Château Tour Saint Christophe 2017 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

The nose is aromatic, elegant, precise, well-built and offers harmony as well as a beautiful grain. It reveals notes of blackberry, cassis and small notes of black pepper, ripe raspberry associated with toasted touches, spices and toasted almond. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers fat, a fine unctuosity, dynamism, a beautiful tension, an acid frame, a racy minerality, a beautiful grain, gourmandize and harmony. On the palate this wine expresses notes of blackberry, cassis and small notes of fleshy / fresh raspberry associated with touches of dark chocolate / tonka bean, subtle touches of caramelized oak, subtle hints of flowers (in the background) as well as a discreet hint of cardamom and toasted hazelnut. Tannins are fine and elegant. Good length. The finish is (very) slightly tight. gourmandize and suavity on the finish. Fine chews on the finish / persistence.