Sanctus St. Emilion Bordeaux Wine

Sanctus

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Chateau Sanctus St. Emilion, Bordeaux wine producer profile, with wine tasting notes, wine ratings, a history of the property, information on wine making and terroir, along with wine tasting reviews. If you want to read about other important, Bordeaux Chateaux: Links to all Bordeaux Wine Producer Profiles

Sanctus gets its fruit from a three-hectare portion of the Château La Bienfaisance vineyard with clay and limestone mixed with crasse de fer soils. With vines on average 40 years old, the site is planted to 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc.

The vines go through debudding, deleafing and crop-thinning of the second generation bunches to allow more uniform ripening. Yields ware low. In 2009, it was only 9 hls/ha after, selection and saignée.

The fruit is hand–harvested, table-sorted and moved by gravity flow to oak tanks for fermentation and a 32-day maceration. Microbullage under the cap during fermentation. Malo and sur lies aging (for the first 8 months) in 90% new, and 10% one-wine old barrels is practiced here.The wine ages in oak for up to 18 months. Only 8,000 bottles are produced every year.

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Tasting Notes

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  1. 2011 Château la Bienfaisance Sanctus ( France, Bordeaux, St. Émilion Grand Cru ) Find this wine to buy

    1. 92 points - Tasted

      75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc was aged in 90% new oak to produce plush, round textures with licorice, chocolate and minerality, ending with a bitter chocolate-covered, plum-filled finish. 91-93 Pts

  2. 2010 Château la Bienfaisance Sanctus ( France, Bordeaux, St. Émilion Grand Cru ) Find this wine to buy

    1. 92 points - Tasted

      2010 Sanctus de La Bienfaisance opens with stone, spice, licorice, espresso and ripe berries. Soft textured, with minerality and opulent textures, this fleshy and fresh wine will be aged in 90% new oak. 91-93 Pts

  3. 2009 Château la Bienfaisance Sanctus ( France, Bordeaux, St. Émilion Grand Cru ) Find this wine to buy

    1. 91 points - Tasted

      Sanctus de la Bienfaisance Produced from 65% Merlot and 35% Cabernet Franc from a small parcel located in the St. Emilion vineyards of La Bienfaisance, the wine is packed with black licorice, jammy berries, crushed stone, spice and sweet juicy plums. With character and complexity, this 14.8% alcohol wine does not show any sensation of heat in the long, mineral driven, licorice and dark berry filled finish.

  4. 2009 Château la Bienfaisance ( France, Bordeaux, St. Émilion Grand Cru ) Find this wine to buy

    1. 88 points - Tasted

      Smoke, earth, gravel, jammy berries and anise, soft textures, medium bodied and produced in an early drinking style.

  5. 2008 Château la Bienfaisance Sanctus ( France, Bordeaux, St. Émilion Grand Cru ) Find this wine to buy

    1. 89 points - Tasted

      08 Château Sanctus, from clay and limestone soils, achieved good ripeness in this vintage. Blue and black fruits and coffee, along with earthy notes, make up the bouquet, while the palate offers a rich finish. A solid wine for the money. 88-90 Pts

  6. 2005 Château la Bienfaisance Sanctus ( France, Bordeaux, St. Émilion Grand Cru ) Find this wine to buy

    1. 92 points - Tasted

      Licorice, chocolate covered plums, black cherry and espresso scents lead to a rich, round, full bodied St. Emilion. This opulent, showy. Bordeaux wine is just starting to drink well. A few more years will add additional complexity to the chocolate covered, black and blue fruit filled finish.

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