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SAINTAYME

2016 Grand Cru Saint Emilion

Grapes Merlot
Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Sub-district Saint Emilion & Satellites
Village Saint Emilion
Classification Grand Cru
ABV 14.5%

100% Merlot. A joy of supple fruit and easy flow. Not complex, but hard to fault for sheer fruit. Nice acidity keeps it fresh to the finish, and the tannins are fine. Drinking range: 2019 - 2025 Rating: 88-90 L&S (Apr 2017)


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Checking in as all Merlot and made by Denis Durantou (of l’Eglise Clinet), the stunning 2016 Saintayme knocks it out of the park. Deep purple-colored with a rock star nose of plums, black raspberries, crushed violets, and some obvious minerality, it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, an elegant texture, good mid-palate concentration, and a great finish. It’s complex, elegant, and powerful. Bravo! Readers should snatch up this beauty and enjoy bottles over the coming decade. Drinking range: 2019 - 2029 Rating: 92 Jeb Dunnuck, www.jebdunnuck.com (Mar 2019)

Denis Durantou's 2016 Saintayme is soft, floral and forward, with lovely red cherry and plum fruit. Soft contours give this open-knit, easygoing Saint-Émilion plenty of immediacy. A slight vegetal note is a touch distracting. Otherwise, this is very nicely done. Drinking range: 2018 - 2026 Rating: 89 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Jan 2019)

The 2016 Saintayme was picked from 9-15 October, cropped at 50 hectoliters per hectare and matured in 30% new oak. It has a pretty blueberry-scented bouquet with just a faint touch of iris, the oak nicely enmeshed with the fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with a touch of white pepper on the entry, lacking a little depth on the mid-palate but nicely detailed on the finish. This is a lovely, early-drinking Saint Emilion from Denis Durantou. Drinking range: 2019 - 2029 Rating: 88-90 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Apr 2017)

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