Chateau Saint Pierre 2012

Wine Enthusiast: "93–95. Barrel sample. This is a solid effort that showcases both great blackberry fruit and sweet tannins right at the forefront. There is also fine acidity and a layer of wood that gives a dry, firm, age-worthy aftertaste."

The Wine Cellar Insider: "Lush, soft fruits, with a real sense of sweetness to the black cherry and boysenberries that are complicated by licorice, earth and smoky, espresso beans. There is a nice cocoa note in the finish. The wine was produced from a blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot."

The Wine Advocate: "A soft, somewhat fleshy and opulent style of St.-Julien, this 2012 has a deep ruby/purple color, good minerality, moderate tannin, and a full but more precocious and accessible style than its neighbors such as Léoville Poyferré and Beychevelle. This is more along the lines of the juicy, succulent Talbot, but certainly has aging potential. Two to four years of bottle age is recommended and then consumption over the following two decades."

Weinwisser: "Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila Schimmer aussen. Mineralisches Bouquet, dezente Terpentinnoten und Trüffelspuren, dahinter reife Pflaumen. Im Gaumen erstaunlich füllig mit angerundeten Tanninen, die Gerbstoffe zeigen sich dezent mehlig im Extrakt und stützen den Körper. Das wird – wie schon so oft in den letzten Jahren – ein sehr guter Saint-Julien-Wert."

Decanter: "Fine expression of Cabernet fruit, both spicy and ripe and already rounded and quite smooth, good fragrance and depth a vigourous, characterful St Julien. Drinking Window 2017 - 2030"

Falstaff: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung, frisches Cassis, Brombeerkonfit, ein Hauch von Edelholz, Nougat unterlegt, tabakige Noten. Mittlerer Körper, rotbeerige Frucht, frisch strukturiert, mineralisch, lebendiger Stil, verfügt über eine gewisse Länge."