Chateau Joanin Becot Cotes de Castillon 2018

Vinted from grapes grown in Bordeaux's clay and limestone soil, this soft-textured red is redolent with aromas of licorice, loam and blackberry jam. A lingering finish with notes of cherry and chocolate make it a delicious pairing for roast beef, steak au poivre or dark chocolate.

Tasting like a topflight Saint-Emilion, it will benefit from a year or so in the cellar and impress for at least a decade. Readers looking for a brilliant Right Bank wine to put in the cellar should jump on this beauty.