Château Rochebelle St Emilion Grand Cru Grand Cru Classé 2022

Ruby red, this is intense but the limestone fingerprint is lightening the colour a little compared to some. Moriesh with a salty lick from the first moment, this is a delicious wine that gets the balance exactly right between intense ripe black fruits and juicy measured acidity. No question that we are in a ripe vintage with spice and cut herbs, but this extends outwards through the palate, and is just extremely enjoyable, even now as an En Primeur sample, but with enough tannic architecture to trust its ageing ability. Lovely from owner and winemaker Emilie Faniest. A buy.