Château Peyrabon, Haut-Médoc (Bordeaux, France) 2016 ($23)

I am pleasantly surprised to find this bargain-priced and ready-to-drink beauty still available. This lovely mid-weight — 13 percent stated-alcohol — Bordeaux displays impeccable balance of dark fruit accented by a haunting mineral-like quality, all sitting atop a suave texture. The empty glass of this finesse-filled beauty smells good!
94 Michael Apstein