Dauzac 2020

robert_parker92

Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown

The 2020 Dauzac is a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon and 28% Merlot, aging in French oak barriques, 66% new. The alcohol is 14%. Deep purple-black colored, it sashays out of the glass with lively, carefree scents of kirsch, black raspberries and blackcurrant pastilles with hints of dried Provence herbs, graphite and damp soil, plus a waft of tobacco. The medium-bodied palate maintains a bright crunchiness to the fruit with just enough acidity and well-managed, approachable tannins, finishing with an earthy lift.

vinous94

Reviewed by: Neal Martin

The 2020 Dauzac has a very perfumed bouquet that is quintessential Margaux—crushed violets and iris flowers combine beautifully with black cassis fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins. There's a lot of concentration and plenty of fruit here, quite weighty and mouth-filling (especially for a Margaux). It may be missing the sophistication it showed a few months earlier, but you get a lot of wine in your glass. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.

james_suckling94

Reviewed by: James Suckling

A full-bodied red with ripe-berry, chocolate and walnut character. Soft, integrated tannins and a flavorful finish. I like the way that the tannins fold beautifully into the wine, so that you hardly sense them.

james_suckling95

Reviewed by: James Suckling

This has enticing aromas of dried violets, chocolate, oyster shells, bark, blackcurrants, black plums and cloves. There’s plenty packed into a medium body, with ultra-fine, creamy tannins enveloping a perfumed core of black fruit. So creamy and caressing. 72% cabernet sauvignon and 28% merlot. Drink from 2025.