Summary

Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cépages 1997 is a celebrated Bordeaux-style blend hailing from Sonoma County, merging five varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot. With 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, it showcases a luxurious profile marked by rich layers of blackberry, plum, and cherry, complemented by notes of cedar, chocolate, and spice. The wine underwent extensive aging in French oak, leading to a complex bouquet of licorice and dried herbs. It offers a medium to full-bodied experience with bright acidity and structured tannins, presenting a velvety mouthfeel. This vintage stands as a benchmark of California's ability to produce rich and intense red blends, promising elegance and depth.

Tasting Notes

WS96

Ultrarich and chocolaty, with layers of cedar, plum, currant and black cherry, revealing uncommon depth and tiers of flavor as it picks up coffee, toffee and anise. Finishes with…

WA94

The 1997 Cinq Cepages is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, and Petit-Verdot, it boasts a super-complex bouquet of licorice, dried herbs, black currants, spice box, and cherry liqueur. In the mouth, notes of chocolate, new oak, and red and black fruits caress the palate in a medium to full-bodied, succulent style. Aged in 50% new and 50% one-year old French barrels, it is bottled with no fining or filtration. Fleshy and complex, this is California`s answer to a big, rich St.-Emilion. Drinkable now, it promises to last for 12-15 years.

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