The 2020 Belair-Monange St. Emilion is a Bordeaux blend predominantly consisting of 98% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc. Originating from the Bordeaux region of France, specifically Saint Emilion, this wine has garnered significant attention and high praise from several esteemed wine reviewers.

James Suckling awarded this wine an impressive 98 points, noting its "loads of violets, blackberries and blueberries with salt and white-pepper character. Minerally. It’s very fine-grained with a fascinating finish. Intense and long." Suckling's review highlights the wine's complexity and length, suggesting a wine of considerable finesse.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, represented by William Kelley, gave the wine 95 points. Kelley described it as having "aromas of rich cherries, plums, sweet spices, rose petals and creamy new oak," and characterized it as "full-bodied, rich and layered," maintaining freshness despite its ripe profile. Kelley’s insights point to a wine balanced by its tannins and alcohol, embodying a modern, demonstrative style.

Decanter's review stands out with a stellar 99 points. The review describes the wine as "Striking yet elegant, with incredible purity and precision to the layers of red berry fruit and salinity from the limestone." It emphasizes the wine's "nuance and detail," praising its "seductive" and "powdery texture to the tannins." This review calls attention to the wine's refined and reserved nature.

Jeff Leve from TheWineCellarInsider.com gave the wine a perfect score of 100 points, lauding it for being "full-bodied, concentrated, rich and velvety," and offering "layer after layer of flawlessly ripe, black and dark red pit fruits, crushed rocks, licorice, espresso, smoke and flowers." Leve’s review highlights the wine's depth and complexity, recommending a decade of aging for optimal enjoyment.

Jeb Dunnuck also awarded the wine 98 points, noting its "dense purple hue" and "great nose of ripe black cherries, black raspberries, dried flowers, loamy earth, and camphor." Dunnuck's review emphasizes the wine's minerality and balance, suggesting significant aging potential.

Wine Enthusiast provided a score range of 95-97 points, acknowledging the wine's "richly structured" nature and "fine dark fruits," with "aromatic Cabernet Franc berry flavors along with some powerful tannins."

Wine Spectator rated the wine 94 points, describing it as a "classically styled, slightly austere Bordeaux," with a "chalky spine" and notes of "red and black currant and plum puree," complemented by "light alder, dried rose petal and light tobacco."

Vinous, represented by Antonio Galloni, also gave the wine 98 points, calling it "tremendous" and "easily the best effort" since the property was acquired by the Mouiex family. Galloni highlighted the wine's "waves of inky dark red fruit" and "exotic beauty and allure."

The Wine Independent rated it 99 points, noting its "deep garnet-purple color" and a palate "jam-packed with muscular black and red berry layers," supported by "velvety tannins" and finishing with "epic length and so much energy."

Overall, the 2020 Belair-Monange St. Emilion is highly regarded for its complexity, depth, and aging potential, making it a standout wine in the 2020 vintage.