Best smaller appellation 2020 wines tasted en primeur

Bordeaux's smaller appellations 2020 Yields: Graves 37hl/ha Graves white 36hl/ha Côtes 35hl/ha Castillon 30hl/ha What you find [subscriber-content]Some real charm in Graves this year, tones of values that I recommend looking out for (although where yields were very low things got more complicated, such as the 12hl/ha at Château Saint Robert). In the Côtes also, as you would expect in a year where Merlot has done well, you will find some brilliant buys. Mathieu Chardronnier of Château Marsau says; ‘Merlot has reacted well when it’s planted in the right places. Merlot on gravel in this vintage has been touch, but in the right soils it has been magnificent’. Some hail April 17 affectigng 800ha across Entre-deux-Mers, north Libourne and Dordogne, and for Entre-deux-Mers again April 25, June 1 and August 13. [breakout] Top picks/values: Graves 2020: 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 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] [/subscriber-content] See the top-scoring en primeur wines from Bordeaux's smaller appellations 2020 [wine-collection] Search all Bordeaux 2020 en primeur ratings published so far Back to the main Bordeaux en primeur page

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Best smaller appellation 2020 wines tasted en primeur

Bordeaux’s smaller appellations 2020

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