Saint Emilion Discovery Mix

GOLD MEDAL: Gilbert & Gaillard
GOLD MEDAL: Concours des Féminalise
GOLD MEDAL: Concours de Bordeaux
95 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team

One of the most romantic and photogenic wine communities in all of France, the medieval Bordeaux town of St-Émilion & its surrounds, is built on a plateau of limestone that forms the foundation of silky seductive Merlot dominate wines that originate form the area. 

The picturesque Saint-Émilion sits in the heart of the Libournais region of Bordeaux and produces some of the world's most famous Merlot-based wines

For those looking for the best of Bordeaux's "right bank," Saint-Émilion delivers the goods. The Saint-Émilion Grand Cru appellation here (which takes up the same area as Saint-Émilion) has a classification system ranking the region's top wineries.

Of course, you'll find both easy-drinking, and silky Merlots, as well as powerful, structured, needs-time-in-your-cellar styles.  This collection is a brilliant introduction to the area & its wines:

2 x Château Vieux Pourret Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2020
2 x Chateau Pailhas, St Emilion 2018
2 x Chateau La Croix de Chereau, Lussac Saint Emilion 2019

ABV: 13-15%