St. Emilion wines to suggest, please

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Hi again Susie. You got the spelling right, but the thread wrong. No problem. St Emilion is a Bordeaux wine, not one from the Rhone region. It is primarily made from merlot, but like most other Bordeaux is almost always blended with one or more other grapes. Most of what is shipped to this country needs to be laid down for a few years. This is because of the way they are made with harsh tannin that has to smooth out over time. The wine is priced from the low teens up to $450 per bottle. One that we enjoy and is approachable quicker than some of the others, and carries a low price, is Chateau Puy Blanquet. It runs around $15 or so.