Chateau de Pressac 2020

Professional Ratings

• 94 James Suckling
  This has a dark and spiced character with plums and blackberries on offer as well as chocolate and walnut undertones. Medium- to full-bodied with firm tannins and a toned, vivid character. Deep and black fruited palate with a textured, lingering finish. Drink from 2025.
• 93 Decanter
  Juicy and lively with lots of liquorice and dark chocolate flavours lacing the blackcurrant, raspberry, blueberry and plum fruit. Feels well worked with balanced acidity and a super sleek texture and I love the limestone touches - the salinity and minerality. Tannins are fine and well integrated. There's a classicism to this despite being a big wine - clearly well structured - but this has lovely pure acidity, clean fruit profile and long length. Feels supremely well made - one I definitely wanted another glass of! Understated charm and a great value pick here.
• 93 Jeb Dunnuck
  The 2020 Château De Pressac showed beautifully, with terrific purity in its spicy dark fruits, spice, chocolate, and earthy nuances. Medium to full-bodied and concentrated, with ripe tannins, it's another balanced, layered, incredibly impressive Saint-Emilion that does everything right. It's going to benefit from short-term cellaring and keep for two decades, if not longer. The blend is 79% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Carmenère and Malbec.