Bellefont Belcier - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2021

Jeb DUNNUCK

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byJeb Dunnuckthe4/4/2024

I loved the 2021 Château Bellefont-Belcier and it's certainly well worth seeking out. Based on 75% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon that hit 13.75% alcohol and is still resting in just 30% new barrels, it shines for its purity and elegance, with vivid blue fruits, cassis, chalky mineral, and white flower-like aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied on the palate, it shows the vintage's elegant, seamless style, is perfectly balanced, and has outstanding length. If it puts on weight over the course of its élevage, it will check in near the top of the barrel range. Tasted numerous times.

Vinous

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byAntonio Gallonithe4/2/2024

The 2021 Bellefont Belcier is a sensual, beguiling Saint-Émilion built on expressive aromatics and nuance more than power. Sweet tobacco, spice, leather, crushed flowers, rose petal, mint and blood orange are all beautifully lifted. Polished, silky tannin

Vinous

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byAntonio Gallonithe2/28/2024

The 2021 Bellefont Belcier is a sensual, beguiling Saint-Émilion built on expressive aromatics and nuance more than power. Sweet tobacco, spice, leather, crushed flowers, rose petal, mint and blood orange are all beautifully lifted. Polished, silky tannins wrap it all together. This is beautifully done. Even so, my impression is of a wine that is in transition, rather than a wine with a fully defined style. The open bouquet leads me to believe the 2021 may be more of a medium-term proposition. Tasted three times.

Wine Advocate

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byWilliam Kelleythe2/22/2024

The 2021 Bellefont Belcier opens in the glass with aromas of dark cherries, berries, violets and licorice framed by a discreet touch of new oak. Medium to full-bodied, ample and seamless, it's layered and enveloping, with good depth at the core and impressive mid-palate plenitude, concluding with an expansive finish.

Jamessuckling.com

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byJames Sucklingthe2/22/2024

Racy strawberries and red plums with a subtle sweet-sour accent. Fresh herbs, stones and grapefruit as well. Medium body on the palate with a linear set of fruit rounded by chalky tannins. Juicy and vibrant finish. Already delicious.

matthewjukes.com

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byMatthew Jukesthe8/2/2022

A confident and silky Bellefont-Belcier with a lovely floral bouquet, this is a fantastic wine and one with silky fruit, excellent complexity, a slender mid-palate and a long, well-organised finish. The tannins are bright and refreshing, and the overall impression is of a magical creation that is not too rushed or trying too hard, and it is all the better for this relaxed state of mind and admirable self-control. I tasted several wines twice and a number of them three times, and when I encountered this wine at the Château, it was even finer and more transcendentally appealing than I had seen previously. 18

Jamessuckling.com

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byJames Sucklingthe6/8/2022

A racy and refined Bellefont with stone, chalk and salty character. Wet earth and green olives, too. Medium to full body with a core of pretty fruit and solid tannins that are fine and polished.

Jeb DUNNUCK

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byJeb Dunnuckthe6/2/2022

I loved the 2021 Château Bellefont-Belcier and it's certainly well worth seeking out. Based on 75% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon that hit 13.75% alcohol and is still resting in just 30% new barrels, it shines for its purity and elegance, with vivid blue fruits, cassis, chalky mineral, and white flower-like aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied on the palate, it shows the vintage's elegant, seamless style, is perfectly balanced, and has outstanding length. If it puts on weight over the course of its élevage, it will check in near the top of the barrel range. Tasted numerous times.

Bettane & Desseauve

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by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/24/2022

Complexe, dense, racé, le vin développe subtilement un corps longiligne et crémeux, au grain de tannin serré et soyeux, de grande fraîcheur. Bien construit et équilibré.

Alexandre Ma

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byAlexandre Mathe5/16/2022

Juicy palate, smooth body, velvety tannins, and fresh acidity. With all these beautiful characters, it in no way resemble in 2021. I am amazed to know that 2021 is the first vintage of organic conversion. Despite all the difficulties of this year, they produce a wine with vibrant and pure fragrances. This is not only the blessing of God but also the gift of the whole team’s diligence and intelligence. (This year, K Vignboles has employed six more full-time growers for organic farming.). What it presents in 2021 is the Bellefont-Belcier style of elegance adopted since 2018, and it touches me once again. ?????,?????,?????,?????,???????????????2021?????????2021????????“????”????????,?????????????????????????,?????????,?????????????????(K Vignboles??????6????????????)2021?????,?2018????????“Bellefont-Belcier????”,?????????

The Wine Cellar Insider

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byJeff Levethe5/16/2022

Flowers, mint, spice and red pit fruits are already on display in the nose. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, juicy, vibrant and crisp, with freshness and energy to the red berries on the mid-palate and in the mineral-touched, refreshing finish. The wine was made from blending 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.75% ABV. Drink from 2024-2038. 92-94

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

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byJane Ansonthe5/13/2022

Vinous

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byNeal Martinthe5/12/2022

The 2021 Bellefont-Belcier has a ripe red cherry, cassis and licorice-tinged bouquet, perhaps less opulent than recent vintages, though I am still looking for a little more delineation and complexity given the site. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, a light touch of chocolate and mint and plenty of red fruit on the finish. Give this 2–4 years in bottle.

Vinous

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byAntonio Gallonithe5/11/2022

The 2021 Bellefont-Belcier is done in a much more elegant style than in the past. That is a combination of the vintage and a new direction for the château. There's terrific freshness to be found in the red-fleshed fruit, but also less heft than in the past. I am not sure the true potential of this site is still fully known, but the ride to discovering it is going to be fascinating.

vvwine

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byAdrian Van Velsenthe5/10/2022

(70& Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.75% Alkohol, pH 3.54) Dichtes Rubinrot. Feinduftige, leicht rauchige Nase, krautige Noten, dunkle Frucht, gut verpacktes Holz, auch Minze. Im Gaumen mit ordentlich Druck, nicht ganz so opulent wieder 2020er, jedoch mit Punch und sehr feinen Gerbstoffen, diese tragen die knackige Frucht zusammen mit der wohl dosierten Säure in einen langen Abgang, wo der Wein rotfruchtig endet. Hat ziemlich viel Charakter und gehört zu den schönen Weinen des Jahrgangs. 2025-2040 (Verkostet im April 2022. Château Bellefont-Belcier)

Wine Advocate

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byWilliam Kelleythe4/29/2022

Spared by the April frosts, the 2021 Bellefont Belcier has turned out brilliantly, exhibiting aromas of sweet berries and cherries mingled with hints of orange zest and violets, framed by a deft touch of oak. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and seamless, it's deep and elegant, with refined tannins, fine concentration and a penetrating finish. Impressively, this 2021 appears to surpass the estate's 2018 in quality!