This is a lovely wine, sculpted and precise, with a fine but confident tannic frame, filled with blueberry and raspberry fruit, and a saline sting (my words En Primeur, and I absolutely stand by them now it is in bottle). Penolope Godefroy technical director at this 6.2ha estate, Vincent Millet director, Jean Claude Berrouet consultant. This was the year that saw the handover from Artemis Domaines to Arkea. 30hl/ha, organic winemaking. 94 points

The 2020 Le Prieure has a sophisticated and beautifully defined bouquet with perfumed red cherry, crushed strawberry scents, seamlessly integrated oak, and just a background sous-bois aroma. The palate is very well balanced with silky tannins that belie the structure underneath, quite tensile with a judicious splash of black pepper on the finish. One of the finest examples that I have tasted from this diminutive Saint-Emilion. Tasted twice with consistent notes. 95 points

The 2020 Le Prieuré is so elegant and nuanced. As always, readers will find a Saint-Émilion built on linear intensity and vibrancy more than size. Blue/purplish fruit, lavender, spice, mocha and crushed rocks are all beautifully delineated. The clean, intensely mineral finish is absolutely striking. This is such a gorgeous wine. 96 points