JAMES SUCKLING: "Attractive black-olive and spice aromas and flavors. Medium body. Medium chewy tannins. Fine-grained texture at the end with lots of black pepper, white pepper and iron."

ROBERT PARKER - THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2020 Grand Corbin-Despagne has a deep purple-black color and pronounced plum preserves, blackberry pie and cedar chest notes, with underlying hints of sandalwood, pencil lead and garrigue, with a waft of tobacco leaf. The medium to full-bodied palate is wearing a lot of oak at this stage, lending a chewiness to the tannins and somewhat swamping the pretty black fruit flavors, finishing long and spicy. It may take a little longer to come around than some other 2020s, but it should be worth the wait." - Lisa Perrotti-Brown

DECANTER: "This has depth and intensity that holds the line from beginning to end. Majors on blue and black fruits, fairly angular and austere in its tannic structure - this has less easy approachability than some, with clear acidity on the finish, but also waves of juicy minerality when you give it time. Drinking Window 2028 - 2042."

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarter Ockerrand. Reife Pflaumen, ein Hauch von Nougat, kandierte Orangenzesten, feine Kräuterwürze ist unterlegt. Saftig, reife Herzkirschen, dezente Süße, runde Tannine, bleibt gut haften, bereits entwickelt." - Peter Moser