HAUT-MÉDOC
92 Château Landat 2020 Cru Bourgeois (Haut-Médoc). The dense tannins and fruits of this rich wine are very promising. Solid blackberry flavors are cut with succulent acidity and a fresh, still very young aftertaste. The wine’s structure is still firm and of course needs to soften. Drink this fine wine from 2025. Park Street Imports. —R.V.
abv: 13% Price: $25
92 Château Paloumey 2020 Cru Bourgeois (Haut-Médoc). This wine, rich in tannins and with layers of black-currant fruits, is a blend of almost equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. It is the Cabernet that gives the wine its style and freshness and that promises plenty of aging. Drink the wine from 2026. Organic. Aquitaine Wine Company. —R.V.
abv: 14% Price: $50
90 Château Lamothe-Cissac 2020 Cru Bourgeois (Haut-Médoc). The wine from this estate in the northern Haut-Médoc is ripe and perfumed. The wood aging has brought richness to the tannins of the wine’s structure. Black-currant fruits add acidity and a fruity aftertaste. Drink this balanced wine from 2025. Park Street Imports. —R.V.
abv: 13% Price: $35
90 Château Tour Saint-Joseph 2020 Cru Bourgeois A ripe and generous wine with a goodly proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon, this is richly structured and with a fine future. Black-currant fruits and a firm structure are working together. Drink from 2025. Cheval Quancard USA. —R.V.
