Bolgheri · vintage 2020
Why this vintage
- 97/100 from James Sucklingand 4 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2020 vintage in BolgheriA hot summer closed out by a serene harvest gave rich, ripe, lush wines.
Critic scores
- James Suckling97
- Wine Advocate94
- Decanter93
- Wine Enthusiast93
- Wine Spectator93
The 2020 vintage in Bolgheri
Vintage benchmark: 94/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A hot summer closed out by a serene harvest gave rich, ripe, lush wines.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Bolgheri. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
Intense ruby red with hints of violet. The bouquet is rich with ripe red fruits such as blackberry and blueberry and surrounded by notes of coffee and licorice. On the palate it is soft and balanced with a perfect tannin structure.
Blend of the 2020 vintage
- 50 % Merlot
- 30 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 20 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2020 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with merlot, cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2020 sheet
- 45 hl/haYield
Winemaking
Fermentation (15 days) and maceration (10 days) in steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 28°C - 30°C
Ageing
15 months in French barrels (40% new)
An offer on Orma 2020
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Texts and documents 2020
The texts below copy in one click for your product sheets, catalogues and social channels. The printable sheet condenses the whole page onto a single A4 page.
Visuals
For this vintage, the media library contains: packshots. High-definition packshots, labels, back labels and lifestyle photos are reserved for clients and partners, on the Compagnie Médocaine’s VinCod media library.
Sheet checked on September 21, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.