Bordeaux 2020: best value reds

Decanter's Bordeaux expert Jane Anson tasted more than 800 wines for her exclusive Bordeaux 2020 en primeur report with around 10% of wines tasted receiving a score of 95+ points, including five scoring 98-100 points - but it's not all about points. For each appellation, Anson selected her 'value picks', essentially wines where there is a magical balance between quality and price. See her red wine value picks here, listed by appellation, and further down by point score and price. Best-value Bordeaux reds 2020 [subscriber-content] St-Estephe Château Meyney , Château Beau Site , Château de Pez , Château La Croix de Pez , Château Haut-Marbuzet Margaux Château Moutte-Blanc , Clos de Bigos , Château Tayac St Julien Château La Bridane , Château La Croix Beaucaillou, Le Petit Ducru Pauillac Château Batailley, Les Lions de Batailley , Domaine les Sadons , Château Pibran Médoc & Haut-Médoc, Moulis & Listrac Château La Tour Carnet , Château Potensac , Château Branas Grand Poujeaux, Château Escurac , Château Laujac , Château La Cardonne , Château Caronne Ste-Gemme , Château Saint Paul , Château Sénéjac Château Mauvesin Barton . Pessac-Leognan Château d'Eyran, Château d'Alix , Château Carmes Haut-Brion, C de Carmes Haut-Brion Graves Grand Enclos du Château du Cerons , Château Roquetaillade la Grange , Clos Floridene , Château de Cerons , Château Cazebonne , Château de Rolland, Château Beauregard Ducasse, Cuvée Albert Duran St Emilion Château Pontet Labrie , Château Haut Simard , Château Angélus, No. 3 d’Angélus , Château Fonbel , Château Tour de Pressac Pomerol Clos Rene , Château Guillot Clauzel . Lalande de Pomerol Château des Annereaux , Château Siaurac , Château Tournefeuille , Château Les Cruzelles , Château La Sergue . Côtes de Bordeaux 2020 Château Améplia , Domaine de L’Aurage , Château Robin , Château Alcée Castillon , Domaine de L’A , Château le Rey, Les Rocheuses , Château d’Aiguilhe , Clos Puy Arnuad , Château Montlandrie Fronsac 2020 Clos du Roy , Château de la Dauphine Bordeaux 2020 Les Perrières de Lafleur , Château Grand Village [/breakout] Prices In her report Anson is keen to stress that's it not just the 95+ scoring wines that should grab the spotlight, those scoring 90 points and lower often find that sweet spot between quality and price. 'The best way to interpret an 89 point wine, in my scoring, is by price,' writes Anson. 'If these are great value wines, it’s a signpost score that means unfussy, easy to drink, super enjoyable.' Using prices for wines already released during this year’s campaign, and comparison data from recent vintages for those not yet out, we’ve compiled a list of wines all scoring 89 points or more and priced under £22/$31 per bottle in bond. The 27 wines listed below range in score with four at 93 points, 11 at 92 points, seven at 91 points, two at 90 points and three at 89 points, and cover the entire Bordeaux region including St-Estèphe, Margaux, St-Julien, St-Émilion (Grand Cru), Pomerol and Pessac-Léognan. Within the list are eight wines that are priced less than £11/$15.50 and 14 wines that are less than £15/$21 offreing plenty of wallet friendly options for en primeur 2020 purchases. 93 points Château Meyney, St-Estèphe - £18.66 / $26 Château Branas Grand Poujeaux, Moulis - £21 / $29 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 'C de Carmes', Pessac-Léognan - £15.67 / $22 Château Alcée, Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux - £11 / $15 92 points Château de Pez, St-Estèphe - £20.83 / $29 Château la Croix de Pez, St-Estèphe - £15.90 / $22 Château Moutte Blanc, Margaux - £21.28 / $29 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 'Le Petit Ducru de Ducru Beaucaillou', St-Julien - £19.83 / $28 Château Potensac, Médoc -£13.83 / $19 Château Smith Haut Lafitte 'Les Hauts de Smith', Pessac-Léognan - £19.92 / $28 Château Caronne-Ste-Gemme, Haut-Médoc - £9.00 / $12 Château Bonalgue, Pomerol - £20.00 / $28 Château Mauvesin Barton, Moulis-en-Médoc - £10.75 / $15 Château Ampélia, Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux - £9.20 / $12 Château Robin, Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux -£9.00 / $12 91 points Château Haut Simard, St-Émilion Grand Cru - £14.42 / $20 Château La Bridane, St-Julien - £13.25 / $18 Château Laujac, Médoc - £13.95 / $18 Château La Tour Carnet, Haut-Médoc 4ème Cru Classé - £20.00 / $29 Château d'Escurac, Médoc - £9.00 / $12 Château Sénéjac, Haut-Médoc - £9.92 / $14 Clos René, Pomerol - £20.00 / $28 90 points Château d'Alix, Pessac-Léognan - £13 / $18 Château Beau Site, St-Estèphe - £15.75 / $22 89 points Château Fonbel, St-Émilion Grand Cru - £13.25 / $18 Château Tour de Pressac, St-Émilion Grand Cru - £21 / $29 Château Saint-Paul, Haut-Médoc - £9.00 / $12 All GBP prices correct at the time of publishing. Dollar prices are based on the current exchange rate of the GBP rate showed. Actual prices for wines not yet released may vary. [/subscriber-content] See the best-value en primeur 2020 red wine tasting notes and scores [wine-collection] See also Search all Bordeaux 2020 en primeur ratings published so far Read Jane Anson’s full Bordeaux 2020 en primeur verdict Best Bordeaux 2020 wines: top-scorers

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