Chateau Lyonnat Lussac Saint Emilion Emotion 2016

2016 Chateau Lyonnat Lussac Saint Emilion Emotion Produced from old Merlot vines and aged in 100% new wood, this is a powerful wine. It works impressively despite the heavy, mint and toast woodiness because the black fruit is so rich and concentrated. It will just need some aging.

For much of the history of European wine, red blends were in fact more common than single varietals, as winemaking was typically region-centric and featured grapes consolidated from vineyards across a given area.