Best Médoc & Haut-Médoc, Moulis & Listrac 2020 wines tasted en primeur

This comes in strong with both grip and attitude. Some austerity that shows through in the abundant tannic frame, but there is a juiciness that...

Firm but vibrant tannins, this has the softest smokey oak notes that really line the palate and give the plump black fruits a cushion as...

This has the tight tannins of the vintage with damson and an edge of bitter dark chocolate, but it is a success all the same...

Raspberry, tobacco leaf and curling woodsmoke notes on the nose, a little severe right now but well constructed and the tannins will soften further over...

Intense raspberry fruits, chocolate shavings, tobacco leaf and liquorice. Successful overall with rippling muscular tannins and good acidity. Owned by Domaine Bouteiller, this vintage was...

Attractive spicy nose, plenty of Médoc character with layers of tannins. There is punch and personality here, and within the vintage it definitely has plenty...

Fragrant berry fruit aromatics with charred toast that gives edge to the black fruit, as does the liquorice, black chocolate and rosemary spice through the...

This is a good wine with rich blackberry and bilberry fruits, good texture, plenty of tannins and Médoc typicity. Needs to soften and open over...

This kicks off at a high intensity and manages to deliver both concentration and freshness. Juicy and easy to approach and will easily last 10...

Good depth of colour to the fruit, deep plum, with attractive fresh fruit aromatics. Confident tannic frame with acidity and black fruits - all the...

Sappy and muscular black fruits here, you really get the impression that the tannins and colour components in the grapes have been searched for and...

A Merlot-dominant wine makes this unusual for the Médoc, as does the fact the team only releases the wine when ready to drink after a...

Sappy cassis and cherry fruit, bright and focused, a good fist of tannins lightened up by slate minerality. An impressive sense of momentum. Max de...

Careful extraction sees a clear tannic frame to give balance and form to the wine without getting in the way of enjoyment, meaning this is...

Attractive black cherry and damson fruit, enjoyable freshness without forgetting the tannic grip that is entirely in keeping with the vintage. Well balanced placement of...

Gentle coffee smoke on the nose and spiced waves of flavour that add interest and complexity. This is a good wine with gentle acidities and...

There is never any Cabernet Sauvignon in Reysson because of the clay-limestone soils, setting it apart from many of its peers in the Médoc. Here...

Plenty to get hold of here with its layered cassis fruits are deft extraction of colour and tannins. Well balanced overall, juicy on the finish,...

One of six Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnels in the original 1932 classification, this is one of the largest estates in the appellation. This is a blend...

As consistent as ever, offering plenty of juicy black fruits, some chewiness on the tannins, with freshness and persistency. Overall a good choice in the...

A good quality Escurac, well-finessed tannins and plenty of dark fruit energy. Not an exuberant vintage here, but a balanced one with a sappy green...

Combines plenty of signature Médoc elements - broad shoulders, tannic frame, chewy tannins and plenty of liquorice and cassis fruits. After a couple of years...

This is excellent, one of the value stars of AOC Médoc in 2020. Plenty of fresh sappy black fruits, autumnal, unfussy with juicy tannins. Easy...

Inky in colour with a firm structure, really standing to attention with the tingle of chewy muscular tannins at the close of play. You're getting...

Dark plum in colour, this is pretty tannic with a clear frame that is keeping the fruit in play. Fresh acidities, full-on but getting the...