Labégorce Margaux 2020 375ml

94 points Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux): "(50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot). Clear depth to the cassis fruits, studded with fennel, anis, cut herbs, raspberry leaf and smoked earth, delivering complexity and pleasure. A brilliant wine, and a great value pick. 33% new oak. Harvest September 16 to October 1, technical director Marjolaine de Coninck. Alcohol 14%. Drink: 2026-2042. (3/16/23)"

94 points Jeff Leve (The Wine Cellar Insider): "Lush, creamy, silky and already expressive, the wine is full-bodied, soft and creamy with layer after layer of black cherries, plums, currants, licorice, chocolate and a background note of espresso. Labegorce has been on fire since 2015 and I would not be surprised as the wines mature to find this to be the best vintage produced yet! Drink from 2025-2047. (Mar 2023)"

93 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The 2020 Labégorce is a dark, sumptuous beauty. The 2020 has softened a bit with élevage, but it remains a distinctly potent, brooding Margaux. Drink: 2025-2040. (Feb 2023)"

93 points Jeb Dunnuck: "A forward, textured, already delicious wine, the 2020 Château Labégorce offers lots of red and black fruit as well as notes of cedar, smoke tobacco, and chocolate. Based on 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, aged in 40% new barrels, it has perfectly integrated oak, ripe, fine-grained tannins, and outstanding overall balance. Give bottles just a year or three and enjoy over the following 10-15 years or more. Drink: 2023-2038. (3/29/23)"

93 points Jane Anson (Decanter): "Smoked cedar oak on the nose, a welcome touch in a vintage where tannins have frequently been turned up to 11. Grilled almonds; really a campfire edge. I like this, works well with the vintage. The fruit softens through the mid palate but the team has done a great job of finding extra layers flavour and complexity. Good stuff. 40% new oak. 2% Petit Verdot completes the blend. Yields around 32hl/ha. Just 20mm of rain in August here, which meant veraison was more difficult. Tasted this also at the estate, and both times I was impressed. Less opulent than 2019, more classic and serious but this is great. Harvest September 16 to October 1. Drinking Window: 2026-2038. (May 2021)"

93 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2020 Labegorce, matured in 40% new oak, has a fragrant, floral bouquet with wilted rose petals infusing the lively red cherry and crushed strawberry fruit. There is something "airy" about the aromatics here. The palate is slightly honeyed in texture, saturated tannins, a mixture of red and black fruit commingling with white pepper and iodine. Great persistence and salinity on the finish - an excellent, quite substantial Margaux for long-term ageing. Drink: 2023-2045. (Feb 2023)"

93 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown (The Wine Independent): "Deep garnet-purple in colored, the 2020 Labegorce tumbles out of the glass with fragrant notions of kirsch, red roses, and stewed plums, leading to suggestions of damp soil and truffles. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is juicy and plush with a sense of gravitas coming through on the long, layered finish. Alcohol 14%. Drink: 2025-2045. (3/16/23)"

93 points Chris Kissack (Winedoctor): "This commences with a rather reductive and smoky nose, with plenty of elegant new-oak perfume, reminiscent of crushed chalk and fine vanilla, while the fruit which lies underneath feels dark and toasted. The palate leads with a rather soft, supple and approachable style, although the structure that hides underneath is delightful, with a core of ripe and finely integrated tannins, all intertwined with the tense fruit and fresh acidity. This is a very good result, a wine with some panache, and one which is worthy of consideration. The alcohol is declared to be 14%. (Dec 2022)"