Chateau Saint Pierre, Saint-Julien, 2022 so101723 geek Eastern Europe offer buttercream and toasted coconut will

buttercream and toasted coconut will make a cocktail to dream about

bright and mildly bitter

and cranberry

but best cellared 8–20 years for full complexity

Chateau Saint Pierre, Saint-Julien, 2022 so101723 geek Eastern Europe offer buttercream and toasted coconut willOne of the smallest classed growths in Saint Julien, Chteau Saint Pierre consistently overdelivers, and in the warm, concentrated 2022 vintage, it shows depth, precision, and unmistakable Left Bank poise. Cabernet Sauvignon leads the charge here, bolstered by Merlot and a small touch of Cabernet Franc, all from gravelly soils that lend natural structure and aromatic lift. The nose is dense but elegant: cassis, black cherry, cedar, and crushed graphite