Chateau St. Jean

Cinq Cépages Sonoma County Red Blend

9.264 ratings
8.73 pro ratings
Sonoma County, California, USA
Red Blend
Top Notes For
Sue Marsh

Black cherry, asphalt, firm tannin, well balanced actually. 5 more years? Hell ya!

Black cherry, asphalt, firm tannin, well balanced actually. 5 more years? Hell ya!

Aug 19th, 2016
Greg Primeau

2008 cinq ceoages

2008 cinq ceoages

Jan 10th, 2013
Anthony Auger

Big impressions of black cherry on the aroma. With some air, a delicate wet wood and asphalt note appears and it takes me back to wet autumn afternoons in New England.

Upfront there are some old world flavors that are balanced by orange blossom. The mouthfeel is sticky and the heat is long and slow. So it makes me think of letting a drop of hot honey hang out on the tongue.

Big impressions of black cherry on the aroma. With some air, a delicate wet wood and asphalt note appears and it takes me back to wet autumn afternoons in New England.

Upfront there are some old world flavors that are balanced by orange blossom. The mouthfeel is sticky and the heat is long and slow. So it makes me think of letting a drop of hot honey hang out on the tongue.

Dec 26th, 2021
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9.0

Notably better than a bottle last March. This is showing a little more delineation and offers a nice, velvety mouth feel. I don’t know that I would cellar this for the long haul, but it’s a good Bordeaux blend to enjoy now and over the next 2-3 years.

Notably better than a bottle last March. This is showing a little more delineation and offers a nice, velvety mouth feel. I don’t know that I would cellar this for the long haul, but it’s a good Bordeaux blend to enjoy now and over the next 2-3 years.

Jan 20th, 2019
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8.8

Could use more definition and oomph. Pleasant enough; it just fell a little flat and short of expectations.

Could use more definition and oomph. Pleasant enough; it just fell a little flat and short of expectations.

Mar 17th, 2018
Ryan Mayes

Consistently a solid wine

Consistently a solid wine

Dec 30th, 2017
Rob Mayes

Nice menthol

Nice menthol

Dec 29th, 2017
Darrell K.

Decanted for 90 minutes. Cherry and leather on the nose. Notes of blackberry, cassis and tobacco on the palate with a long, spicy finish.

Decanted for 90 minutes. Cherry and leather on the nose. Notes of blackberry, cassis and tobacco on the palate with a long, spicy finish.

Dec 5th, 2016
kasimir bujak

This aged wonderfully. flavors were perfectly coalesced and texture had become silk.

This aged wonderfully. flavors were perfectly coalesced and texture had become silk.

Nov 29th, 2016
Oliver Burschberg

Fine komplex NW. Cuvee, mit really a spezifische Region. Real modern Stil but in Balance.

Fine komplex NW. Cuvee, mit really a spezifische Region. Real modern Stil but in Balance.

Mar 11th, 2016