{"product_id":"la-croix-saint-christophe-saint-emilion-grand-cru-2023","title":"La Croix Saint Christophe Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2022","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDamaged Label Stock. \u003c\/strong\u003e At the end of 2011, Peter Kwok (Owner of Chateau Haut Brisson and Enclos de Viaud) acquired Château Tour Saint Christophe with his daughter Karen and La Croix Saint Christophe is the second label of the Château. Traditional farming, Guyot pruning with natural grass between the rows combined with working the soil under the vine, de-budding, leaf removal and green harvest if necessary to maintain the environmental balance. 40-year-old vines, and 15 months in French Oak Barrels (60% new). \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA beautiful texture, nice concentrated flesh, warming while retaining the freshness of the vintage. La Croix Christophe is an elegant Saint-Émilion with all the ingredients to continue to age gracefully for another 10 years\u003cstrong\u003eAlthough the label is either stained or torn, the wine inside is as good as ever.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVivino Rating: 4.1 (Apr 2025)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWine Press Ratings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e92 Points - Cellar Tracker (2018)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e91 Points - International Wine Report (2016)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\"The 2016 La Croix Saint Christophe opens to aromas of dark cherries and blueberries woven together with spices and cigar box that all come together in the glass. This medium-plus-bodied red impresses with its lovely polished frame and nice overall balance and concentration throughout. This should offer a moderate drinking window which could span a decade, however, it will be a wonderful wine to approach this in its youth.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eConcentrated nose with hints of white chocolate and cedar. Aromas of raspberry, blood orange and cocoa powder. A beautiful texture, nice concentrated flesh, fiery while retaining the freshness of the vintage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Producer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAfter his first years in his hometown at Domaine de Brana in collaboration with Jean- Claude Berrouet (Château Petrus \u0026amp; Château Trotanoy), Jérôme spent 4 years at Château de Reignac then set off to discover the Barossa Valley in Australia. He then took over as technical Director at Château Le gay and Château la Violette in Pomerol gaining critical acclaim notably from Robert Parker, earning several scores over 96\/100 and even a perfect 100 in 2010. He was headhunted by Vignobles K where he became technical director of all four properties in 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Perfect Cellar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62621937926531,"sku":"BCV13822BE","price":34.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/9843\/1058\/files\/LaCroixSaintChristopheSaint-EmilionGrandCru2048pxx2048px.png?v=1740649315","url":"https:\/\/www.perfectcellar.com\/products\/la-croix-saint-christophe-saint-emilion-grand-cru-2023","provider":"Perfect Cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}