Chateau Haut de la Bécade Pauillac 2020
Bordeaux · Pauillac · Bordeaux Blends · red
About this wine
95 POINT hidden gem smack-dab in the middle of the greatest concentration of world-class wineries, and heart-breakingly delicious (and righteously pricey) bottles of Bordeaux goodness you’ll ever see in a two-mile radius...for WHAT price??? Lock-in, good people, this is primed to LAUNCH!!! Alright, Bastille Day is ROLLING! Château Haut de la Bécade – if you had never heard of them until just recently (or even today) – we’ve got you!!!! Here’s the cliffnotes…Pauillac just ain’t that big folks, and this left bank gem sits right between some seriously iconic BEASTS of Bordeaux – Lynch Bages, Mouton Rothschild, Pontet Canet, Both Pichons AND Château Latour! I mean, C’MON! Are you living your BEST life? YES, because we’ve got the goods! 95 POINTS from the rip-roaringly awesome 2020 vintage that easily tastes like something 3 or 4X the price! That’s not quite Mouton or Latour level, but hey, we’re getting closer! And for UNDER $35?!?! Say it again…YESSS!!! Utterly CLASSIC Bordeaux flavors and textures too! Opens with this pencil lead/shaved graphite thing, then light flowers…you know, like roses just about to open or violets fit to POP…followed by this haunting creme de cassis and kirsch sensation that tickles your very tongue! Plums, too, and dark chocolate, some tobacco, and…AND! Crazy depth and this baby is just getting STARTED! No need to plug in your big brain for this one, folks – ‘cause this deal is a NO-BRAINER! 65% OFF! The Rainaud family has tended these 7 hectares of vines since 1933 – and you just KNOW they're passionate about what they do, ‘cause they’ve been offered MILLIONS for their land for decades and never sell. I’m so glad they didn’t – ‘cause you’re gonna LOVE this! Truly special wine, and an absolute JOY to drink! As you might imagine, it’s pretty limited...rock on while we have it! ** Heads up, East Coasters…all shipments are headed out straight from our California warehouse on this one, so please allow a few extra days for delivery! ** ** Ice pack charges will be assessed and charged at the time of order print ($8 per box, consolidated). If the ice pack method is selected on one (or all) of your orders, that ice pack charge will be assessed. **
Wine details
- Producer
- Chateau
- Vintage
- 2020
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Pauillac
- Varietal
- Bordeaux Blends
- Blend
- 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc
- Color
- red
- Alcohol
- 13.5
- Last Bottle price
- $34
- Retail price (estimate)
- $60
- Critic score
- 95 — Decanter World Wine Awards