2020 Chateau Grand Village
~ (91) Antonio Galloni , Vinous 12-1-2022
~ (92) Neal Martin, Vinous 12-1-2022
Beautiful blue fruit and chocolate here. Medium- to full-bodied. The tannins are firm and velvety with lots of spice, seashell and iodine notes. Lots of white pepper and sea salt. Fresh. 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc. ~ (94) James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 4-4-2023
Pretty floral-violet nose with plenty of juice on the palate. Rich but sappy with a mineral edge. Tannins long and extremely fine. Clearly GV. ~ (16.5) James Lawther, JancisRobinson.com 4-22-2021
The 2020 Grand Village (Lafleur), which is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, comes from more clay soils and from cuttings from Château Lafleur in Pomerol. It's a gorgeous wine that brings serious power and richness while staying nicely balanced. Ripe black fruits, truffle earth, chocolate, and some floral, earthy notes define the aromatics, and it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, ripe yet building tannins, and a great finish. It's certainly a bigger, richer vintage at this address, and this beauty will benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age. I can't imagine it not drinking well for a solid two decades. It's worth pointing out that production was down from an average 5,000 cases to over 3,000 cases in 2020, so there's certainly less of this beauty to go around. If you see a bottle, don't miss it. ~ (94) Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com 3-29-2023
~ (92) Neal Martin, Vinous 12-1-2022
Beautiful blue fruit and chocolate here. Medium- to full-bodied. The tannins are firm and velvety with lots of spice, seashell and iodine notes. Lots of white pepper and sea salt. Fresh. 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc. ~ (94) James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com 4-4-2023
Pretty floral-violet nose with plenty of juice on the palate. Rich but sappy with a mineral edge. Tannins long and extremely fine. Clearly GV. ~ (16.5) James Lawther, JancisRobinson.com 4-22-2021
The 2020 Grand Village (Lafleur), which is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, comes from more clay soils and from cuttings from Château Lafleur in Pomerol. It's a gorgeous wine that brings serious power and richness while staying nicely balanced. Ripe black fruits, truffle earth, chocolate, and some floral, earthy notes define the aromatics, and it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, ripe yet building tannins, and a great finish. It's certainly a bigger, richer vintage at this address, and this beauty will benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age. I can't imagine it not drinking well for a solid two decades. It's worth pointing out that production was down from an average 5,000 cases to over 3,000 cases in 2020, so there's certainly less of this beauty to go around. If you see a bottle, don't miss it. ~ (94) Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com 3-29-2023
SKU: SK3551992-750
COUNTRY : France
REGION : Bordeaux
PRODUCER : Chateau Grand Village
FORMAT : 750ml
COUNTRY : France
REGION : Bordeaux
PRODUCER : Chateau Grand Village
FORMAT : 750ml