Saint Julien 2020

James Molsworth beschreibt ihn im Januar 2023 wie folgt:
A bold, strapping young wine, with vivid plum, cassis, kirsch and black licorice notes that meld steadily as they cruise through, carried by a bolt of graphite and finishing with a flourish of violet, anise and apple wood. Mouthwatering in the end. Built for the cellar. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2030 through 2045. 9,100 cases made.
 

Die Degustationsnotiz des Wine Advocate zum Chateau Leoville Barton 2020 Saint Julien :
A superb wine, the 2020 Léoville Barton exhibits generous aromas of blackberries and crème de cassis mingled with hints of licorice, pencil shavings and classy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, broad and fleshy, with a concentrated core of fruit, sweet tannins and a nicely defined finish, it bears some similarities with the estate's demonstrative 2000 vintage, even if the two growing seasons were quite different. I suspect it will tighten up with more time in bottle, hence the plus sign next to my score, but right now, the 2020 is unusually accessible out of the gates.
 

James Suckling schreibt zum Chateau Leoville Barton 2020 Saint Julien Folgendes:
Aromas of dark berries, ash, tar, blackcurrants and lead pencil, following through to a medium to full body, with firm and integrated tannins and a medium, chewy finish. Needs four to six years to soften and come together. Very tight and nicely structured. Try in 2027 and onwards.
 

Das meint die Vinous-Mannschaft um Antonio Galloni zum Chateau Leoville Barton 2020:
The 2020 Léoville Barton was picked September 15–16 and matured in 70% new oak. It is one of the best vintages that I have encountered in barrel. Wow! This shoots from the glass with beautifully defined black fruit, mineral-rich aromas, pixelated with laser-like focus. The palate is medium-bodied with chiseled tannins, a perfect line of acidity, layers of vibrant, vivacious black fruit and a very persistent finish that is pure class. If you don’t have this in your cellar, then there will be a Léoville Barton–shaped hole to fill.
 

Chateau Leoville Barton 2020 vom Falstaff-Magazin wie folgt beschrieben:
Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, opaker Kern, zarte Randaufhellung. Reife Zwetschken, ein Hauch von Nugat, dunkle Beerenfrucht, einladendes Bukett. Kraftvoll, saftig, schwarze Kirschen, frisch und lebendig, feine, reife Tannine, mineralisch, gut anhaftend, zeigt Frische und Länge, sicheres Reifepotenzial, feines Cassis im Nachhall, toller Speisenbegleiter. (2028–2060)


 

Die Degustationsnotiz des Wine Advocate zum Chateau Beychevelle 2020 Saint Julien :
Rich and muscular, the 2020 Beychevelle offers up aromas of cassis, blackberries and baked plums mingled with notions of spices, pencil shavings and toasty new oak. Medium to full-bodied, thick and fleshy, with an ample core of fruit framed by powdery, generously extracted tannins that assert themselves on the finish, this is a more powerful, chunky Beychevelle than the suave 2019.
 

James Suckling schreibt zum Chateau Beychevelle 2020 Saint Julien Folgendes:
A very polished and refined 2020 with a medium body, integrated tannins and a pretty texture. Nice currant, light chocolate and cedar undertones. Fresh finish. Drink after 2026.
 

Jeb Dunnuck beschreibt ihn im März 2023 wie folgt:
The Grand Vin 2020 Château Beychevelle is a tiny selection representing just 55% of the total production of the estate. The blend is 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot which spent 18 months in 70% new French oak, hitting 13.5% natural alcohol. Surpassing both the 2016 and 2018, this inky-hued Saint-Julien offers a round, lush, full-bodied style as well as gorgeous aromatics of black cherries, blueberries, loamy earth, chocolate, and spring flowers. The vintage doesn't get any sexier, and this has sweet tannins, an opulent mouthfeel, and riveting purity and finesse. While it already offers pleasure, it's going to benefit from 4-6 years of bottle age and keep for 25+.
 

Den Chateau Beychevelle 2020 Saint Julien beschreibt Fallstaff wie folgt:
Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, opaker Kern, zarte Randaufhellung. Attraktive schwarze Kirschfrucht, feines Cassis, ein Hauch von Kräuterwürze, zart mit Lakritze unterlegt. Saftig, frische rote Kirschen, süße Zwetschken, seidige, reife Tannine, mineralisch-salzig im Abgang, delikater, zugänglicher Stil, balanciert und gut anhaftend. (2028–2045) 
 

James Molsworth beschreibt ihn im Januar 2023 wie folgt:
Delivers vivid fruit, with an eye-catching beam of cassis, kirsch and plum sauce notes that flow through nicely, supported by a light brambly edge and a well-inlaid graphite spine. The finish is scored by violet and anise as the fruit lingers. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Best from 2027 through 2037. –JM
 

