2020, Château Fuissé, JULIENASThe 2020 Julinas, which is 15% de stemmed, has a crisp blackberry and raspberry scented bouquet, quintessentially Julinas in style. The palate is well balanced and medium bodied with crunchy black fruit with a touch of bell pepper, strict and unapologetically rustic on the finish. Fine. 87 Neal Martin, Vinous (2022). Drinking Window: 2023 2028

give it 4-5 years in bottle for maximum impact and drink it over the next 20+ years

Taillepieds is south exposed

87-90 Neal Martin

Offers a ton of cassis

Then a burst of energetic raspberry fruit on the palate

Rich and evocative on the nose

Jerome Poisson winemaker

well-judged new oak (25%) and a touch of dark chocolate toward the finish

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