Top Mâconnais 2020 en primeur wines

This is a lush and complex wine, with an evocative nose of ripe pear, mineral, smoke and flint, that opens up to show great density...

A ripe apple fruit tending slightly towards the tropical. The fruit is pressed as whole clusters and fermented in large casks to give a wine...

There is a supremely lively lemony freshness on the nose, accented with a saline minerality and subtle shadings of white flowers. The aromas carry over...

This Pouilly-Fuissé is produced from a site at the top of Sur la Roche, part of which is premier cru. The top of the lieu-dit,...

Shows a pronounced ripe apple character, with hints of hazelnut and chamomile. On the palate, there is density, power and length—a noble wine. In the...

A nice mix of lemon peel and passionfruit, with a texture that is both silky and firmly fresh, almost chiseled. A super wine. The Vessigaud...

Ripe apple fruit, with floral notes and a suggestion of minerality. The texture is supple and rich, with a lingering weight on the palate. Produced...

The fruit is lemony and bright, and the richness is balanced by a lively acidity, although there is still impressive breadth and density on the...

The wine has a ripe apricot and quince nose, plus a rich, waxy texture that is supple, elegant and long. The grapes for this cuvée...

Domaine Barraud has produced here a lovely, lemony 2020 that is not lacking richness while maintaining a thrilling freshness. The lieu-dit Sur la Roche stretches...

This is a wine of impressive balance and length, produced from a number of parcels spread over nearly 2ha in Prissé and Davayé that ripen...

Shows a ripe passion fruit aroma, with a floral edge and a ripe, lush texture on the palate. Lafon is the owner of the Château...

This wine is intensely aromatic, with hints of coconut, passionfruit, butter, spice and honey. The texture is equally compelling, with a lovely creamy richness and...

In 2020 the balance is particularly deft, with a ripe apple fruit enlivened by crisp lemon peel notes and a saline undercurrent. The texture is...

There is more toasty ripe apple to the nose than citrus; the wine is perhaps a bit heavily wooded, but holding it well. On the...

Located in the heart of the village of Fuissé itself, on thin clay and marl soils over limestone at the top of the slope. The...

From a 0.75ha holding in one of the top lieux-dits in all of Pouilly-Fuissé, this has a marvellously citrusy fruit on the fresh attack. The...

Really stands out with its surprisingly bright, fresh citrusy fruit, elegant texture and good freshness on the palate. Located on the slopes between Prissé and...

The wine features ripe, almost tropical aromas and a lush, dense texture on the palate. The Clos de la Crochette boasts 2.6ha of south-facing slopes...

Delicious. A beautifully pure lemony fruit comes through, with hints of smoke and saline mineral notes. The texture is lively and fresh, yet there is...

Open, accessible aromas of ripe apple and flowers. The texture is rich and broad, yet there is enough acidity here to keep everything in balance....

A lovely, expressive wine with a lively, lemony fruit displaying a mineral cast. The cask ferment and ageing have marked the wine subtly and the...

Beautiful lemony fruit, with mineral notes and bright aromas of acacia flowers. On the palate the texture is silky and lively, but there is a...

A buttery, creamy wine, with a nice lemony twist to it, good depth and a surprisingly long finish. A standout. En Crèches is located next to...

Fermented in cask and aged for a year, there is a ripe apricot and quince fruit, with an edge of minerality. The texture is typical...

Tasted blind, this was a wine that stood out, with aromas of ripe pear, apple and hazelnut, with a bit of smoke and spice from...

Despite the received wisdom about the Guffens method and the St-Véran appellation, this is a model of freshness and elegance, with bright lemon peel aromas,...

Produced from sustainably farmed old vines in Viré-Clessé, this wine punches above its weight. Although somewhat marked by the wood (which is very well done),...

The wine is lightly crushed and fermented in cask (two-thirds François Frères, one-third Chassin) to yield this wine with lovely citrus peel and exotic tropical...

The wine is rich and dense, showing hints of ripe apple, apricot, quince and passionfruit. The texture is creamy, yet there is marvellous balance here...