Antonio Galloni beschreibt ihn im Februar 2023 wie folgt:
Antonio Galloni empfiehlt ihn als "hugely enjoyable"

 

Den Chateau Saint Pierre 2020 Saint Julien beschreibt William Kelley wie folgt:
The 2020 Saint-Pierre is a rich, dramatic wine bursting with aromas of blackberries, blueberry liqueur, anise, clove and brown sugar. Medium to full-bodied, broad and fleshy, it's generous and enveloping, with a ripe core of fruit, succulent acids and powdery tannins that discreetly assert themselves on the finish. The wine's creamy, fruit-driven profile belies its comparatively moderate 13.3% alcohol.
 

James Suckling beschreibt ihn im Januar 2023 wie folgt:
Attractive aromas of blackberries, plum skins, cloves, cardamom, dark chocolate, cedar and graphite. Some wet stones, too. Full-bodied, opulent and broad-shouldered. Structured and refined. It has a deep core of ripe black fruit covered with layers of plush and velvety tannins that linger for a long time on the palate. Really long and even. Try after 2027.
 

Den Chateau Saint Pierre 2020 Saint Julien beschreibt Jeb Dunnuck wie folgt:
I continue to absolutely love what this estate puts in the bottle, and it remains an incredible value given its quality. The 2020 Château Saint-Pierre (Saint-Julien) reveals a deeper ruby/purple hue to go with gorgeous aromatics of blackcurrants, smoked tobacco, gravelly earth, and chocolate. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it shows the more elegant, pure, precision style of the vintage, has perfectly integrated background oak, ripe tannins, and a great finish. This brilliant Saint Julien will benefit from 4-6 years of bottle age and have 30+years of overall longevity. Bravo.
 

James Molsworth beschreibt ihn im Januar 2023 wie folgt:
A plush, broad, toasty style, with warmed plum sauce and steeped blackberry notes forming the core, while sweet tobacco, ganache and dark earth hints fill in behind. A lovely sanguine thread adds a mouthwatering aspect to the finish as the fruit plays out. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2030 through 2038. 4,687 cases made. –JM

 

Den Chateau Branaire Ducru 2020 Saint Julien beschreibt William Kelley wie folgt:
The 2020 Branaire-Ducru will require more patience than the supple, sensual 2019, but it is another strong effort for this overperforming estate. Wafting from the glass with aromas of crème de cassis, plums, pencil shavings, petals, burning embers and discreet hints of new oak, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with a concentrated core of vibrant fruit and fine but youthfully firm tannins that assert themselves on the gently chewy finish.
 

Den Chateau Branaire Ducru 2020 Saint Julien beschreibt James Suckling wie folgt:
Plenty of blackberry, blueberry, lead pencil and violet aromas here that follow through to a full body, with ultra-fine tannins that run the length of the wine. So integrated and polished.Changes a lot in the glass. Thoughtful young red. Try after 2027.
 

Den Chateau Branaire Ducru 2020 Saint Julien beschreibt Jeb Dunnuck wie folgt:
Showing beautifully, the deeper purple/ruby-hued 2020 Château Branaire-Ducru offers a deep, masculine bouquet of blackcurrants, plums, smoked tobacco, and iron. This carries to a medium to full-bodied, concentrated, nicely balanced Saint-Julien with plenty of mid-palate depth, ripe, integrated tannins, and a great finish. Give bottles 4-5 years and enjoy over the following two decades or more.
 

Den Chateau Branaire Ducru 2020 Saint Julien beschreibt Fallstaff wie folgt:
Kräftiges Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Ein Hauch von Nugat, schwarze Kirschen, Brombeeren, etwas Pflaumen, süße Gewürze sind unterlegt, einladendes Bukett. Stoffig, reife Kirschen, angenehme Fruchtsüße, reife, integrierte Tannine, frischer Säurebogen, feinwürzig und elegant, mineralischer Nachhall, gutes Reifepotenzial.
 

James Molsworth beschreibt ihn im Januar 2023 wie folgt:
This has a lovely floral lead followed quickly by a very pure and precise beam of cassis and bitter plum fruit. Shows ample structure but this is fine-grained and almost silky in feel, while subtle dark tea, savory and iron notes peek through on the lengthy finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2026 through 2038. 12,000 cases made, 1,800 cases imported. –JM
 

Die Degustationsnotiz des Wine Advocate zum La Croix Ducru Beaucaillou 2020 Saint Julien :
Unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, plums, violets and licorice, the 2020 La Croix de Beaucaillou is medium to full-bodied, supple and fleshy, with a pure core of perfumed fruit and a charming, precise profile.
 

