Tasted blind at the Southwold Bordeaux tasting. The 2012 Soutard has more vigor on the nose compared to 2012 Fonplégade and 2012 Larmande, black cherries and raspberry preserve, nicely integrated oak here. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, well-judged acidity, oaky in style at the moment, but there is sufficient fruit to support that—meaning that the finish has commendable harmony and sustain in the mouth. I agree with Robert Parker—this is a fine Saint Emilion from Soutard. Tasted January 2016.