Tasting Notes From the same owner as Chateau Enclos Tourmaline, and the ex-winemaker at La Violette and Le Gay, comes Tour St Christophe a St Emilion located between Troplong Mondot and Tertre Roteboeuf. The 20 hectare vineyard is planted with 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc. The blend in 2019 is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. The wine will be aged for 14 months in 40% new French oak, 40% second fill barrels, and 20% third fill barrels. The nose is explosive, and the palate shows its seductive oak, with lots of sweet spice and toast, but underneath is a dense core of fruit.The 2019 Tour Saint Christophe builds on the promise it showed from barrel. This sample was actually tasted at my home, where I afforded it a two-hour decant. It revealed precocious yet controlled blackberry and blueberry fruit scents, with that violet component still intact. The tannins have not lost any of their grippiness or assertiveness. This is a Saint-Émilion that is in for the long haul. Great potential.