2020 Clos Fourtet Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
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REVIEWS

JL 98 VN 98 DC 97 JS 97 JA 97 JD 97 WE 96 WA 94 WS 94
JL 98

TheWineCellarInsider.com, March 2023

Scoring at the top of my range from my barrel scores, this is a majestic vintage for Clos Fourtet. With stunning levels of concentration, intensity, purity and sensuality, the wine paints your palate with layer after...
VN 98

Vinous, February 2023

The 2020 Clos Fourtet is a towering, statuesque beauty that captures all the personality and character of this site in a wine that marries vertical intensity, power and explosive energy. Black cherry, gravel, menthol...
DC 97

Decanter, April 2023

Gorgeous violet and blackberry aromas presage a palate with tannins at first creamy and enveloping but then powerful and structured. In the famous 2018-2019-2020 trio, this vintage gets my nod for the best wet stone...
JS 97

jamessuckling.com, December 2022

Subtle aromas of orange peel, sweet tobacco and currants follow through to a medium body, fine tannin texture and a fresh finish. Extremely tight now, but persistent at the finish. Classy. Best of the triology. Drink...
JA 97

janeanson.com, December 2022

Wonderful limestone character, walking the tightrope of tannins, acidity and fruit, remains pretty austere even after ageing, and this is one to put away for another six or seven years. Serious and concentrated, with...
JD 97

jebdunnuck.com, March 2023

(97+ points) Much more closed and backward now from bottle, the 2020 Château Clos Fourtet is nevertheless a brilliant Saint-Emilion that ranks with the crème de la crème of the vintage. A blend of 90% Merlot, 7% Cabernet...
WE 96

Wine Enthusiast, April 2023

This wine's structure is massive. Serious tannins are matched with generous black fruits. Acidity gives a succulent character at the back of all this dense texture. It's a wine to age. Drink from 2028. - Roger Voss
WA 94

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2023

The 2020 Clos Fourtet offers up aromas of dark berries, plum preserves and pencil shavings framed by nicely integrated new oak. It is medium to full-bodied, with a rich core of ripe fruit that's framed by powdery...
WS 94

Wine Spectator, November 2022

Nicely rendered, this manages to belie the vintage's heat, with a focused and streamlined core of dark currant and blackberry fruit studded with licorice snap, violet, alder and tobacco notes along the way. Merlot...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Saint Emilion
Vintage 2020
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 14.5%
Closure Cork

The 2020 Clos Fourtet Bordeaux Blend is a noteworthy wine from the Saint Emilion sub-region of Bordeaux, France. Produced by Clos Fourtet, this red wine is sealed with a cork and has an alcohol content of 14.5%.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate awarded this wine a score of 94, with William Kelley describing it as offering "aromas of dark berries, plum preserves, and pencil shavings framed by nicely integrated new oak." Kelley notes it is medium to full-bodied, with "a rich core of ripe fruit framed by powdery, youthfully firm tannins that assert themselves on the finish."

Receiving high praise from Decanter, the 2020 Clos Fourtet scored an impressive 97 points. The review highlights "gorgeous violet and blackberry aromas," and mentions that the wine's tannins are "at first creamy and enveloping but then powerful and structured." The review also points out a "minty freshness on the long finish."

James Suckling also rated the wine at 97 points, describing it as having "subtle aromas of orange peel, sweet tobacco, and currants." He commented on its "fine tannin texture and a fresh finish," calling it "extremely tight now, but persistent at the finish."

Jeff Leve from TheWineCellarInsider.com awarded the wine a near-perfect score of 98, describing it as a "majestic vintage for Clos Fourtet" with "stunning levels of concentration, intensity, purity, and sensuality." He praised its "velvet-drenched finish" with a "seamless, mineral driven finish that builds, lingers, and expands."

Jeb Dunnuck scored the wine 97+ points, noting it as "incredibly pure" with a "classic Saint-Emilion bouquet of darker cherry and cassis-like fruit." He emphasized its "concentrated, full-bodied, and flawlessly balanced" profile, suggesting it will evolve for 30-40 years.

Wine Spectator gave it a score of 94, appreciating its "focused and streamlined core of dark currant and blackberry fruit" and advising it is best consumed from 2028 through 2040.

Jane Anson rated the wine 97 points, highlighting its "wonderful limestone character," and describing it as "serious and concentrated" with "creamy blueberry, raspberry, and damson puree."

Vinous' Antonio Galloni also awarded it 98 points, calling it a "towering, statuesque beauty" with "vertical intensity, power, and explosive energy."

Wine Enthusiast’s Roger Voss gave it a 96, praising its "massive structure," "serious tannins," and "generous black fruits," suggesting it is a wine to age until 2028.

In summary, the 2020 Clos Fourtet is a highly acclaimed wine, celebrated for its complexity, structure, and aging potential. It is considered a top contender in its vintage, with multiple reviewers scoring it in the high 90s.