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

This is excellent though a wine that will need at least a few years of patience

fresh acidity

a warm year in Piedmont

with a racy but beautifully integrated spine of acidity

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