Saint Pierre 2010

St Julien, Fourth Growth

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Tasting Notes
The final blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot has resulted in a wine of great power, stature, gravitas and density. The wine has a black purple color and a brilliant nose of scorched earth, creme de cassis, espresso roast, blackberries, truffles and licorice. Full-bodied, extremely powerful, yet with abundant sweet tannin, this stunning effort should prove sensational if given 7-10 years of cellaring. It should also last for 30-40 years. This is another brilliant wine from Jean-Louis Triaud, who is also responsible for the brilliant resurrection of the cru bourgeois, Gloria. This is one of the smallest estates in St.-Julien, with only about 6,000 cases produced, and even less were produced in 2010 than in 2009. Score: 97 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2020-2060 01 February 2013
2010: A killer trilogy (2008, 2009 and 2010) has been produced by Saint-Pierre and the 2010 is unquestionably one of the all-time great wines this estate has yet made. A candidate for one of the top wines of this remarkable vintage, it offers a thunderball of fruit, extract, glycerin and intensity. Its black/purple color is accompanied by notes of melted licorice, camphor, blackberries, blueberries, creme de cassis and subtle background oak, amazing concentration, unbelievable opulence and intense, but sweet, well-integrated tannins. Moreover, because of lower pH’s and higher total acids across the board in 2010, and despite the high alcohols (this wine’s alcohol content must be 14.5+%), the overall impression is one of elegance, freshness and precision. This cuvee reminded me somewhat of a St.-Julien version of another of the superstars of the vintage, the 2010 Pichon Longueville Baron. The 2010 Saint-Pierre should drink well for 30-40 years. (95-97+Points) Score: 95 - 97 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 04 May 2011
Oaky char at first, then more oaky char! But it cannot cover the fruit fragrance completely. Very dry and savoury and mineral on the palate, supple but dry tannins. Needs to flesh out a bit as the oak recedes. A bit awkward and not really not trying to please at the moment and quite hard to assess. (16.5+ Points) Score: 16 - 17 Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2017-2028 10 April 2012
78%CS, 22%M. 50% new oak. Yields of 44hl/ha. Spicy, blackberry leaf aromas. Full-bodied and chunky with a vanilla oak finish. Score: 90 - 92 Albany Vintners, - 27 April 2011
Tasted 5 Apr: Bright, deep crimson. Very fresh and aromatic. Sweet and rich but only after the freshness of the nose. Very nice for the medium term. Clean and brisk. Tasted blind 8 Apr: Only mid intensity of crimson. Savoury tobacco-leaf aromas. Great solid whack of fruit intensity on the front palate makes its presence felt in this, the first St-Julien I taste immediately after a run of Haut-Médocs. Very solid indeed. This will need quite a time to resolve itself into a gentle drink as opposed to a half-formed monument. Bone dry. (Score: 16.5++ 20-35) Score: 17 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2018-2030 19 April 2011
Tasted at a negociant, the nose is a little alcoholic, especially compared next to the far more refined Chateau Gloria. This is too heady for me. The palate is medium-bodied with rather angular tannins, powdery in texture, nice purity on the finish with blackberry, pain grille and graphite, long towards the finish. A very fine Saint Pierre, though it pales next to Gloria. Tasted April 2011. Score: 88 - 90 Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 15 April 2011
Dense, smoky rich fruit, succulent flavours over classic structure, fine freshness and strong tannins for the long term, probably the best ever from this rather discreet 4th Growth. Score: 18 Decanter, Decanter.com Maturity: 2020-2035 01 April 2011
Dark and winey, displaying a smoke-filled core of roasted plum, fig and anise, with plush tannins and a long finish, where the anise note hangs on nicely. Textbook St. Julien. Score: 91 - 94 James Molesworth, Wine Spectator 31 March 2011
Chewy and structured but a little disjointed as expected. Full and juicy. Comes together at the finish. Score: 91 - 92 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 25 March 2011