James Suckling schreibt zum La Croix Ducru Beaucaillou 2020 Saint Julien Folgendes:
Aromas of currants, orange peel and dried flowers. Minerals. Medium to full body, fine and lightly chewy tannins, and a long and linear finish. Hints of salt. Crushed stone. Flavorful and bright. A little closed. Needs time to open. 53% cabernet sauvignon, 44% merlot, and 3% petit verdot. Better after 2027.
 

Jeb Dunnuck im März 2023:
The second wine of Château Ducru-Beaucaillou matches many châteaux's Grand Vins. Their 2020 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou (52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot) reveals a dense purple hue as well as full-bodied array of cassis, graphite, liquid violets, and tobacco. It has tons of minerality, a stacked mid-palate, and ripe tannins. Give bottles 2-4 years in the cellar and enjoy over the following two decades.

 

zum Langoa Barton 2020 schreibt James Suckling: 
This is very linear and structured, with blackcurrant, pine-needle, graphite and cedar aromas and flavors. Intense. Full-bodied, chalky and intense. Superb. Best of the trilogy. Drink after 2027
 

zum Langoa Barton 2020 schreibt William Kelley am 06.04.2023:
The 2020 Langoa Barton has turned out superbly in bottle, offering up generous aromas of black cherries, crème de cassis, licorice and pencil shavings deftly framed by classy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, deep and fleshy, its concentrated core of ripe but vibrant fruit is framed by sweet, powdery tannins and lively acids. Beautifully balanced, it's somewhat more open out of the gates than the excellent 2019 and will offer an especially broad drinking window.t add a grippy, juicy feel to the finish, while an iron note adds cut and drive. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2026 through 2036. 6,400 cases made.
 

Jeb Dunnuck beschreibt den Langoa Barton 2020 im Januar 2023 wie folgt:
Tasted on multiple occasions, the 2020 Château Langoa Barton comes from a mix of different sites in Saint-Julien, which makes it a great representation of the vintage and appellation. The blend is 53.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc. It exhibits a deep ruby/purple hue to go with a beautiful bouquet of red and black cherries, currants, leafy tobacco, and cedar pencil, with a touch of damp earth that emerges with time in the glass. Medium to full-bodied, balanced, and elegant on the palate, it has plenty of mid-palate depth and richness, velvety tannins, and a great finish. This plush, up-front, expansive, wonderfully textured Saint-Julien will benefit from just a few years of bottle age and cruise for two decades. It's the finest example from this château I've tasted. Bravo!
 

James Molsworth beschreibtden Langoa Barton 2020 im Januar 2023 wie folgt:
Solidly built, with a bright violet note leading the way, followed by cassis and blackberry flavors that are vivid and defined. Shows apple wood and bramble notes that add a grippy, juicy feel to the finish, while an iron note adds cut and drive. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2026 through 2036. 6,400 cases made. –JM
 

Den Langoa Barton 2020 beschreibt das Falstaffmagazin wie folgt:
Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, opaker Kern, zarte Randaufhellung. Zarte Kräuterwürze, schwarze Beerenfrucht, tabakige Nuancen, mineralischer Touch. Saftig, rotbeerige Frucht, frischer Säurebogen, präsente, reife Tannine, elegant und gut anhaftend, verfügt über Präsenz, Süße und Entwicklungspotenzial. (2025–2055)


 

James Molsworth beschreibt ihn im Januar 2023 wie folgt:
Youthfully taut and well-structured, with singed apple wood and licorice root notes holding a core of red currant, dark plum and blackberry fruit in check for now. Reveals a nice racy graphite underpinning on the finish. One for the cellar. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2026 through 2038. –JM
 

Die Degustationsnotiz des Wine Advocate zum Chateau Gloria 2020 Saint Julien :
Rich, generous and demonstrative, the 2020 Gloria bursts with aromas of cherries, sweet berries, plum liqueur and cigar wrapper. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and generous, it will offer a broad drinking window.
 

James Suckling schreibt zum Chateau Gloria 2020 Saint Julien Folgendes:
This is poised and elegant with notes of bitter chocolate, crushed walnuts, black peppercorns, blackberries and blackcurrants. It’s medium-bodied with silky tannins and layers of fresh black fruit. Classy. Try from 2026.
 

Den Chateau Gloria 2020 Saint Julien beschreibt Jeb Dunnuck wie folgt:
Just about a perennial must-buy, the 2020 Château Gloria is another terrific vintage for this Saint-Julien château, which always seems to turn out a fabulous wine that sells for a great price. Sporting a deep purple hue as well as impressive aromatics of ripe blackcurrants, plums, camphor, smoked tobacco, and gravelly earth, it's a wine that blossoms with time in the glass. (I followed this bottle for multiple days.) Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it has beautifully polished tannins, outstanding balance, and the more focused style of the vintage. Tasted twice with consistent notes.
 

