Sometimes, a wine sounds too good to be true. Until we try it.

Dropping an astonishing 97 Points on this Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, Decanter aptly describes it as “A marriage of New World-style hedonism… to a classic Old World structure”.

And we managed to get it for you for just $65. WAIT! MAKE THAT JUST $35!

Seriously, this one has all the characteristics of a much more expensive wine. And the score to match… Just without the price tag!

If you’re like us, you love Bordeaux. And we consider ourselves seasoned veterans of the region. And one of the things we love about Saint-Émilion and the Right Bank is that, with so many small châteaux in the area, it’s still full of surprises.

Enter Châteaux Tour de Yon – our newest discovery! It sits on the Western side of Saint-Émilion with sandy-gravel soils that are perfect for ripe, aromatic Merlot-based reds. It’s prime terroir, sitting on the same geological gravel bed as Figeac and Cheval Blanc!

No wonder we hadn’t heard of it. With just under 5 hectares of vines, the property is easy to miss! But the forty-year-old vines yield fruit of immense fruit concentration. Add that to the care and attention of one of the most modern, gravity fed wineries in the right bank AND patient aging in 100% new French oak aging (which is unheard of in a bottle this price)? Reads like the technical specs of a much more expensive wine, RIGHT?!

Stick your nose in the glass and you’ll be convinced. It oozes jammy raspberry, blueberry, and plum fruit, but underpinned with classic notions of sweet tobacco, clove, violets, and dusty earth. The palate is buffed so smooth it beams with ripe fruit on entry, velvety tannins and toasty, chocolaty flavors melding seamlessly as it goes. It’s a beautifully put together wine. A classy, epicurean delight.

Fire up the grill and toss on some thick-cut pork chops or marinated rack of lamb. Pop the cork and give it about thirty minutes of air and serve it for friends or a special someone. And be sure to stash a few bottles away in the cellar for the next 5-7 years, to see its complexity grow.

At ONLY $35 today, and 97 POINTS? It WAY outperforms the price!

We locked down as much as we could. But it wasn’t much. Time to GOOOOO!

97 Points – Decanter World Wine Awards “A marriage of New World-style hedonism: lavish sweet black cherry and blueberry fruit, to a classic Old World structure: polished savoury oak tightly knitted into the frame. Very accomplished with time on its side. Sensational.”