Château Saintayme, St Émilion
    Château Saintayme

    Château Saintayme, St Émilion, 2022

    93/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    90-92/100
    The Wine Independent
    91-93/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
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    1. 2022

      75cl

      DP

      £18.85

    2. 2022

      75cl

      DP

      £18.85

    3. 2022

      6x75cl

      DP

      £113.12

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    This is the third vintage made by Noémie Durantou and Olivier Gautrat, and for us the most successful range to date. From the juicy griotte character of the Saintayme to the imperious L'Eglise Clinet, every wine displays its distinctive terroir signature with aplomb. Despite its 100% Merlot composition, Saintayme is always the last plot to be harvested due to its cool soils. Packed with sweet dark cherries and bitter herbs, there's ample glossy, concentrated fruit on the mid-palate, framed by creamy tannins. This is plush and supple - a very good Saintayme.

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    Critic Reviews

    90-92/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
    The Wine Independent
    The 2022 Saintayme is 100% Merlot and has a deep garnet-purple color. It bursts from the glass with bombastic scents of blackberry preserves, juicy black cherries, and chocolate mint, leading to wafts of black pepper, tar, and clove oil. The medium to full-bodied palate is chock-full of exuberant black fruits, supported by ripe, rounded tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing with a real skip in its step.
    drinking window 2026 - 2042
    date of review 05/2023
    93/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    Intense muscular contraction to the tannins on the opening beats, the fruit gets creamy as it opens, with vivid raspberry reflections and plenty of mouthwating salinity. This is a pretty serious Saintayme, great quality and great value. Olivier Gautrat alongside Noémie Durantou. Harvest September 17 to October 3 (extremely late for the vintage, because cool clays in a cooler part of St Etienne de Lisse, something you also see in the generous 50hl/h yields), 30% new oak.
    drinking window 2028 - 2040
    date of review 05/2023
    91-93/100
    Antonio Galloni,
    Vinous
    The 2022 Saintayme is bright, floral and vibrant in this vintage, almost surprisingly so. Crushed red berry fruit, rose petal, chalk, mint and white pepper all run through this taut, nervy Saint-Émilion. All the elements are so well balanced. I especially admire the wine's persistence and inner perfume. Terrific.
    drinking window 2026 - 2037
    date of review 05/2023

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    St Emilion
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Merlot Cabernet
    abv:
    13%

    allergen information

    This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.