2020 Médoc

 2020 Médoc Primeur

2020 Château Beauvillage

APR 21 Ruby. Blackberries, fruit driven, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, juicy, elegant texture, good length. 88-90

2020 Château Blaignan

MAY 21 Ruby. Anise, blackberries, some spices, fruit driven nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, red berries, some spices, elegant texture, good length. 88-90

2020 Château Prieuré de Blaignan

MAY 21 Ruby. Cassis, red fruits, some vanilla, lighter nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red and dark fruits, leaner bodied, good length. 86-88

2020 Château Bois de Roc

MAY 21 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some spices, fruit driven nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, lots of texture, fine grained, detailed, lovely energy to it, long. 90-92

2020 Château Bournac

MAY 21 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, fruit driven, scented nose, floral. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, nuanced, good length. 88-90

2020 Château La Cardonne

MAY 21 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, vanilla and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blueberries, anise, cassis, leaner bodied, good length. 86-88

2020 Château Carmenère

MAY 21 Ruby. Blackberries, blueberries, anise, spices, cherries, floral nose, lifted. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, some spices, detailed and elegant, nuanced, juicy, lovely energy in it, long. 89-91

2020 Château Castera

MAY 21 ruby. Scented, blackberries, cassis, fruit driven nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, some spices, liquorice, detailed, structured, good length. 88-90

2020 Château La Chandelliere

MAY 21 Ruby. Blackberries and anise, fruit driven nose, liquorice. Scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, good length. 88-90

2020 Château La Clare

MAY 21 Ruby. Blackberries, cassis, anise, spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits and anise, leaner finish. Woody. 86-88

2020 Château L’Ecrin de Couleys

MAY 21 Ruby. Anise, liquorice, blueberries and spices nose, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, some spices, nuanced, good length. Juicy with texture. 88-90

2020 Château Fleur La Mothe

APR 21 Ruby. Scented, blackberries, cassis, fruit driven nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, juicy if leaner, good length. 87-89

2020 Goulée by Cos d’Estournel 

APR 21 Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, blackberries nose, vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice and coffee finish, long. 89-91

2020 Château La Gorce

APR 21 Ruby. Scented, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries nose, fruit driven with some spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, juicy, spices, detailed, good length. 88-90

2020 Château Les Grands Chênes

MAY 21 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, fruit driven nose, some spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, juicy, leaner finish, good length. 88-90

2020 Château des Granges d’Or

APR 21 Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, vanilla and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, blackberries, good length. 88-90

2020 Château Greysac

MAY 21 Ruby. Anise, blueberries, vanilla and spices nose. Not that intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, fruit driven, detailed, intense, lots of vanilla, good length. 89-91

2020 Château Grivière

MAY 21 Ruby. Coffee, vanilla, blackberries nose. Lots of wood. Medium acidity, ripe tannins, wood driven palate, very dry. 82-84

2020 Château Haut Condissas Prestige

MAY 21 Ruby. Vanilla, spices, coffee and cassis nose. Medium acidity, ripe tannins, leaner, red fruits, spices, lots of wood. 84-86

2020 Château Haut-Maurac

APR 21 Ruby. Anise, blackberries, fruit driven nose, some spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, juicy, blackberries, some spices, long finish. 89-91

2020 Château Lartigue

MAY 21 Ruby. Red fruits, floral, dark berries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, spices, lighter bit short. 86-88

2020 Château Laulan Ducos

MAY 21 Ruby. Blackberries, some cassis, light vanilla note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, light bodied, classical style, detailed, good length. 88-90

2020 Château Livran

MAY 21 Ruby. Scented, red fruits, anise, elegant nose, bright expression. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, blackberries, juicy with texture, elegant, good length. 88-90

2020 Loudenne le Château

MAY 21 Ruby. Scented, blackberries and faint floral notes nose, vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, juicy, some spices, good length. 88-90

2020 Château Noaillac

APR 21 Ruby. Rosemary, dark fruits, liquorice, vanilla and some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices and liquorice, good length. 88-90

2020 Château Panigon

MAY 21 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, fruit driven nose, some spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, nuanced, juicy, long finish. 89-91

2020 Château Poitevin

APR 21 Ruby. Scented, floral, detailed nose, cassis and blueberries, some vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, juicy and lively, lovely balance, long finish. 13% alcohol. 90-92

2020 Château Potensac

MAY 21 Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, vanilla, some spices, fruit driven nose, lightly scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, juicy, spices, detailed, some red fruits, layered, a very impressive Potensac. Long. Graphite notes in the finish. 91-93

2020 Château Ramafort

MAY 21 Ruby. Anise, vanilla, spices nose, coffee. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, some spices and coffee, good length. 87-89

2020 Château Rollan de By

MAY 21 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, fruit driven and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, juicy, good length. 87-89

2020 Château Roquegrave

APR 21 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, blueberries, fruit driven nose, spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, leaner bodied, a bit of alcohol warmth. 86-88

2020 Château Saint-Hillaire

MAY 21 Ruby. Vanilla, blackberries and cassis nose, lighter. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, light bodied, cassis, elegant texture. 88-90

2020 Château Sigognac

MAY 21 Ruby. Blueberries, anise, light floral note, delicate nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, light bodied, elegant texture, good length. 87-89

2020 Château Taffard de Blaignac

MAY 21 Blackberries, anise, herbs and floral notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, light bodied, good length. 86-88

2020 Château La Tour de By

APR 21 Ruby. Anise, blackberries, fruit driven nose, light vanilla note. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, juicy, blackberries and spices, lovely balance (13,5%), a fine La Tour de By! 89-91

2020 Heritage La Tour de By

APR 21 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, fruit, nuanced, cassis, scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, nuanced, long finish. Lovely balance (13,5%) 90-92

2020 Château Tour Seran

MAY 21 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, fruit driven nose, some spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice and spices, bit high alcohol, good length. 87-89

2020 Château Villa Carmin

APR 21 Ruby. Anise, vanilla, blackberries and spices, fruit driven. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, juicy, structured and long. 88-90