of the gate yet should also evolve gracefully.

Bettane & Desseauve

95

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/24/2022

Texture somptueuse, plus crémeuse dans son immédiateté actuelle que celle de quelques pairs, tannin bien enrobant, remarquable profondeur et persistance, exemplaire de son appellation.

The Wine Independent

87-89

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe5/18/2022

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2021 Saint Pierre leaps with vibrant black raspberries and Morello cherries notes, followed by a serious core of cassis, graphite and wild sage. Medium-bodied, the palate is suitably expressive with a chewy texture and well-sustained mid-palate fruit, finishing savory.

The Vintage Journal

91-92

byAndrew Caillard MWthe5/17/2022

Medium-deep crimson. Dark chocolate, espresso, black olive aromas with toasty notes. Velvety textured wine with plentiful blackcurrant, chocolate flavours, brambly textures and underlying toasty vanilla notes. Finishes al dente firm with some leafy notes. 70% cabernet sauvignon, 14% merlot, 9% cabernet franc, 7% petit verdot. 14 months in roughly 50% new French oak. 13.3% alc

Alexandre Ma

91-92

byAlexandre Mathe5/16/2022

Saint-Pierre 2021 experimented with 5% stem fermentation (Cabernet Franc) for the first time and increased the percentage of Cabernet Franc to 25%. In addition to the classic berry aromas, this wine has a distinctive freshness of the tea stems, blood orange, and lilac flowers. On top of elegance, I could find crisp acidity, refined tannins, and a concentrated finish on the palate. This fully illustrates how the clay and gravel highlands of Pomerol has coped with the rainy 2021. 2021???Saint-Pierre?????5%?????(???),?????????????25%? ?????????,???????????????????????????,?????????????????????????????,???????????????????????2021???

The Wine Cellar Insider

91-93

byJeff Levethe5/16/2022

Espresso, smoke, black cherry, currants, spice, flowers and chocolate on the nose, as well as in the plush, round, fruit-filled palate. There is a nice touch of minty espresso in the finish that comes in on the backend. The wine blends 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 7% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2023-2045. 91-93

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

93

byJane Ansonthe5/13/2022

Vinous

90-92

byNeal Martinthe5/12/2022

The 2021 Saint-Pierre (Saint-Julien) is tighter and more controlled on the nose compared to the Gloria, which was picked one day later. It feels nicely focused, with a little more mineral tension. The palate is medium-bodied and a bit coarser than the Gloria. Quite dense, with fine grip, driven along by the Cabernet Sauvignon, and fine tannins. Over three samples, it just narrows a little toward the finish, which is missing a bit of heft. Nevertheless, a commendable and classic Saint-Pierre.

Vinous

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byAntonio Gallonithe5/11/2022

The 2021 Saint-Pierre is very nicely done. It shows all of its typical signatures - dark fruit, brooding intensity and muscle - but with the intensity dialed down a bit, which I must say, is not a bad thing at all. Plum, lavender, crushed rocks, menthol and licorice are nicely pushed forward. With a bit less tannic clout than most vintages, I suspect the 2021 will also drink well with minimal cellaring. Tasted two times.

vvwine

86-88

byAdrian Van Velsenthe5/10/2022

Feinduftig und klar, herrliche Frucht, man möchte nur Schnüffeln. Im Gaumen straff, zeigt eine feine, rote Frucht aber auch etwas trocknende Tannine, endet mittellang und mit delikaten Fruchtaromen. (Verkostet im April 2022. Dourthe)

Anthocyanes

90-92

byYohan Castaingthe5/6/2022

Changement de style radical et confirmé pour cette propriété qui efface désormais son empreinte boisée/grillée très importante au profit d'un bouquet fruité, très fruits noirs, violette et mure. En bouche, l'enrobage est bien maitrisé, le boisé légèrement présent avec des notes de graphite et de fumée. Les tanins sont veloutés, harmonieux et élégants. Un vin bien dans le millésime.

Wine Advocate

91-93

byWilliam Kelleythe4/29/2022

The 2021 Saint-Pierre is very pretty, offering up aromas of plums, wild berries, sweet spice box, cigar wrapper and nicely integrated new oak. Medium to full-bodied, ample and layered, it's a charming, fleshy wine with lively acids and fine length on the finish. It's a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and fully 7% Petit Verdot—the latter having, in fact, been co-planted among Cabernet in some of the estate's older vine holdings, but only formally identified as such now.

Decanter.com

92

byGeorgina Hindlethe4/1/2022

Ripe heady blackcurrants on the nose but fresh and cooling aromas too. Chewy and sappy on the palate but in the best way, mouthfilling, plump and so juicy giving this energy and spark. The strawberry and red berry fruit has a touch of dark chocolate and hedgerow but also cooling mint, cola and blueberry tones. Nicely worked. Maybe still a little closed and youthful, more pent up energy than overtly shouting right now. Good potential. Tasted twice.