Decanter Bordeaux 2020 en primeur wines: What to expect Jane Anson reveals the style of the Bordeaux 2020 vintage, the best-performing appellations and châteaux to look out for in this sneak preview ahead of her full verdict on the wines - as the first en primeur releases begin to emerge. Look out for our individual appellation reports and wines this week. For the second year running, this was an unusual en primeur season, where very few external tasters were able to get to Bordeaux. But unlike last year’s 2019 vintage, which was tasted almost entirely from my kitchen table, I was able to visit a large number of properties for this campaign (with full precautions in place – Ducru-Beaucaillou, for example, was using medical-grade techniques to disinfect between each visitor).