Winemaker Notes
Blend: 66% Merlot, 3% Malbec, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc, 5.5% Petit Verdot, 4.5% Carménère
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Attractive nose of hot chocolate, hazelnuts, rosehips and cherries follow through to a creamy, juicy and full-bodied palate. The tannins are fine and lightly chalky. Mostly merlot with some cabernet franc, malbec and petit verdot. Drink after 2026.
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Decanter
Strongly scented with perfumed floral and ripe fruit aromas. Smells lively and open. Smooth and fruity with high acidity that really lifts this and gives tons of freshness but still with the ripe, concentrated fruit underneath which gives a nice contrast. Ends mineral and salty with liquorice and clove spice adding further complexity.
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Vinous
The 2022 Tour du Pas Saint-Georges is a big, big wine. Succulent dark plum, espresso, licorice, new leather and incense saturate the palate. This unapologetically rich, opulent Saint-Georges Saint-Emilion is not at all subtle, but it is well done. A touch of savory complexity from the Cabernet Franc lingers.
In most of France, wines are named by their place of origin and not by the type of grape (with the exception of Alsace). Just like a red Burgundy is by law, always made of Pinot noir, a red Bordeaux is a blended wine composed mainly of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Depending on the laws of the village from which the grapes come, the conditions of the vintage and decisions of the winemaker, the blend can be further supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot and in rare cases, Carmenere. So popular and repeated has this mix of grape varieties become worldwide, that the term, Bordeaux Blend, refers to a wine blended in this style, regardless of origin.