Chateau Clos de Sarpe - St. Emilion 2001

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Chateau Clos de Sarpe Description

A jewel in the heart of Saint-Émilion / A “small” Grand Cru Classé ranked among the elite wines of the world. The Château Clos de Sarpe vineyard covers 3.7 ha in one block, planted on the clay-limestone Sarpe plateau on Asteria limestone, with a south, south-east exposure. Very consistent terroir at the heart of the greatest terroirs of the appellation. An organic philosophy since 1923.

Wine Advocate: 95 Points

"This may be the biggest, richest, most intensely concentrated wine of the vintage in St.-Emilion (much like it was in 2000). Sadly, there are only 900 cases of this unfined/unfiltered 85% Merlot / 15% Cabernet Sauvignon blend (made from yields of 23 hectoliters per hectare), most of which comes from 60-80-year old vines. Made in a huge, nectar of the vine-like style, it is incredibly pure and rich, but is very uncompromising. It appears to be a modern day version of a wine made in the 1800s. Enormously concentrated, massive on the palate, with excruciatingly high levels of tannin, but also high levels of extract, it is meant for patient connoisseurs. It will have a fascinating evolution, lasting 30-40 years, but being conservative, I will just say drink it between 2010-2025. In all respects, this admirable effort is a throwback to days long gone."-Robert Parker

Jeb Dunnuck: 94 Points

From an underrated vintage (especially for the Right Bank), the 2001 Château Clos de Sarpe is a bigger, richer wine than the 1999 and has a rocking bouquet of blackcurrants, tobacco, chocolate, Asian spices, and a touch of white truffle and minty herbs. Youthfully colored, medium to full-bodied and both elegant and powerful, it's drinking spectacularly well today yet has another two decades of longevity ahead of it. (Drink by 2041)