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Product: 2021 Saintayme, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Saintayme is a nickname for Saint Emilion, The 9-hectare vineyard is planted to almost 100% Merlot. There is also a small percentage of Cabernet Franc planted here. Located in the increasingly popular commune of Saint Etienne de Lisse, here you find the cooler soils of that sector are also the home for Valandraud and Chateau Fleur Cardinale. The vineyard of Saintayme is in 1 single parcel. The terroir is limestone, clay, and gravel soils, similar to what you find at many top Saint Emilion vineyards. On average, the vineyard is planted to a vine density of 6,000 vines per hectare. The vines are old at close to 35 years of age. Malolactic fermentation takes place in stainless steel vats and aging in 30% new, French oak, barrels for an average of 14 months. The nose opens with scents of tar, forest floor and aniseed, over a core of baked black plums on the palate crushed red berry fruit, spice, white pepper, rose petal and a touch of new oak ending in young nervy tannins. Since taking over the family vineyards in 1985, Denis Durantou has built a reputation as one of Bordeaux’s greatest winemakers. His flagship property, Eglise Clinet, has become one of the appellation’s benchmark estates, regularly compared to greats such as Petrus, Le Pin and Lafleur. Durantou is known as the “genius of Pomerol”, both for the tremendous quality of his wines as well as for his extraordinary precision in both the vineyard and the cellar. Saintayme (a nickname for Saint Emilion) is one of his two other properties and is located in St-Etienne-de-Lisse. It is produced with the same extraordinarily fastidious attention to detail as Eglise Clinet and provides a gorgeous, age-worthy wine in an accessibly-priced offering. Not surprisingly, Saintayme is routinely considered one of the greatest bargains in Bordeaux. Food pairing: Beef & venison dishes, meaty white fish stew, tomato sauces, blue cheese, chocolate & caramel desserts.
Orders are typically processed within 2 working days and shipped by DPD using their Next Day service (delivery by the end of the next working day).
Orders to remote areas (e.g. Scottish Highlands and Islands, Northern Ireland) may be sent with DPD’s Two Day service (delivery within two working days).
High-value or high-volume orders may be sent out with London City Bond (LCB) couriers who do not currently offer active tracking. Please contact us via email orders@waudhandford.com or phone +44 20 7589 6113 for updates on this.
Please note we only ship to Mainland UK addresses (Northern Ireland, Jersey and Guernsey excluded).
Delivery Charges
- Flat Rate (DPD Next Day/DPD Two Day) – £7.50
- Orders over £250 – Free delivery
Saintayme is a nickname for Saint Emilion, The 9-hectare vineyard is planted to almost 100% Merlot. There is also a small percentage of Cabernet Franc planted here. Located in the increasingly popular commune of Saint Etienne de Lisse, here you find the cooler soils of that sector are also the home for Valandraud and Chateau Fleur Cardinale. The vineyard of Saintayme is in 1 single parcel. The terroir is limestone, clay, and gravel soils, similar to what you find at many top Saint Emilion vineyards. On average, the vineyard is planted to a vine density of 6,000 vines per hectare. The vines are old at close to 35 years of age. Malolactic fermentation takes place in stainless steel vats and aging in 30% new, French oak, barrels for an average of 14 months. The nose opens with scents of tar, forest floor and aniseed, over a core of baked black plums on the palate crushed red berry fruit, spice, white pepper, rose petal and a touch of new oak ending in young nervy tannins. Since taking over the family vineyards in 1985, Denis Durantou has built a reputation as one of Bordeaux’s greatest winemakers. His flagship property, Eglise Clinet, has become one of the appellation’s benchmark estates, regularly compared to greats such as Petrus, Le Pin and Lafleur. Durantou is known as the “genius of Pomerol”, both for the tremendous quality of his wines as well as for his extraordinary precision in both the vineyard and the cellar. Saintayme (a nickname for Saint Emilion) is one of his two other properties and is located in St-Etienne-de-Lisse. It is produced with the same extraordinarily fastidious attention to detail as Eglise Clinet and provides a gorgeous, age-worthy wine in an accessibly-priced offering. Not surprisingly, Saintayme is routinely considered one of the greatest bargains in Bordeaux. Food pairing: Beef & venison dishes, meaty white fish stew, tomato sauces, blue cheese, chocolate & caramel desserts.
Orders are typically processed within 2 working days and shipped by DPD using their Next Day service (delivery by the end of the next working day).
Orders to remote areas (e.g. Scottish Highlands and Islands, Northern Ireland) may be sent with DPD’s Two Day service (delivery within two working days).
High-value or high-volume orders may be sent out with London City Bond (LCB) couriers who do not currently offer active tracking. Please contact us via email orders@waudhandford.com or phone +44 20 7589 6113 for updates on this.
Please note we only ship to Mainland UK addresses (Northern Ireland, Jersey and Guernsey excluded).
Delivery Charges
- Flat Rate (DPD Next Day/DPD Two Day) – £7.50
- Orders over £250 – Free delivery
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