Tasting Notes
Sixty percent or three out of five bottles that I have tasted of this wine have been marred by a corked character. This has me spooked with respect to what this wine might be. Certainly the healthy examples of 1998 Saint-Pierre have exhibited a deep ruby/purple color and notes of dried herbs intermixed with underbrush, black currant, and compost. The wine is tannic, somewhat austere, and angular, but classic, if that means a typical, rather leanly styled Bordeaux. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2016. Last tasted, 3/02.(Bordeaux Book, 4th Edition Jan 2003)
By Robert Parker
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