Chateau Tour Saint Christophe, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2020 Lamadrid rich fruit with tarry notes

rich fruit with tarry notes

both describing the star-bright texture and the lemon

pale straw yellow with greenish reflections

The clear sake is separated from the fermenting rice lees by putting it into canvas bags and allowing the sake to drip out overnight (as opposed to pressing it)

lemon-pith texture

Chateau Tour Saint Christophe, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2020 Lamadrid rich fruit with tarry notesThe 2020 Chteau Tour Saint Christophe showed spectacularly well, and based off past vintages, this shouldnt surprise anyone. Based on 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc raised in 40% new barrels (the balance is in second and third fill oak), it offers a full bodied, incredibly pure, balanced style revealing subtle oak, terrific darker, almost blue fruits, lots of chocolate, leafy herb and mineral nuances, and gorgeous tannins. Its worth pointing out