2020 Château La Confession

A deep, intense Saint-Émilion with ripe berries, savory herbs and pine over polished velvety tannins and a lingering, chocolaty finish.

94 James Suckling

• Grapes: Merlot (74%), Cabernet Franc (26%)
• Alcohol: 14%
• Serving temperature: 16–18°C

One of Jean-Philippe Janoueix's right-bank properties, La Confession sits near the Pomerol border. The 2020 is deep and intense — ripe berries, savory herbs, pine cones and overturned earth on a compact core of dark fruit with velvety tannins and great length — and earned a star in the Guide Hachette 2024.