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L'If 2020 (750ML)

$219.89
SKU:
LIFAAAAAC0B
 ?  Estimated Time of Arrival:
Pre-Arrival
Available Inventory:
12
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Other Details

Vintage:
2020
Format:
750ML
Region:
Right Bank
Appellation:
Saint-Emilion
Stock Status:
Pre-Arrival

Critic Scores, Reviews & Descriptions

98 JS / 97 VM / 96 JD

#73 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023
#97 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023

This is one of the most structured L’Ifs I have had with currants and cherries, and chalk and salt undertones. Full and muscular. Long, long finish. The tannins and fruit go on and on. Give it three or four years to soften. - James Suckling

The 2020 L’If is dense, powerful and explosive to the core. A rush of black cherry fruit, chocolate, graphite, cloves and lavender saturates the palate. This powerful, dense SaintÉmilion is all muscle and brawn today. There is no shortage of intensity, but all of that energy is directed inwards at this stage. Huge tannins and bright acids need time to soften, but this is impressive. Readers should expect a big, big wine.  - Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media

Coming mostly from vines near Troplong Mondot and based on 79% Merlot and 21% Cabernet Franc, the 2020 Château L'If is a smoking good Saint-Emilion that sports a deep ruby/purple hue, notes of ripe black fruits, chocolate, graphite, earth, and tobacco, full-bodied richness, and sweet, integrated tannins. The balance here is spot on, and while this opens up with air, it shows the structured, classic, incredibly impressive style of the vintage perfectly. Give bottles just 4-6 years if you can (it offers pleasure even today) and enjoy over the following two decades. - Jeb Dunnuck

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