Chateau Margaux 2020

Chateau Margaux, 1er Grand Cru Classé, Margaux, Bordeaux, 2020

Grapes: 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot & 1% Cabernet Franc, gravel soil over chalky clay, 36hl/ha yield, ageing 18 months in new French oak barrels

Critics' Tasting Notes:

"The 2020 Château Margaux is a brilliant young wine, unfurling in the glass with aromas of dark berries and cherries mingled with hints of rose petals, iris, burning embers and pencil lead. Medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with terrific tension, beautifully refined tannins and a long, penetration finish, this is a vibrant, dynamic Margaux that stands out as the most classically proportioned wine of the 2018, 2019 and 2020 trio."

97+/100 points, William Kelley, WINE ADVOCATE, April 2023

"The purity of the fruit in the nose is striking. From there you move to notes of allspice, tobacco, roses, truffle, smoke, roasted plums, cherries and currants. Incredibly sensuous, silky and fresh, the fruit literally coats your palate with layers of velvet and silk textured berries. Intensely concentrated, weightless and effortless to drink, the wine seamlessly glides across your senses and holds with you for at least 60 seconds. This is a prodigious vintage of Chateau Margaux."

99/100 points, Jeff leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, May 2021