Chateau de la Dauphine2020
RED WINE
- Producer Chateau de la Dauphine
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Blend
15% Cabernet Franc
85% Merlot - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Fronsac
- UPC 0 15643 70241 9
Reviews
James Suckling 93
This offers lots of spices, chocolate and earthy notes to its dark-fruited character. Medium to full body. Ripe, velvety tannins and round texture. Shows depth and intensity with a compact structure and lingering finish. 85% merlot and 15% cabernet franc. From organically grown grapes.
by JS, James Suckling , 2022
Wine Advocate 90
The 2020 de la Dauphine is showing well with aromas of baked blackberries, graphite, spices and hints of oak. On the palate, this wine is medium to full-bodied with a fleshy texture and soft tannins that lead to an imposing, calcareous finish.
by YC, Wine Advocate , 2023
Wine Enthusiast 93
The 85% Merlot in this superrich wine is what has pushed up the alcohol. It does give a powerful, juicy character to the black-currant fruits. Against the wood and tannins, this wine has density and a full ripe character. Worth aging, this fine, dense wine will be ready from 2026. Organic.
by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2022
Wine Spectator 90
Bright, with damson plum and bitter cherry fruit notes pierced with light savory and tobacco hints. A subtle chalk spine carries the finish. Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
by JM, Wine Spectator , 2023
Vinous Media 93
The 2020 La Dauphine is positively stellar. Soft and voluptuous, with fabulous depth, the 2020 offers up a heady mélange of blackberry jam, chocolate, licorice, spice, new leather and incense. This extroverted, inviting Fronsac is just gorgeous.
by AG, Vinous Media , 2023