Chateau Puygueraud 2020 Francs Cotes de Bordeaux《F047J》
Type：Red Wine
Grape Varieties ：
88% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc
Region：
Francs Cote de Bordeaux
ABV：
14.5%
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🌟James Suckling 94 pts
🌟Robert Parker 91+ pts
🌟Vinous 91 pts
🌟Wine Enthusiast 91 pts
PUYGUERAUD
FRANCS CÔTES DE BORDEAUX AC
The vineyard of Puygueraud is located on a rocky plateau that overlooks the magnificent Dordogne valley, in a continuum until Saint-Emilion.
“The polyculture impresses upon this land a very lively respiration: fields, grain growing alternating with vines.”
WrThe 42 hectares of black grapes and 5 hectares of white grapes of the property, today sub-divided into 67 parcels, resting on clay and limestone soils and limestone with asterias, marl and clay subsoils.
« We work year after year, parcel after parcel, to continually find the best accordance between our soils and our plant material. »
Cyrille Thienpont
Region
Today 80% of the vineyard is planted in Merlot, 15% in Cabernet Franc and 5% in Malbec, the latter a grape variety dear to the founding father, George Thienpont. The whites are composed of Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris.itten thirty years ago by the journalist and amateur of Bordeaux wines, Jean-Paul Kauffman.
This Flemish wine merchant family invested since 1924 in the Pomerol vineyard of Vieux Château Certan and in 1920 with Troplong Mondot in Saint-Emilion (sold in 1935).
The following generation, in 1946, George and Monica Thienpont, coming from their natal Flanders, moved into Puygueraud, restored the XVth Century chateau.
After a long pause in polyculture, undertook the reconstruction of the vineyard whereby the first vintage would see the day in 1983.
In 1981, Nicolas Thienpont, with his father, engaged in the transition between a production oriented viticulture to one of excellence.
Since 1983, the first vintage year mark, this approach has continued.
Winemaking
Since 2009, Nicolas and his son Cyrille Thienpont, have worked hand-in-hand for the crafting of this wine that over the last 30 years has become the flagship of the Francs Côtes-de-Bordeaux appellation and a veritable jewel of Bordeaux.
Rating
James Suckling 94 pts
Lots of currants and blackberries with violets and dried flowers such as honeysuckle. Medium to full body. Firm and racy tannins, and a long and focused finish. Linear. Black earth undertones.
Robert Parker 91 pts
The 2020 Puygueraud, a blend of 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc growing in clay-limestone soils, exhibits intense and fresh aromas of violet, cassis, blueberry and spring flowers, followed by a medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy mouthfeel; this is perfectly balanced and will improve with a bit more bottle age.
Vinous 91 pts
The 2020 Puygueraud is a huge, inky wine. Blackberry jam, graphite, dark chocolate, licorice and espresso infuse it with tons of depth, and yet there is good freshness and plenty of savory intensity that builds into the finish. In a word: terrific.
Wine Enthusiast 91 pts
Richly concentrated dark plum and wild blackberry lead the nose, framed by violet petal, graphite and subtle oak spice from barrel maturation. The palate delivers ripe, velvety tannins wrapped around juicy dark fruit core, bright acidity prevents heaviness, with lingering mineral and earthy notes on the finish. A standout value bottling from Francs-Côtes de Bordeaux, drinkable from 2024 onward with solid aging potential over a decade.
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