Chateau Tour Saint Christophe 2019

- 96 Punkte JAMES SUCKLING: " Beautiful, intense fruit, dark-earth and chocolate character on the nose. Full-bodied with great density and plush, fine tannins that give a fine-velvet texture. It’s extremely long, polished and sophisticated. Needs time to come together, but expressive and glorious. Fantastic relative value. 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc. Drink after 2025.“

- 95-97 Punkte JEB DUNNUCK: "From an estate that continues to fire on all cylinders, the 2019 Château Tour Saint Christophe reveals a saturated purple color to go with a pretty, floral bouquet of black raspberries, mulberries, violets, graphite, and crushed stone. Fabulously balanced, medium to full-bodied, with good acidity as well as sweet tannins, it's a finesse oriented, elegant version of this cuvée that does everything right. This estate has backed off the power and ripeness over the past few vintages, and the wine is more elegant, balanced, and seamless. It's a better wine today."

- 18,5 Punkte WEINWISSER: "80 % Merlot, 20 % Cabernet Franc, 37 hl/ha. Sattes Purpur mit rubinrotem Rand. Komplexes Bouquet mit Brombeeren, Schokotrüffeln und exotischen Hölzern. Im zweiten Ansatz frisch eingekochte Pflaumen und Lakritze. Am kräftigen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, die Muskeln umspannen den durchtrainierten Körper, herrlicher reifer Extrakt. Im gebündelten Finale eine Explosion von Heidelbeeren und tiefgründiger Terroirwürze gepaart mit stützender Rasse und zarter Adstringenz. Eine Meisterleistung von Jean-Christophe Meyrou! 2026-2047."

- 95 Punkte VINOUS, Neal Martin: "The 2019 Tour Saint Christophe builds on the promise it showed from barrel. This sample was actually tasted at my home, where I afforded it a two-hour decant. It revealed precocious yet controlled blackberry and blueberry fruit scents, with that violet component still intact. The tannins have not lost any of their grippiness or assertiveness. This is a Saint-Émilion that is in for the long haul. Great potential. 2026-2050."

- 95 Punkte WINE CELLAR INSIDER, Jeff Leve: „Inky dark in color, the wine exudes crushed rocks, stones, flowers, smoke, espresso, dark chocolate, pepper and smoke in the perfume. Full-bodied, rich, lush and deep, with layers of black and red fruits, freshness and length, the finish delivers dark red berries with a dash of spice, black licorice and espresso bean. This is going to age and evolve for at least 2 decades or more. The wine blends 80% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2024-2040.“

- 95 Punkte VERTE DE VIN, Jeff Leve: „The nose is elegant, racy and offers a beautiful power, finesse and deepness. It reveals notes of ripe cassis, small wild black fruits, small notes of blueberry associated with touches of liquorice, pink pepper as well as small hints of tobacco, nutmeg and spices. The palate is elegant, racy, power and offers a fine acidulous frame, a fine grain and a beautiful guideline. On the palate this wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy/fresh blackberry, cassis, small notes of small black fruits associated with touches of ripe raspberry as well as touches of violet plum, liquorice stick and tonka bean. Good length. Tannins are elegant, finely chewy and precise.“

- 94 Punkte VINOUS, Antonio Galloni: "The 2019 Tour Saint Christophe is a fabulous wine that marries fruit intensity and structure. Black cherry, graphite, dried herbs, menthol, licorice and spice give this driving, potent Saint-Émilion tons of character. Tour Saint-Christophe remains one of the greatest values in Bordeaux. Tasted two times. 2026-2041."

- 94 Punkte FALSTAFF, Peter Moser: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Reife Pflaumen und schwarze Kirschen, Nuancen von Blaubeeren und Nougat, zarte tabakige Noten, kandierte Orangenzesten, facettenreiches Bukett. Komplex, engmaschig, rote Kirschen, frisch strukturiert, gut integrierte Tannine, mineralisch-salzig im Abgang, ein finessenreicher Speisenbegleiter, gute Zukunft, bereits antrinkbar, sollte aber noch gut fünf Jahre heranreifen dürfen."

- 93 Punkte Robert Parkers WINE ADVOCATE, William Kelley: "From clay-rich soils opposite Troplong Mondot in the commune Saint Christophe des Bardes, the 2019 Tour Saint Christophe offers up demonstrative aromas of cherries, wild berries, sweet loamy soil, licorice and dark chocolate. Full-bodied, rich and fleshy, with an enveloping core of fruit, lively acids and ripe, powdery tannins, it's a strong effort in a crowd-pleasing style. 2021-2039."

- Höchstnote 20 Punkte von Weinliebhaber und -händler Max Gerstl: „Einmal die Nase an dieses Glas halten und man kann nicht anders als begeistert sein, die Intensität ist enorm, ebenso die aromatische Vielfalt, das ist unendlich edel, so duftet ein ganz großer Bordeaux. Ein Traum auch am Gaumen, dieser enorm konzentrierte, immens vielschichtige Wein schwebt mit sprichwörtlicher Leichtigkeit dahin, es bleibt nur ein Mund voll himmlischer Aromen, das ist knisternde Sinnlichkeit, das ist inzwischen schon ein echter Kultwein.“