“Ripe, perfumed nose. Bright, almost sour cherry and strawberry fruit on the palate, seriously searing, with such fresh acidities – a sharp direction upwards that quickly gets enveloped by slate minerality and such exacting graphite touches on the palate that sweep the tongue, and leave a real iodine flavour on the finish. I love the nature of this, no frills, really showing the terroir in the glass and such clarity of the elements. Linear and focused. 60,000 bottle production. Ageing 30% in new oak.” 92 pts., Georgina Hindle, decanter.com
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2021 Saintayme, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 6x75cl
Red ⋅ Bordeaux ⋅ France
£67.50 / Case£11.25 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: En Primeur
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Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
Decanter 92
Ripe, perfumed nose. Bright, almost sour cherry and strawberry fruit on the palate, seriously searing, with such fresh acidities – a sharp direction upwards that quickly gets enveloped by slate minerality and such exacting graphite touches on the palate that sweep the tongue, and leave a real iodine flavour on the finish. I love the nature of this, no frills, really showing the terroir in the glass and such clarity of the elements. Linear and focused. 60,000 bottle production. Ageing 30% in new oak.
Anticipated maturity: 2024-2032
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