GRAND CRU CLASSÉ 2020
Druer: 80% Merlot - 20% Cabernet Franc
Jordbund: Ler og kalksten.
Vinfremstilling: 75% lagrer 18-20 mdr. på barriques; 40% nye, 40% 1-års og 20% 2-års barriques.
Produktion: Udbyttet er på kun 40 hl. Pr. hektar.
Château Tour Saint Christophe ligger i Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes ved grænsen til Saint-Émilion. Vingården har en unik egenskab i Saint-Emilion, da den delvist er plantet på smalle terrasser, hvor vingården plejes i snævre rækker. Dette imponerende landskab udspiller sig på bjergsiden af Cassevert med udsigt over Saint Laurent-dalen. Vinstokkene, som har en gennemsnitsalder på 30 år, er orienteret mod syd-sydvest og nyder godt af en ideel eksponering for sol og perfekte naturlige drænforhold. Det hele bidrager til kvaliteten af dette unikke terroir.
RobertParker.com - Lisa Perotti-Brown
"Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2020 Tour Saint Christophe stampedes out of the glass with powerful scents of baked blackberries, stewed black plums and boysenberries, followed by suggestions of cedar chest, mocha, tar and fertile loam, with lifted wafts of licorice and cardamom. The full-bodied palate is rich and densely packed with juicy black fruits, supported by velvety tannins and fantastic freshness, finishing long and opulent."
93-95 point
James Suckling
"Full-bodied and creamy with lots of spice and walnut character. Lovely softness and purity. Black fruit at the end. Very fine tannins. Well-integrated."
96 point
Jeb Dunnuck
"A wine I continue to buy in every vintage, the 2020 Château Tour Saint-Christophe looks to be another no-brainer for the Saint-Emilion lovers out there. Coming from a gorgeous, terraced vineyard on the eastern side of the appellation, it has a perfumed, elegant, pure style in its darker cherry and cassis fruits as well as classic cedarwood, earth, and forest floor aromatics. Medium to full-bodied, balanced, and just beautiful on the palate, with terrifically integrated acidity and tannins, it’s going to round into form nicely with just short-term bottle age and have two decades of prime drinking."
93-96 point
Vinous - Antonio Galloni
"Tour Saint Christophe just keeps getting better with each passing vintage. The 2020 is marked by vibrant red/purplish fruit, beams of minerality, sweet floral notes and a touch of savory intensity on the close. What impresses me most about the 2020 is the purity of flavors. The creamy, resonant finish is a thing of beauty."
93-95 point
