The 2023 Chateau Saint Pierre Bordeaux Blend, hailing from the St Julien sub-region of Bordeaux, France, is a red wine that has garnered significant praise from various professional reviewers. This wine is a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot, and it features a cork closure.
James Suckling awarded the wine a high score of 95 points, describing it as "very refined and classy, with ultra-fine tannins and blackcurrant and hazelnut character, suggesting very pure fruit and precise picking times." He further noted its medium-bodied nature, chewy texture, and caressing finish (jamessuckling.com, 4/22/2024).
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate also provided a commendable review, scoring it 94 points. William Kelley highlighted its aromas of cassis, dark berries, and incense, framed by new oak. He described the wine as "medium to full-bodied, rich and layered, with good mid-palate density, powdery tannins, and lively acids," predicting it will age gracefully (Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 4/26/2024).
Antonio Galloni from Vinous gave the wine a score of 95 points, praising its "blackberry jam, gravel, lavender, dried herbs, spice, and crushed rocks" characteristics. He recommended giving it a few years to soften due to its incisive tannins and bright acids (Vinous, 4/30/2024).
Jane Anson also rated it 95 points, noting its "enjoyable, well-balanced, great inky depths of flavor." She appreciated its effortless finesse and black fruit and licorice character, suggesting it will be particularly pleasurable after a few years (janeanson.com, 4/17/2024).
Jeff Leve provided a score of 94 points, describing the wine's nose of "espresso, chocolate, black cherries, licorice, and flowers." He found the palate to be round, soft, and polished, with a creamy finish (TheWineCellarInsider.com, 5/4/2024).
Jeb Dunnuck echoed the high praise, scoring it 95 points. He enjoyed the wine's "red and black fruits, leafy herbs, iron, chocolate, and a kiss of background oak," and found it to have a medium to full-bodied richness with ripe tannins and outstanding length (jebdunnuck.com, 5/8/2024).
Lastly, Lisa Perrotti-Brown from The Wine Independent also rated it 95 points. She noted its deep garnet-purple color and initial closed nature, which opens up to reveal notes of fresh black and red currants, licorice, and charcoal. She described the palate as tightly knit with fine-grained tannins (The Wine Independent, 5/8/2024).
Overall, the 2023 Chateau Saint Pierre is a highly acclaimed Bordeaux Blend that promises complexity, balance, and aging potential.