2020 was quite successful for the Satellite Appellations of St. Emilion. The vineyards with the best water-retentive, clay and limestone soils produced beautiful, rich, supple-textured, luscious wines of character. They drink well early and they offer some of the best values in Bordeaux!
2020 Bordeaux is a vintage shaped by the hot, summer drought. The soils with the ability to hold the wine, (limestone and clay) allowed the best producers to make incredible wines that will offer sensuous tasting experiences for decades.
2020 Saint Emilion offers several of the best wines of the vintage. The wines offer hedonistic and intellectual tasting experiences that can age for decades. In fact, some estates produced the best wines in their history!
2020 Saint Emilion vineyards in the clay and limestone terroirs produced prodigious wines with opulent, textures, richness, finesse, vibrancy, silky tannins, and complexity.
In 2020, Pomerol is the appellation of the vintage. The wines are simply off the hook. Hedonistic, thrilling, sensuous, with velvet, drenched textures, fans of Pomerol should be all over these wines.
2020 was a challenging vintage for many producers in the Haut Medoc. It was difficult to achieve full ripeness due to the hot, bone-dry, hot summer. But if you look closely, there are several, well-priced gems worth tasting and cellaring.
