Château Saint Martial, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

Let it be known: this isn’t “some random Bordeaux.” Today’s sublime and exquisite 2012 Grand Cru—an exclusive offer that’s nearly one year in the making—is a vinous manifestation of our direct import spoils. The quality, detail, and resources poured into this offer epitomize what we strive to achieve here, and we cannot wait to walk you through it! In September of last year, we lined up two-dozen bottles of aged Bordeaux that were all cellar-direct candidates, but one in particular became an obsession: Château Saint Martial. We kept re-tasting this decade-old gem over and over until we were playing tug-of-war with the final few ounces.Turns out, seven generations of the same family have worked this tiny estate vineyard, and they’ve done a phenomenal job at hiding their Grand Cru gems from the public eye. From what we can tell, their minuscule production is kept largely confidential, stashed quietly in their centuries-old cellar for discrete consumption and top placements at French comp