Chateau Picque-Caillou Pessac 2020 – 750ml Redneck Wine Company

93pts Wine Enthusiast

This vineyard, now surrounded by the Bordeaux suburbs, is producing some fine classic wines. This vintage in its youth is lightly stalky, with a smoky character that comes from wood aging. Its potential is fine, softening, highlighting the black-currant flavors and tannins. Drink from 2026. Cellar Selection.

92pts Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

Deep purple-black colored, the 2020 Picque-Caillou shoots from the glass with a very focused and pure perfume of black cherries, fresh blackberries and lilacs, followed by hints of tapenade, garrigue and tilled soil. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers great intensity and freshness, delivering loads of crunchy black fruit and a fine-grained texture, finishing long and lively.

92pts James Suckling

Aromas of blackberries, dark chocolate, spice box and toasted almond. Some graphite, too. Medium- to full-bodied. Tight and concentrated with firm, chewy tannins. Structured and lingering. Needs a few years to soften. Best After 2025

90pts Jeb Dunnuck

Bright cherries, redcurrants, smoked tobacco, and spicy, earthy notes all emerge from the 2020 Château Picque Caillou, a pure, medium-bodied, elegant Pessac-Léognan that has plenty of class. The tannins are fine and polished, the balance is spot on, and this is all about finesse and elegance.

Winemaker Notes

Vibrant red robe. Intense nose of spices, red fruits and vanilla. Medium-bodied in the mouth with red cherries, cassis, and lightly grilled oak flavors. Silky tannins and nice long finish.