90. Château Peymouton, St-Émilion Grand Cru “The 2020 Château Peymouton is based on 79% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon, all from a 31-hectare parcel of deep red clay soils. It has a healthy ruby/purple hue as well as good complexity in its ripe cherry and redcurrant fruits and notes of cedarwood, green herbs, and tobacco leaf. It’s nicely balanced, medium to full-bodied, has ripe tannins, and solid length on the finish.” 90 pts, Jeb Dunnuck 371685 $50 91. Pichon Comtesse Réserve, Pauillac “Love the lead pencil, black berry and graphite aromas and flavors with iron shavings. It’s medium- to full-bodied with very fine and polished tannins, that are poised and balanced. Classy. Almost drinkable but better in four or five years.” 95 pts, James Suckling 347322, 362839 $110 92. Château Plince, Pomerol “The 2020 Plince is a powerful, burly wine. It offers up copious blue/ black fruit, cloves, gravel, lavender and licorice. Readers should expect a bold Pomerol that is more power than finesse. Even so, it's hard not to like this for its deep fruit and generous, embracing personality. A few years in bottle may help soften the tannins, which are pretty imposing at this stage. Drinking Window: 2026 - 2040.” 91 pts, Vinous 371749 $85 93. Château Potensac, Médoc “A year-in, year-out winner, the 2020 Château Potensac is another beauty that has the vintage’s fresh, focused style as well as classic red and black currant/cherry fruits, some damp earth and underbrush nuances, medium body, nicely integrated acidity and oak, and
outstanding length.” 92+ pts, Jeb Dunnuck 362539
$68
94. Château Pouget, Margaux Floral and raspberry notes provide a lift over the dense cassis flavours of this Margaux. It will reward short term cellaring. 92 pts, Barb Philip MW 357690 $90
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