Showing beautifully, the 2018 Château Pierre 1er offers a floral, perfumed nose revealing lots of blue fruits, wildflowers, plum, chocolate, and spice-driven nuances. With medium to full-bodied richness, ripe, silky tannins, and a great finish, this is another pleasure-bent, seamless, elegant 2018 with loads to love. It's going to shine over the coming 10-15 years.

Ripe and solid in feel, with a toast and licorice frame wrapped around a core of steeped plum and black currant preserve flavors. Tobacco accent on the finish adds some cut. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2030. 1,500 cases imported.

The 2018 Pierre 1er is a powerful, brooding wine. Inky dark fruit, chocolate, leather, licorice, menthol, earthiness and dried herbs are all amplified in this decidedly virile Saint-Émilion. I would give the 2018 a few years in bottle to help soften the tannins.