SAINTAYME
2024 Grand Cru Saint Emilion
| Grapes | Merlot |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Sub-district | Saint Emilion & Satellites |
| Village | Saint Emilion |
| Classification | Grand Cru |
| ABV | 13.5% |
Bright, chalky red fruits, nice lift and gentle grip without overdoing things, a little austere on the finish. Harvest September 23 to October 6, yields here were relatively normal at at around 40hl/h, and by the beginning of September they had deleafed on both sides to help ripening. Well handled from Noëmie Durantou. Drinking range: 2029 - 2040 Rating: 89 Jane Anson, www.janeanson.com (May 2025)
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100 Merlot: 30% new oak: 13.5% alc: 61500 bottles produced: Picked between 23 September and 6 October.
Wonderful intensity of fruit kicks this wine off, and there is surprising intensity and depth immediately on the nose and palate. The fruit palette is dark, brooding and sooty with heroic blackberry notes. The tannins loom, and the back section is more rugged and challenging than I expected, making this a Saintayme with real power and persistence. When the nose joins forces with the finish, this will be a force to reckon with, but this might take nearer a decade than five years. This is a sensational vintage for this wine, forming part of a near-perfect portfolio for this estate. While this wine is for the patient collector, it is also ideally suited to a first-time EP buyer wanting to start a cellar from scratch! 17.5+/20 Rating: 17.5+ Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com (May 2025)
The 2024 Saintayme was picked between September 24 and October 6 and was matured 30% in new oak. It has a slightly more fruit-driven nose compared to its peers, with ripe red cherries, wild strawberry and veins of cassis. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins on the entry, fresh and quite strict compared to previous vintages, with a slightly grainy finish. Give this a year once in bottle. Drinking range: 2027 - 2036 Rating: 87-89 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (May 2025)
Juicy, showing orange peel and sesame seeds with red-berry character. Medium-bodied, it has crunchy fruit and a clean finish. Pure merlot. Rating: 92-93 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Apr 2025)
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