a brilliant wine that derives from a mere four of the 45 plots that are candidates for inclusion in Cristal

gaining complexity on the nose and palate

Here there is better wood integration framing the pretty and ripe blend of both red and black fruit that displays a subtle animale character as well as notes of underbrush

Readers can check out notes on those wines in my recent feature on the estate posted on www

with very integrated oak and a nice texture

Berliquet other_regions a brilliant wine that derivesThe 2016 Berliquet has quite a high toned bouquet that gradually gains more composure with aeration, the cedar and mint infused red fruit developing subtle tertiary aromas with aeration. The palate is medium bodied with firm but fine boned tannins. This leans toward the drier and more classically styled Saint milion, and it pulls it off well. Very promising. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting. Neal Martin