Everything about 2020 Bordeaux, Tasting Notes, Scores, Reviews, Ratings, Blends, Harvest Reports, Vintage Information
2020 White Bordeaux is a bit of a mixed bag. The wines offer fabulous aromatics and creamy textures, but they are also on a fast, evolutionary track. With 75 wines tasted, here’s what you need to know.
All great vintages offer character and style at all ends of the spectrum. And with 2020 Bordeaux, every appellation produced strong wines. The St. Emilion Satellite Appellations offer fabulous wines that drink well early while offering value as well. Regions like this prove you do not need to spend a lot of money to drink well.
2020 sweet Bordeaux has what you’re looking for. The wines combine gorgeous aromatics, sweetness, opulent, creamy textures, and racy acidity making these fabulous sweet treats. But production was down with some estates making 50% less wine than usual.
2018 Sweet Bordeaux is the product of a challenging year. Sauternes and Barsac did produce some nice, mid-weight, sweet wines that can drink well young, and age, if you know where to look.
2020 is a good vintage for white Bordeaux. Not only from Pessac Leognan, but the whites from the Medoc are quite strong. The wines are aromatic, creamy, fresh, ripe, and sweet, with good acidities.
Located next to Pomerol, Lalande de Pomerol shares terroir resembling Pomerol and in 2020, the vintage allowed several of these vineyards to produce some of the best wines in the history of their estates.
Bordeaux AOC wines are the textbook example of wines of pleasure. They drink well early, are inexpensive easy to enjoy. In 2020, if you know where to look, they can offer value and fun drinking.
Bordeaux Superieur wines always offer great value wines. They drink early, are soft, round, fruity and the best part is, they sell for a song. Plus, 2020 is strong for Merlot, so smart shoppers should take a good look at these wines.