2020 Chateau Ripeau Saint-Emilion

CRITICAL ACCLAIM


Jeb Dunnuck - "Cassis, black raspberries, tobacco, spicy wood, and beautiful floral notes all emerge from the 2020 Château Ripeau, a seamless, medium to full-bodied beauty with perfectly integrated oak, an elegant, layered mouthfeel, polished tannins, and a great finish. It's up with the finest vintages I've tasted from this estate and does everything right. It's already accessible given its purity and balance, yet I see no reason this shouldn't evolve nicely for a solid two decades. "


James Suckling - "There is definite reduction on the nose here, but as it opens you find sleek winemaking, plenty of deft blending of blackberry, slate, almond and fennel. Intense, but has juice, finesse and lift. From sandy gravel soils with some clay. Barrel Sample: 93"


Decanter - "Perfumed nose of dried flowers, bitter chocolate, blackberries, walnuts and sandalwood. Fine and pretty, with silky tannins and a medium body. Velvety, spicy finish. Caressing and very balanced. Drink from 2025."