SKU: 1564354308
Chateau Saintayme Saint Emilion 2016
- ws91
750ml
$25.99
Category | Red Wine |
Varietal | |
Region | France, Bordeaux, St. Emilion |
Brand | Chateau Saintayme |
Saintayme is 100% merlot made from a nine hectare parcel of 35-year old vines in Saint Etienne de Lisse, immediately to the east of the village of St Emilion. St Etienne is a slightly cooler part of the St. Emilion appellation but has the same limestone, clay and gravel soils that underlie many of the appellation's top chateaux. Indeed the area hosts famed chateaux including Valandraud and La Fleur Cardinale. Saintayme is vinified in small, temperature-controlled stainless steel vats and then undergoes malolactic fermentation in those same vats in order to allow for greater control of the yeast. The wine is subsequently aged in 30% new French oak for 14 months, with approximately 3000 cases made. One of St Emilion's greatest bargains, this vin de garde has the ability to age and improve for at least a decade.
Wine Spectator
- ws91
Solid, offering a core of steeped plum and cassis flavors inlaid liberally with warm tobacco and roasted cedar notes. Features a fleshy, rounded feel through the finish, with the toasty side lingering. Drink now through 2028. 5,000 cases made.