Chateau Grand Village 2020

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "A serious, more obviously structured effort than the suave 2019, the 2020 Grand Village offers up a smoky, dense bouquet with aromas of cherries, spices, flowers, lead pencil and dark wild berries. Medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with rich, powdery tannins and a vibrant core of fruit, it concludes with an impressively long finish and superb controlled power. It clearly needs time to chill out."

JAMES SUCKLING: "Currants and chocolate with some hazelnut aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied with chocolate and hints of coffee. Fresh and bright. Drink or hold."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Leafy, with spearmint, tobacco leaves, flowers, licorice, and plums open the wine. The wine is medium-bodied, fresh, elegant, spicy, and loaded with sweet, cherries and plums with touches of cocoa, white pepper, and more of those sweet, black cherries in the finish. This is one of the great Bordeaux value wines you can purchase by the case... if you can find it. And it is ready to be enjoyed on release! Drink from 2023-2035."