Righteous claret

St-Emilion is Bordeaux's most infuriatingly heterogeneous region; capable if inhabiting both the heights of quality and pleasure and the depths of laziness in the vineyard and overdoing it in the cellar.

Writing on robertparker.com in 2017, Neal Martin authored an excellent essay about the 2016 vintage in this enormous appellation and here is a brief extract: 

I encourage readers to peruse the full list of tasting notes, since there are plenty of very commendable wines courtesy of less familiar estates this year.

The sheer size of Saint Emilion and the fact that it contains such a myriad of soil types, geology, orientation and practices, means that inevitably there are going to be highs and lows tasting so many samples. However, Saint Emilion is certainly changing and that change is accelerating. 

Today's wines show what value, quality and pleasure you can get from St-Emilion. Enjoy!