CHATEAU BERNATEAU SAINT- EMILION GRAND CRU 2016

The rich and exuberant 2016 Château Bernateau Saint-Émilion Grand Cru comes from exceptional terroir.

But what really sets it apart is the meticulous farming and quality-obsessed winemaking involved in making it—much of the same attention and care that goes into $300 bottles from the Right Bank.

Add this wine’s powerful structure and sophistication, plus a vintage that Vinous said produced “remarkably polished and sensual” bottles, and its under-$40 price gets more and more unbelievable—especially when other 94-point 2016 Bordeaux standouts can go for multiples of that.