Chateau St. Jean
Established in 1973, Chateau St. Jean is located in the heart of Sonoma Valley. The chateau itself was built in 1920 as a summer home for the Goff family and has since been listed in the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Chateau St. Jean sources its grapes from vineyards in the Alexander Valley, Sonoma Coast, Russian River Valley and Sonoma Valley. Most of the top Chateau St. Jean wines are produced predominantly from Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot and Pinot Noir; however, the winery also utilizes Cabernet Franc, Gewürztraminer, Malbec and Syrah. Some of Chateau St. Jean’s highly rated wines include the estate’s Reserve line and the Cinq Cépages red blend, a Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant wine, with Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec. For more information on Chateau St. Jean and its selection of wines, be sure to check out our Chateau St. Jean wine ratings.
Chateau St. Jean 2003 St. Jean Estate Vineyard Malbec (Sonoma Valley)
- $50
The ’03 is a dark, soft, intense wine, with blackberry jam , spiced coffee and rum and cola flavors, but beyond color and fruit, it’s a little simple.
— S.H.
(7/1/2007)
Chateau St. Jean 2009 Riesling (Sonoma County)
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- $15
One-dimensional in fruit, but clean and zesty, and likeable for its wealth of orange, Asian pear, vanilla and honeysuckle flavors. The finish is off-dry and spicy.
— S.H.
(12/15/2010)
Chateau St. Jean 2002 Fumé Blanc (Sonoma County)
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- $13
This is a pleasant sipper, not especially intense, but offering up refreshing citrus and peach flavors. It’s nicely dry, with a crisp cut of acidity, making it a nice partner with food. Finishes with a bit of sweet oak.
— S.H.
(2/1/2004)
Chateau St. Jean 2003 Pinot Noir (Sonoma County)
- $19
Light-bodied and ample in cherry, vanilla and smoky flavors, this wine finishes with a suggestion of cinnamon sugar. Soft with silky tannins.
— S.H.
(5/1/2005)
Chateau St. Jean 2006 Pinot Noir (Sonoma County)
- $20
A little hot and baked in flavor, this everyday Pinot has cherry pie filling, cola and spice flavors. It continues a string of high-production, well-made Pinots from Chateau St. Jean.
— S.H.
(6/1/2008)
Chateau St. Jean 1997 La Petite Etoile Sauvignon Blanc
- $13
Overoaked to the extent that all varietal character is lost. Fruit is totally obscured. Oak prevails from nose to finish. Still, not bad—just oaky.
— M.M.
(9/1/1999)
Chateau St. Jean 2000 La Petite Etoile Vineyard Fumé Blanc (Russian River Valley)
- $20
This is the liquid version of buttered toast. It’s that oaky. In the nose there’s almost no fruit at all, but in the mouth, once you cut through the layers of wood and butter, there’s some melon, pear and vanilla. But wood overrides that, too. In the finish it’s all oak-driven spice and resin. If this all sounds like a lumberjack’s special, it is
— W.E.
(8/1/2002)
Chateau St. Jean 2003 Johannisberg Riesling (Sonoma County)
- $15
Here’s a slightly sweet, nicely fruity wine that refreshes the palate with good acidity. It has apricot, peach, honeysuckle and vanilla flavors that finish with a spicy aftertaste.
— S.H.
(10/1/2004)
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