BRIEF: “It's not so much the precise location of the vineyard that matters here, but the name of the proprietor and winemaker - Pierre Lurton, presiding genius at two of Bordeaux's most fabled châteaux- the awesome red Saint-Émilion Cheval Blanc, and the supreme sweet white d'Yquem. Marjosse is where Pierre lives, almost midway between the two properties. The vineyard is in fact on a fantastic site, a clay and limestone plateau high above the river Dordogne, with some of its soil surprisingly similar to Saint-Émilion. If this is what Pierre drinks at home, it's impressive. Beautifully balanced, wearing a light covering of oak sweetness over dry ripe fruit that is just starting to suggest raspberry and blackcurrant, and subtly scented with mint.” SOOT’S TAKE: Pierre has decent taste in vin.