By Les Terrasses de Saint Christophe
Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2014

Wine Details
Appellation: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Vineyard Area: 11.5 hectares
Average Vine Age: 40 years
Grape Varieties: Merlot, Cabernet Franc
Average Yield: 40 hl/ha

Terroir
The Chateau Tour Saint Christophe is located at the limit between the two villages of Saint-Emilion and Saint Christophe des Bardes. The Chateau overlooks beautiful dry stone terraces, probably several hundred years old on a chalky-clay terroir.

Farming Method
Parcel management of the soil and vineyard. Traditional farming, Guyot mixte pruning, natural grass between the rows, work on the soil under the vine, de-budding, subtle leaf removal, and green harvest if necessary to respect the environmental balance.

Harvests and Winemaking
After hand-picking with plastic crates and a first selection in the vineyard, the grapes arrive at the winery, where they are destalked and carefully sorted. Fermentation is carried out in temperature-controlled concrete tanks. Barrels are filled just after running off, and malolactic fermentation is completed in barrel. The wine is aged 15 months, depending on the vintage, in French oak barrels (60% new).

Tasting Comments
A bright ruby color. On the nose, enticing notes of red fruit (strawberry, raspberry), spices, and minerals begin to emerge. On the palate, the attack is on the fruit with the evolution of typical features of the chalky-clay terroir.
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Les Terrasses de Saint Christophe, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux, France, 2014
Producer: Les Terrasses de Saint Christophe
Vintage: 2014
Sub-region: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Region: Bordeaux
Country: France
Award: Platinum
Score: 95
Colour: Red
Style: Still - Dry (below 5 g/L residual sugar)
Closure: Natural Cork
Alcohol level: 14.00%
Tasting notes: Complex aromas burst through, refined sleek oak overlaying herbaceous dark fruits and a savoury iron background. Black plums and cherries dominate the spicy cocoa palate, with crystalline minerality and a long, confident, peppery, finish.

LES TERRASSES DE SAINT CHRISTOPHE Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2014
Rating: 91
Drink: 2021-2024
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Appellation: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Editor: J. D'Angelo
Issue: August, 2021
The 2014 Les Terrasses de Saint Christophe delivers lovely aromas of ripe cherries, blackberries followed by violets, tobacco, wet stones and a touch spice. This medium-bodied red is wrapped in fine silky tannins, showing great structure and balance all the way through the long finish, which is laced with even more dark fruits and tobacco flavors.

LES TERRASSES DE SAINT CHRISTOPHE ST.-EMILION 2014
Monday, February 13, 2017
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Vintage: 2014
Score: 90
I like the aromas of blackberries, mushrooms and bark that flow through to a palate with a medium body, fine-grained tannins and a fresh finish. A thoroughly delicious wine from Chateau Tour Saint Christophe. Drink now and enjoy.

Ch Tour St-Christophe, Les Terrasses 2014 St-Emilion
Producer: Ch Tour St-Christophe
Cuvee: Les Terrasses
Appellation: St-Emilion
Region: Bordeaux
Country: France
Colour: Red
Score: 16/20
When to drink: 2018 - 2023
Published on: 3 Jun 2019
Date tasted: 6 Mar 2019
Reviewer: 6 Mar 2019
Easy and smooth. Dry (not dried) raisins sensation.