St-Estèphe 2020 in bottle: overview plus top-scoring wines

Very deep perfumed nose; the 1% Petit Verdot is quite potent and intense with ripe fruit aromas. Super-smooth and silky on the palate however, just...

Scented and perfumed on the nose with a delicate charm. Striking, full, round, juicy and crisp - this has bite and a sense of strictness...

A first-growth level wine. With aristocratic ease it conveys nimble energy and sneaky sensuality. Pencil lead, white tobacco, cassis, juicy blackberry and cherry gorgeously delineated...

Clean and compelling, quite richly textured with bright black fruits but also savoury touches. This is brooding and you can feel the power and the...

Fresh berries, quite ripe and forward on the nose, more fruity with some chocolate and cinnamon notes. Super-high acidity, really quite mouthwatering on initial impact,...

RIpe dark fruits on the nose, smells fleshy with liquorice, tobacco, dried herb and dark chocolate flecks. Smooth and sleek on the palate, gorgeous texture...

Needs time to open. Marvellous mineral aspects and salinity with superior tannic grain. Time in glass reveals cigar box from the Cabernet, plus high-toned raspberry, ripe...

Crafted by former owner Basile Tesseron, the wine has a pleasingly silky, polished and smooth aspect, reflecting irresistible Cabernet-driven graphite and bright red and black fruit. Sheer...

Clean and crisp, this is smooth and satisfying, silky and expressive with lovely chalky sensation to the well-integrated tannins and high acidity. Balanced weight on...

Lovely aromatic expression, floral and richly scented with ripe black cherry and salty blueberry. Cool and charming, this makes an impact straight away with a...

Soft purple flowers on the nose, quite perfumed and seductive tones with ripe black fruit, peonies, blueberries and plums. Rich and supple, round with mouthwatering...

Gorgeous milk chocolate aroma on the nose, alongside brambly, ripe blackcurrant and black cherry. Plump fruit alongside marked acidity in the mouth, with a crushed...

Deep and dark purple fruits on the nose, some perfumed touches, really richly scented. Succulent and juicy, high acidity makes its mark straight away and...

Dark black berries, cherries and plums on the palate with bright acidity that lifts the fruit but this still retains a more rich, opulent, sense...

Herbs, aniseed and liquorice combined with red and black fruits. Generous, friendly, juicy, supple, but nicely textured and with a lovely balance. Creamy, chalky and...

Succulent and so appealing, a really juicy core of red and black fruits. Tannins are well integrated and not as marked or as present as...

Structured and balanced, authentically St-Estèphe, not overdone or over oaked, showing gentle tannins with a wide frame in the mouth. Good purity of fruit, a...

Beautiful texture, smooth yet grippy with tannins that have a grainy element to them as well as supporting the ripe black fruit. Feels restrained in...

Supple and full in the mouth, this has a lovely texture and weight - partly from the clearly ripe and opulent dark fruits and partly...