Bordeaux En Primeur 2020

BORDEAUX 2020 En PRIMEUR - DELIVERY June 2022. Gorgeous Saint Emilion Cru from Château Mangot. The Todeschini brothers (Karl and Yann) work hard to make, every year, a truly compelling wine which sheds a different light on Bordeaux, and is well worth your consideration.

BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR 2020 - One of the best value wines of the Haut-Médoc, Château Beaumont 2020 has been released today (May 4th 2021).  The 2020 vintage is yet another success for Beaumont as this scores 92-93 points from James Suckling, its highest score ever.

BORDEAUX 2020 En PRIMEUR - DELIVERY June 2022. PRICES IN BOND.    Very limited quantity : only 1,80Hl/ha produced.

BORDEAUX 2020 En PRIMEUR - DELIVERY June 2022. PRICES IN BOND.  90-91/100 Points. "A very pleasing young Sauternes with attractive dried fruit, such as mangoes and apples with medium body, medium sweetness and a clean finish. Not a lot of botrytis character showing." James Suckling

BORDEAUX 2020 En PRIMEUR - DELIVERY June 2022. PRICES IN BOND. Limited quantities. 100% - Sauvignon blanc.

BORDEAUX 2020 En PRIMEUR - DELIVERY June 2022. PRICES IN BOND.   91-92/100 Points. "Lots of blackberry and black olive with a salty undertone. It’s medium-to full-bodied and firm with quite a velvety texture to the tannins and a good finish." James Suckling

BORDEAUX 2020 En PRIMEUR - DELIVERY June 2022. PRICES IN BOND.

93-94/100 Points. "A firm, nicely formed 2020 with fine, energetic tannins and plenty of blackberry and minerally character. Medium-to full-bodied. Racy." James Suckling

BORDEAUX 2020 En PRIMEUR - DELIVERY June 2022. PRICES IN BOND.    96-97/100 Points. "This is a dense, layered Sauternes for the vintage, with lots of dried apple, peach and orange, as well as spicy undertones from the botrytis. It’s full-bodied and flavorful. Serious for the vintage." James Suckling

BORDEAUX 2020 En PRIMEUR - DELIVERY June 2022. PRICES IN BOND.   Owner: Marie-Laure Lurton, Vineyard: 31 hectares with Pyrenean gravel soil, Yield: 42.5 hl/ha.

"Really pretty and linear with a seamless, pretty core of blue fruit and firm, chewy tannins. Medium to full body. Racy and well done." - 92-93/100, James Suckling

An attractive, brilliant, dark ruby colour. Wild red berry fruit aromas mingle with notes of cherry stones, with pepper and spices coming through. Smooth, velvety tannins on the palate with a pleasant tang which in the finish provides length of flavour and amazing sapidity.

90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc

The wine displays a brilliant, dense, very dark, almost black colour with dark purple tones, mirroring the perfect ripeness of the grapes and their optimal pH level.

Antonio Galloni calls the 2020 vintage “a gorgeous, vibrant Haut-Médoc”, whilst Neal Martin exclaims: “This is a joy!

LIMITED QUANTITY.

We have been very impressed by the wine, 2020 is a great Gruaud Larose, among the best ever produced.

"So much purity and definition, this is a beautiful wine with clarity of flavour. Touches of grilled almond and rosemary, mocha, smoke and coffee bean, there is so much freshness, with juice rushing in between the muscles and a mint leaf finish. 3.78pH, 60% new oak. Yields were 25-30hl/ha.

1855-CLASSIFIED GRAND CRU
The soul of a great terroir, a radiant, full-bodied, velvety wine for keeping. It stands out by its fresh fruit flavours, its density and its very fine tannins. Its best vintages express freshness, an elegant bouquet of red and black fruits, with opulence and tension on the finish, and spicy undertones.

Blason d’Issan, our second wine, was introduced from 1995 onwards to enable selection amongst our vines growing in the Margaux appellation area. Fruit from our youngest vines is used to produce this wine, which respects the identity of its terroir, while offering a tasty round fruitiness, which can be enjoyed earlier.

One of the Oldest Châteaux in Bordeaux. Much-Loved Margaux. Always a much-loved Margaux estate, Château d’Issan is famed for hosting the wedding of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, and dating back to 1152, it is one of the oldest Châteaux in Bordeaux.

*Prices in Bond* One of the most important Super Seconds in Bordeaux..

95 - 97 points, Robertparker.com

*Prices in Bond*

Jane Anson: 93/100

Antonio Galloni, Vinous: 91-93/100

Neal Martin, Vinous: 92-94/100

Wine Advocate: 92-94/100

Jancis Robinson MW: 17/20

James Suckling: 94-95/100

Jeb Dunnuck: 92-94/100

Michael Schuster: 91-93/100

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JAMES SUCKLING, 93-94 POINTS

RVF 91-93 POINTS

PHILIP DYNA, 91-93 POINTS

JEFF LEVE/THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER, 91-93 POINTS

TERRE DE VINS, 91-92 POINTS

BETTANE & DESSEAUVE, 91-92 POINTS

NEAL MARTIN/VINOUS, 89-91 POINTS

*Prices in Bond* 2020 marks the beginning of a "new era" as this is the first vintage for the new winery at Lynch-Bages.

60% - Cabernet Sauvignon
40% - Merlot

"You need to take a little time to let the concentrated flavours seep out, this is a long hauler. The tannins build slowly but surely through the palate, sombre and serious right now, particularly for an estate that is known for its exuberance.