FINE+RARE: Ch. Tour Saint-Christophe, Saint-Emilion

About the producer

Ch. Tour Saint-Christophe is a Grand Cru estate in Saint-Emilion, one that is a firm FINE+RARE favourite. We have been following the château closely since it was acquired by Hong Kong financier Peter Kwok and his daughter Karen in 2012.

The investment in the property has been significant and seen quality dramatically improve over the last few years, while also tripling the size of the estate. Combine this with its superb location on limestone and blue clay soils (neighbouring the likes of Tertre-Rôteboeuf and Troplong Mondot) and you have one of Saint-Emilion's most exciting estates.

Located in Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes, the 20-hectare property includes a stunning plot of terraced hillside vines, with dry-stone walls and terraces painstakingly re-introduced under Kwok's ownership.

The clay-limestone vines are mainly Merlot (80%), with 20% Cabernet Franc (some of which is 50 years old). The vines are farmed organically and biodynamically.

The fruit is all hand-picked, de-stemmed and fermented in a combination of concrete and oak (the latter representing around 25%). The use of vinification intégrale brings additional elegance to the wine. Gentle extraction lasts around 30 days and the wine is then transferred to barrel for ageing, 15-18 months and with 30-40% new oak, depending on the vintage. Every year, the wine seems to get better. Concentrated and balanced, this is superb Saint-Emilion, offering incredible focus, energy and mouthwatering minerality.

In the 2016 vintage, Château Tour Saint-Christophe garnered huge scores from the critics, fast-tracking its reputation as one of the great value estates not to be missed in Saint-Émilion. Every previous vintage has sold out on release.

Peter Kwok's Vignobles K owns a range of estates, including Ch. Bellefont-Belcier and Enclos Tourmaline.

About the producer

The clay-limestone vines are mainly Merlot (80%), with 20% Cabernet Franc (some of which is 50 years old). The vines are farmed organically and biodynamically.

Peter Kwok's Vignobles K owns a range of estates, including Ch. Bellefont-Belcier and Enclos Tourmaline.

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