2020 Chateau Haut-Marbuzet Saint-Estephe [JS95-96][D93][V93][JD91-93]

Producer: Chateau Haut-Marbuzet 
Region: Saint-Estephe, Bordeaux, France  
Blend: Bordeaux Red Blend 
Year: 2020  

James Suckling, 95-96 Points 

"An excellent Haut-Marbuzet with blackberry and currant character, but more importantly a solid core of fruit and chewy tannins that are polished and gorgeous. It’s all here now, ready for wonderful development in barrel." 

Decanter, 93 Points 

"Juicy, well-defined black fruits, a ton of character, well-balanced and loaded with graphite, wet stones, hawthorn, blackberry, earth - this is a really enjoyable wine, a good success in the vintage, and will age. 5% Petit Verdot completes the blend; IPT81. Harvest September 11 to 29. A yield of 30hl/ha. A pick for me in St-Estèphe. 100% new oak." 

Vinous, 93 Points 

"The 2020 Haut-Marbuzet is open and attractive on the nose, less heavy and toasty than recent vintages.  Pure black cherry and raspberry fruit with light iris petal and Indian ink scents.  The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, quite lithe and supple, gently building to a prudently spiced finish.  Excellent." 

Jeb Dunnuck, 91-93 Points 

"A little gem of a wine, the 2020 Château Haut-Marbuzet boasts a deep purple color as well as medium to full-bodied aromas and flavors of cassis, blackcurrants, tobacco, and damp earth. It’s ripe, rounded, and pure on the palate, with wonderful precision and freshness as well as silky tannins. It’s worth seeking out."  

Alcohol: 14% 

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