Tasting Notes

The final blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot has resulted in a wine of great power, stature, gravitas and density. The wine has a black purple color and a brilliant nose of scorched earth, creme de cassis, espresso roast, blackberries, truffles and licorice. Full-bodied, extremely powerful, yet with abundant sweet tannin, this stunning effort should prove sensational if given 7-10 years of cellaring. It should also last for 30-40 years. This is another brilliant wine from Jean-Louis Triaud, who is also responsible for the brilliant resurrection of the cru bourgeois, Gloria. This is one of the smallest estates in St.-Julien, with only about 6,000 cases produced, and even less were produced in 2010 than in 2009.

Score: 97

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2020-2060 01 February 2013

2010: A killer trilogy (2008, 2009 and 2010) has been produced by Saint-Pierre and the 2010 is unquestionably one of the all-time great wines this estate has yet made. A candidate for one of the top wines of this remarkable vintage, it offers a thunderball of fruit, extract, glycerin and intensity. Its black/purple color is accompanied by notes of melted licorice, camphor, blackberries, blueberries, creme de cassis and subtle background oak, amazing concentration, unbelievable opulence and intense, but sweet, well-integrated tannins. Moreover, because of lower pH’s and higher total acids across the board in 2010, and despite the high alcohols (this wine’s alcohol content must be 14.5+%), the overall impression is one of elegance, freshness and precision. This cuvee reminded me somewhat of a St.-Julien version of another of the superstars of the vintage, the 2010 Pichon Longueville Baron. The 2010 Saint-Pierre should drink well for 30-40 years. (95-97+Points)

Score: 95 - 97

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 04 May 2011

Oaky char at first, then more oaky char! But it cannot cover the fruit fragrance completely. Very dry and savoury and mineral on the palate, supple but dry tannins. Needs to flesh out a bit as the oak recedes. A bit awkward and not really not trying to please at the moment and quite hard to assess. (16.5+ Points)

Score: 16 - 17

Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2017-2028 10 April 2012

78%CS, 22%M. 50% new oak. Yields of 44hl/ha. Spicy, blackberry leaf aromas. Full-bodied and chunky with a vanilla oak finish.

Score: 90 - 92

Albany Vintners, - 27 April 2011

Tasted 5 Apr: Bright, deep crimson. Very fresh and aromatic. Sweet and rich but only after the freshness of the nose. Very nice for the medium term. Clean and brisk. Tasted blind 8 Apr: Only mid intensity of crimson. Savoury tobacco-leaf aromas. Great solid whack of fruit intensity on the front palate makes its presence felt in this, the first St-Julien I taste immediately after a run of Haut-Médocs. Very solid indeed. This will need quite a time to resolve itself into a gentle drink as opposed to a half-formed monument. Bone dry. (Score: 16.5++ 20-35)

Score: 17

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2018-2030 19 April 2011

Tasted at a negociant, the nose is a little alcoholic, especially compared next to the far more refined Chateau Gloria. This is too heady for me. The palate is medium-bodied with rather angular tannins, powdery in texture, nice purity on the finish with blackberry, pain grille and graphite, long towards the finish. A very fine Saint Pierre, though it pales next to Gloria. Tasted April 2011.

Score: 88 - 90

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 15 April 2011

Dense, smoky rich fruit, succulent flavours over classic structure, fine freshness and strong tannins for the long term, probably the best ever from this rather discreet 4th Growth.

Score: 18

Decanter, Decanter.com Maturity: 2020-2035 01 April 2011

Dark and winey, displaying a smoke-filled core of roasted plum, fig and anise, with plush tannins and a long finish, where the anise note hangs on nicely. Textbook St. Julien.

Score: 91 - 94

James Molesworth, Wine Spectator 31 March 2011

Chewy and structured but a little disjointed as expected. Full and juicy. Comes together at the finish.

Score: 91 - 92

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 25 March 2011

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