Sansonnet St-Émilion 2019

96 points Jeb Dunnuck: "Another beautiful wine from the Lefévère family that does everything right, the 2019 Château Sansonnet has a textbook Saint-Emilion bouquet of chalky minerality, ripe red and black fruits, notes of truffle and flowers, medium to full body, and beautiful overall balance. In the past, this wine has had a glossy, slightly modern style (in a good sense), but the 2019 has an incredibly classic feel with its oak nicely integrated and just a liquid rock-like minerality on the finish. It's a gorgeous wine that will benefit from 2-4 years of bottle age and keep for over two decades. Drink: 2024-2046. (4/11/22)"

94-96+ points Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate): "Opaque garnet-purple in color, the 2019 Sansonnet comes skipping out of the glass with vibrant notes of Morello cherries, blueberry compote, mulberries and warm black plums plus hints of raspberry leaves, Sichuan pepper, cassia and cumin seed with a waft of tree bark. The full-bodied palate is packed with crunchy black and red fruits, framed by exquisitely ripe, rounded tannins and bold freshness, finishing very long and mineral laced. Beautiful! (Jun 2020)"

95 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "TThe 2019 Sansonnet offers a striking combination of fruit intensity and structure. There is plenty of the intense, inky fruit that readers have come to expect in recent years, but that opulence is beautifully balanced by the wine's energy and overall drive. Blackberry jam, spice, leather, tobacco, menthol, cedar and chocolate build as the 2019 shows off its alluring personality. Tasted two times. Drink: 2025-2039. (Feb 2022)"

95 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown (The Wine Independent): "Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2019 Sansonnet bursts with baked plums, boysenberry preserves, and chocolate box plus touches of tar and black olives. Full-bodied, the palate is rich and voluptuous with firm, rounded tannins and oodles of freshness to support, finishing long with loads of exotic spice sparks. Alcohol 14.5%. Drink: 2025-2045. (5/9/22)"

94 points James Suckling: "Ripe blackberries, cherries, praline, walnuts and lavender on the nose. It’s medium-to full-bodied with fine, plush tannins. Creamy and polished. Drink after 2024. (1/6/22)"

94 points Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux): "(Cabernet Franc, Merlot). Dark plum colour, this is so juicy, well balanced and delivered, rich and deep, juicy damson, chocolate, roasted coffee bean, austere but full of promise and a gorgeous wine. Tasted twice. An upscore from En Primeur. A yield of 35hl/ha. Michel Rolland consultant. Alcohol 14.5%. Drink: 2026-2040. (10/22/21)

94 points Chris Kissack (Winedoctor): "This 2019 starts off with a notably dark, glossy and inky hue in the glass, which feels true to the domaine. Aromatically it has all the smoky intensity I would associate with this vintage, with notes of dark chocolate, sage, slate and currant. The palate is characteristically sweet and rich, polished but it feels correct, with a fine bed of black fruits, currants, smoke, slate and bramble, set within a wrapping of smouldering tannins. A very smart composition here which will develop well in the cellar. Well done. Tasted twice, once in Scotland, once in Bordeaux. The declared alcohol is 14.5%. (Dec 2021)"

94 points Peter Moser (Falstaff) (2/16/22).

94 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2019 Sansonnet seems to revel in the vintage. The aromatics explode from the glass with precocious black cherry, raspberry and blueberry scents, the oak neatly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied and manages to counterbalance its power with tension, retaining crucial sapidity on the prolonged finish. Excellent. Drink: 2025-2045. (Feb 2022)"

93 points Georgina Hindle (Decanter): "Beautifully aromatic nose, rich and ripe filled with bramble fruits and dark cherries. Wow, this packs a punch on the palate. Laser precision when it comes to the fruit, summer strawberries and red cherries - with a touch of really satisfying sweetness - mixed with blackberries but well defined with such clarity. Tannins are fine and support the fruit while providing a softy chalky texture. Nice density and drive with freshness throughout. Feels well made and will have a long ageing potential. Drinking Window: 2025-2038. (1/5/22)"

93 points Wine Spectator: "This is both lush and structured, with a gush of dark, steeped cassis, blackberry and fig notes leading the way and quickly followed by singed alder and juniper, warm humus and cast iron notes, which really linger. This won't ever be a charmer, but it will develop nicely over time. Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Best from 2023 through 2038. 2,100 cases made, 300 cases imported. (3/31/22)"