Chateau Saint Jacques 2005

$24.99 -- Pleasant Pomerol

Purchase Chateau Saint Jacques 2005

This wine is going to take 30 minutes to open fully and the fragrant bouquet hinted at plum and cinnamon. Concentrated, tannic flavor opens with very intense sensation of licorice, anise, and blackberries followed with a nice smooth finish with pleasant oak overtones. A crowd pleaser that is still very young and comparatively inexpensive.
You can hold onto for 4-7 years.

Purchase Chateau Saint Jacques 2005

Vintage: 2005

Region: Pomerol, France

Lifespan: Drink through 2012

Grape: Mostly Merlot

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