Château Berliquet - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2018

Jamessuckling.com

94 / 100

par James Suckling le 19/01/2021

Blackberry, plum, blueberry and some stone and crushed cement on the nose. Full body with firm, chewy and ultra fine tannins that will soften nicely. I like the lightly smoked nuts and chocolate. Needs time to come around. Try after 2025.

Decanter.com

93 / 100

par Jane Anson le 12/01/2021

Vinous

89-91 / 100

par Neal Martin le 15/11/2019

The 2018 Berliquet is the first vintage that Nicolas Audebert and his team take full responsibility for. It has an opulent bouquet with black cherries, blueberry and cassis fruit, compared to the Canon just a touch strong. It is a powerful and dense Berliquet with a slightly heady finish, although at 14.2% alcohol it is under control. Since the vineyard contains less limestone than Canon, the imprimatur of the growing season speaks a little stronger.

WeinWisser

17,5 / 20

le 07/05/2019

Vinifera

94 /

par Jacques Perrin le 01/05/2019

Nez hyper raffiné avec une sensation de grand cabernet sur calcaire en grappe entière, évidence de la bouche, ronde et mûre, sans tanins et pourtant il y en a beaucoup ... Irrésistible ! 

La Revue du Vin de France

17,5-18,5 / 20

le 24/04/2019

The Wine Cellar Insider

93-95 / 100

par Jeff Leve le 23/04/2019

Espresso, flowers, rocks, anise, stones and ripe fruits only tell part of the story. The wine is rich from all the plump, lushly textured, pure fruits, licorice and dark cocoa. The wine has volume, depth, complexity and velvety textures. This is just a joy to taste. The wine blends 78% Merlot with 22% Cabernet Franc and is aging in 45% new, French oak.

Wine Advocate

93-95 / 100

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 23/04/2019

This was really Nicolas Audebert’s first vintage at Berliquet, since the property was acquired by Chanel in the autumn of 2017. The most significant, immediate change from 2018 came from noticing that blocks of the vineyard had Merlot and Cabernet Franc interplanted. These used to be harvested together. This year the different cultivars were flagged and harvested separately so as to achieve optimal ripeness for both varieties. The 2018 Berliquet is blended of 78% Merlot and 22% Cabernet Franc and has 14.5% alcohol. Deep purple-black in color, it leaps from the glass with bold kirsch, blueberry compote and Black Forest cake with touches of cloves, lavender, menthol and lilacs. Medium to full-bodied and elegant, with lovely freshness lifting the densely packed blue and black fruit flavors, it has a velvety texture and long, earthy finish.

Jamessuckling.com

94-95 / 100

par James Suckling le 12/04/2019

A fine and fruity red with blueberries and blackberries and hints of walnuts. Medium to full body and ultra fine tannins that melt into the body of the wine. It’s muscular in some ways. Lots of potential. Punchy.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

94 / 100

par Jean-Marc Quarin le 08/04/2019

Wine Spectator

91-94 / 100

par James Molesworth le 03/04/2019

A focused, restrained style, with cherry, plum and red currant notes that are carried by persistent chalky minerality. Shows a light tobacco shading throughout.