Destieux St-Emilion Grand Cru Classé 2016

Antonio Galloni of Vinous called the 2016 Destieux a “terrific showing.” When the wine was still in the barrel, he rated it 90-93; but in January of 2019 he upped the rating to 94, calling it a “gorgeous, modern St. Emilion” that offers “tremendous depth, . . . dark, jammy fruit, chocolate, spice, and new leather.” His colleague Neal Martin said it was “among the best wines I have tasted from this estate.”