Chateau Haut-Jaugue Blanc Saint-Emilion 2022

96 Points (Gold Medal Winner), 2025 Decanter Wine Awards

This is the 2022 Château Haut-Jaugue Blanc courtesy of a 4th-generation family estate on the heights of Saint-Émilion. The best part of Saint-Émilion’s upper plateau is that the limestone and clay soils are virtually identical to those of neighboring Pomerol – home to Pétrus – as well as all the Left Bank First Growths. Same terroir. About 1/100th of the price! And while Burgundy’s best values now run you $35-45/btl and require years to open up, this is drinking beautifully right out of the gates and will still age gracefully for at least another decade and a half.

Decanter awarded it a Gold medal at their international wine award ceremony along with a rave 96-point review, calling it “Elevated and refined with mineral tannins and a cedar oak finish.” It’s the kind of wine you’d expect to cost somewhere in the $40 to $50/btl range. But nope, it’s a heck of a lot less than that! This is a great one to have for now and for the future!