Sowohl Neal Martin als auch Antonio GAlloni sind sich einig beim Chateau Gloria 2020 Saint Julien:


 

Den Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 2020 Saint Julien beschreibt William Kelley wie folgt:
The 2020 Ducru-Beaucaillou unwinds in the glass with aromas of dark berries, pencil shavings, violets and pipe tobacco, all framed by creamy new oak. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, fleshy and concentrated, with a deep but tightly wound core that's still quite wrapped up in extract and oak tannin, even if it isn't quite as big-boned as its 2019 counterpart. It will require some patience.
 

Den Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 2020 Saint Julienbeschreibt James Suckling wie folgt:
Blackcurrants and blueberries with violets and crushed stone. Extremely aromatic. Full-bodied but very tight and reserved, with racy, almost steely tannins. Some subtle sweet fruit in the center palate. Great transparency and clarity. Super precision here. Vertical and polished. Try after 2028.
 

Den Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou 2020 Saint Julienbeschreibt Jeb Dunnuck wie folgt:
Lastly, the 2020 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is another legendary wine from this château that has been on an incredible run over the past decade. A blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot that was brought up all in new French oak, it has a saturated purple hue to go with an incredible, mineral-laced bouquet of crème de cassis, liquid violets, graphite, and tobacco leaf. More structured and concentrated than any of the Léovilles, this blockbuster, deep, concentrated, full-bodied Saint-Julien has off-the-charts purity, ultra-fine tannins, and a great, great finish. I wrote in my notes, "Like the 2010, only better." You won't find a more concentrated yet flawlessly balanced and elegant wine out there. It's going to need a decade of cellaring and will have 40, 50, if not 60 years of longevity.

 

Den Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2020 Saint Julien beschreibt William Kelley wie folgt:
94+ A rich, powerful wine, the 2020 Léoville Poyferré offers up aromas of sweet berries, blueberry liqueur, exotic spices, incense and creamy new oak. Full-bodied, broad and layered, it's deep and concentrated, its ample core of fruit only partially concealing a hefty payload of sweet, powdery, generously extracted tannin. Poyferré is generally the most flamboyant and demonstrative of the three Léovilles, but in 2020, it's chunkier, broader shouldered and more brooding than usual.
 

Den Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2020 Saint Julien beschreibt James Suckling wie folgt:
This is really floral on the nose with violets and roses, and some black berries and dark cherries. It’s medium- to full-bodied with firm and polished tannins, and plenty of hazelnut and milk chocolate. Structured, yet so finely textured. So attractive and enticing now but needs three or four years to show what it has. Try after 2026.
 

Den Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2020 Saint Julien beschreibt Jeb Dunnuck wie folgt:
The Grand Vin 2020 Château Léoville Poyferré, which is released in a stylish black bottle commemorating a century for the Cuvelier family, is reminiscent of the 2016 with its powerful, concentrated, yet vibrant and inward style. Pure crème de cassis, melted chocolate, loamy earth, graphite, and some spicy nuances all define the aromatics, and it's full-bodied, with a stacked mid-palate, nicely integrated oak, ripe tannins, and one hell of a great finish. This is another utterly brilliant wine from this team, which has been producing First Growth quality wines for many years now. The blend of the 2020 is 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot, aged in 80% new barrels, hitting 13.58% natural alcohol and a pH of 3.81. It will benefit from just 5-7 years of bottle age and will evolve for 50 years or more if well stored. Bravo. Tasted multiple times with consistent results.
 

Den Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2020 Saint Julien beschreibt Fallstaff wie folgt:
Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, tiefer Kern, zarte Ockerrandaufhellung. Zart mit Vanille und Lakritze unterlegte Cassisnuancen, schwarze Waldbeeren, Noten von Edelholz, kandierte Orangenzesten klingen an. Stoffig, elegant und komplex, feine Fruchtsüße von reifen Herzkirschen, reife, tragende Tannine, mineralisch, gute Frische und Länge, zartes Nugat, bereits balanciert, verfügt über sicheres Reifepotenzial.
 

James Molsworth beschreibt ihn im Januar 2023 wie folgt:
Showy and very hard to resist, this gushes with velvety plum and boysenberry reduction flavors, along with melted black licorice and violet hints along the way. This has a very cold cast iron note buried deeply on the finish, too, to keep it grounded. A very distinctive house style. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2030 through 2038. –JM