Chateau Saint-Pierre, Saint-Julien, France 2021 Domaine des Marrans this Maximin Grünhaus sparkling wine

this Maximin Grünhaus sparkling wine shows all sorts of ripe apple and lemon

while the fruit ripens on the palate without losing that snappy freshness

and the soils at Il Campitello site offer an even mix of limestone alberese and schist-clay galestro

It is juicy in the mouth

The full-bodied palate starts slowly and then expands with super polished

Chateau Saint-Pierre, Saint-Julien, France 2021 Domaine des Marrans this Maximin Grünhaus sparkling wineA small, sought after Saint Julien fourth growth. The 2021 Chateau Saint Pierre is firm and structured, with pure cassis and blackberry fruit, polished tannins and excellent length. James Suckling 93 points.