Classic, balanced, fragrant.
Chateau St. Jean was a family winery established in 1973 in Sonoma. Made to be an acsessible red, this one was blended from sites on the North and Central Coasts and it was aged in French and American oak for 8 months before bottling.
Plum pudding and cassis, dark chocolate and espresso, toasted spice and pencil shavings are lifted with a whiff of mint. Supple on the entry it delivers generous purple fruit, savoury spices, leather, vanilla and mint flavours. Good posture ad balance but also very approachable.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 20th, 2020

This delicious Chateau St. Jean Pinot is entirely satisfying.
It has classic Pinot Noir character with juicy New World fruit.
Expect aromas of black cherry, raspberry, cedarbox and crushed purple flowers atop forest floor and wild herbs. The palate is silky and tastes like sunshine warmed berries, juicy cherries and sweet spice. It has a lengthy finish and will pair well with duck, wild mushroom ragout or harvest dishes of roasted beets, yam and squash.

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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 26th, 2012

Approachable, tangy, value.
The new packaging for the Lindeman's Bin 65 is a great refresh. However, the photo shown is not true to the new, cello-wrapped sample I received, depicting sun chairs on a beach.
Same consistent beverage is inside the bottle, think golden fruits such as pear and pineapple, buttered nuts, smoke, caramels and orange creamsicle. The palate is tangy and lemony with good weight and creamy mid-palate. A quaffable and approachable white.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - May 16th, 2017

Value, crunchy, verdant.
Awesome value.
Classic verdant aromas of nettle, gooseberry, grass clippings, citrus blossoms and undertones of honey, guava and crunchy peaches. It has a good lick of honeyed sweetness but not to worry, it's nicely offset by tangy citrus, garden herbs and grass.
A buy-by-the-case everyday white.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 21st, 2016

Value, approachable, supple.
Very well recognized, this buy-by-the-case red offers liberal aromas of sarsaparilla, mulberry, black cherry with a side of mocha and vanilla. The palate mimics the nose; it is sweet and supple and very approachable without lacking balance.
Solid value - a crowd-pleaser.
Pair with anything you can throw on the grill - burgers, sweet & spicy ribs, chili dogs...

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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 17th, 2016