Château Teyssier, Grand Cru, Saint-Emilion, 2014

In the 1990s, our view was that Saint-Emilion’s fame was based firmly on the great historical pedigree of the town – names such as Ausone, Cheval Blanc, Figeac, Canon, and Angélus. We had yet to encounter Mr Jonathan Maltus, and his 1996 bottle of a wine he called ‘Le Dôme’. Wow, one hell of a bottle, someone clearly knew exactly what they were doing, both in the vineyard, and in the cellar.