Concentrated, plush, finessed and aromatic, St-Estèphe delivered some excellent wines in 2020 with the cool, clay, limestone and grave soils playing a part in the vines ability to deal with the intense summer heat and drought conditions.
Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for the top St-Estèphe 2020 in-bottle wines
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SCORE TABLE: top-scoring 349 wines with 92 points or above
Individual appellation analysis and top-scoring wines
Margaux 2020 | St-Julien 2020| Pauillac 2020 | Pessac & Graves 2020 | St-Emilion 2020 | Pomerol 2020
See tasting notes and scores for the top St-Estèphe 2020 in-bottle wines
The following wines all scored 92 points or above.
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