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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2020 Joanin Bécot offers up notes of cherries, dark berries, violet and flower aromas with delicate hints of peony flowers. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, precise and fresh, with bright acidity and a delicate, crystalline and fine texture; in a word: exquisite."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Flowers, truffle, sweet cherries and cocoa create the nose. Medium-bodied, silky, sensuous, fresh and packed with layers of ripe red fruits and touch of cocoa on the backend in the finish that already express a beautiful sense of purity. This is in contention for one of the top vintages of Joanin Becot ever produced. Drink from 2023-2036."
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WEINWISSER: "90 % Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc (weniger CF aufgrund Hagelschaden), leichte Extraktion, Alkohol 14 vol%. Tiefes Purpur mit opaker Mitte und zartem lila Rand. Komplexes Bouquet mit frischgepflückten Waldbeeren, Lakritze und zartem Veilchenduft, dahinter schwarze Johannisbeerdrops und zarte Graphitnoten. Am mittleren Gaumen mit fein spröder Textur, leicht sandigem Extrakt, stützende salzige Rasse, schlanker Körper. Im gebündelten Finale schwarzbeerige Konturen und dunkle Mineralik, endet mit zarter Adstringenz."
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JEB DUNNUCK: "I always love this cuvée, and the 2020 Château Joanin Bécot shows the class of the vintage with its limestone-driven aromatics of black raspberries, framboise, rose petals, iris, and exotic flower-driven aromatics. With medium-bodied richness on the palate, it has silky tannins, a pure, elegant mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and a great finish. This is just pure, classic Right Bank goodness to enjoy over the coming decade or so."