A strong showing for Margaux in 2020 that battled with difficult growing conditions like much of the Left Bank, with estates battling with climatic extremes and dealing with drought the best they could.
Estates on clay-gravels performed well and those that harvested grapes at full maturity from the middle of September were generally successful.
Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for the top Margaux 2020 in-bottle wines
Careful extraction was also necessary in 2020, so calm and relaxed vinifications were also key to attaining elegance with no harshness.
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SCORE TABLE: top-scoring 349 wines with 92 points or above
Individual appellation analysis and top-scoring wines
St-Estèphe 2020| St-Julien 2020| Pauillac 2020 | Pessac & Graves 2020 | St-Emilion 2020 | Pomerol 2020 |
See tasting notes and scores for the top Margaux 2020 in-bottle wines
The following wines all scored 93 points or above.
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