Chateau La Forge 2008

Château Teyssier is located in Vignonet, one of the five St Emilion communes. The property has a long history of wine production, stretching back as far as 1714 when it was little more than a farm. Things stepped up a gear when the estate was purchased by historian Jules Roy in 1869, who constructed a grand château and tidied up the vineyards. From then on little changed at Château Teyssier, until the arrival of Jonathan and Lyn Maltus in 1994.

"A sleeper of the vintage, the classic 2008 Laforge offers up notes of Christmas fruitcake, black cherries, cedar and spice in its evolved aromatics. In the mouth, it is elegant and medium-bodied, with good acidity and outstanding depth. This is complex, concentrated style of wine is impeccably well-made. Drink it over the next 7-8 years."

92 points Robert Parker