The shock of the entire Southwold tasting was that the St-Émilions were more impressive than the Pomerols, right up to the top echelons of the right bank. I'll be writing more about this unusual phenomenon on Saturday.
The right-bank flights (six of the 16 red-wine flights) threw up some of the bargains of the tasting – not least because organisers Farr Vintners thew in some of their favourites and/or exclusivities. I was...