Chateau Tour Saint-Christophe [2018] 750ml, red

Luxury wines made from Bordeaux's top terroirs and top winemakers

Tour Saint-Christophe is a chateau located in the village of Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes, east of the historic center of Saint-Émilion. Nearby are Château Valandreau and Château Fleur Cardinal, which have particularly excellent terroir. The current owner is Peter Kwok, who also owns Château Bellefont-Berthier, and purchased the chateau from the Castel Group in 2011. The estate owns 20ha of vineyards, and employs Jerome Aguirre, who worked on Chateau Le Guay and Chateau La Violette, to manage the fields and make wine, and Michel Rolland as a consultant to help make wine that takes advantage of the terroir. going. The chateau boasts a fully equipped cellar with the latest equipment to handle the grapes with the utmost care.

Tour Saint-Christophe's vineyards are spread out in terraces on the long limestone plateau of Saint-Emilion, and are cultivated with 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. The planting density is 6,500 plants/ha in the old plot. The new plot was replanted with 7,500 plants/ha. One of the first things we did after changing ownership was to replant most of the fields to increase the planting density. The fields are managed by Rutt Raisonné. The average age of the trees is 30 years. Today, her daughter Karen is in charge of running the Tour Saint-Christophe.

Jerome Aguirre, who produces wine, is one of the young winemakers currently attracting the most attention. After being in charge of winemaking at Château de Reignac, he directed winemaking at Le Guay and Violette, producing wines that earned 96 Parker points and even 100 points, making him one of Bordeaux's leading winemakers. We have joined the ranks of Winemaking is carefully done using the micro-vinification method, in which the grapes are placed in barriques and fermented. This is a very labor-intensive and luxurious winemaking method similar to Grand Vin, which produces a rich, well-balanced wine. By appointing Jerome, the chateau aims to produce the highest quality wine.

Intense fruit flavor from barrel fermentation, mellow, fine-grained tannins and a long, deep finish. The supple taste that spreads lightly in the mouth is dignified and allows you to experience the splendor of the terroir.

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