Declassified Wine

"...from a fine but uneven vintage. As with many top wines of the region that year, this is light and delicate rather than rich and unctuous."

"Although from one of the appellation's most celebrated estates, the 2020 Saint-Estèphe could almost come from Somerton, so classic an 'English' claret is it."

"Merlot-based blend given style and structure by a dash of Cabernet Franc, it’s chock full of dark, plummy fruit and is delightfully soft, smooth, ripe and juicy."

"Full, rich and weighty, crammed with heady hedgerow fruit, it's a fine expression of both vintage and appellation. Silky smooth in the mouth, with great localdepth of juicy cassis flavour"

"... it’s a wonderfully classy vino, with hints of cedar wood, tobacco, leather and plenty of cassis on the impressively sophisticated finish."

"2018 was a stellar vintage and the grand vin of this estate (which sells for more than £1, 000 a bottle, BTW) wowed the critics, attracting scores of 98/100..."