Château Belgrave 5. Cru Classé Haut-Médoc 2016

Flaschenbewertung (Dezember 2018):
"The 2016 Belgrave is a blend of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot and was picked from 28 September until 20 October. It has a generous bouquet with small dark cherries, blueberry and crushed violet aromas, quite Margaux-like in style. There is certainly good intensity here. The palate is medium-bodied with a supple opening: blackberry, mint and cedar. From the start there is fine tension and there is very impressive structure towards the finish, plus a long saline aftertaste. This is a very strong follow-up to the 2015 Belgrave and indeed, it may surpass it."
90-92/100 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2021 - 2042


"(69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot) Tiefgründiges, elegantes, dichtes Bouquet, schwarze Beeren, Cassis, Korinthen, dunkler Tabak, Zedern. Dichter, samtener, vielschichtiger Gaumen mit klassischer, eleganter Struktur, konzentrierter, vielfältiger Aromatik, sehr viel feinem Tannin, feiner, süsser Frucht, sehr langer, frischer Abgang." – André Kunz
18/20 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2025 - 2040


"The 2016 Belgrave is a blend of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot and was picked from 28 September until 20 October. It has a generous bouquet with small dark cherries, blueberry and crushed violet aromas, quite Margaux-like in style. There is certainly good intensity here. The palate is medium-bodied with a supple opening: blackberry, mint and cedar. From the start there is fine tension and there is very impressive structure towards the finish, plus a long saline aftertaste. This is a very strong follow-up to the 2015 Belgrave and indeed, it may surpass it."
90-92/100 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2021 - 2042


"This is really constructed and powerful with lots of muscular tannins and rich fruit. Full-bodied, juicy and intense. Very serious. One of the best in years."
92-93/100 Punkte


"Modest but persistent, with a focused beam of black cherry and cassis flavors, carried by a good graphite edge."
88-91/100 Punkte


"Ample and richly textured, the 2016 Belgrave is super expressive from start to finish. The exotic bouquet reveals graphite, herb, crushed flowers and a multitude of enticing inky fruit nuances. This powerful, overachieving Haut Médoc has quite a bit to offer."
89-91/100 Punkte


"This is an opulent wine, packed with ripe fruit, sweet tannins and ample acidity, all in balance. The wine is full and juicy, with great spice at the end. The finish is firm while still reveling in fruitiness."
93-95/100 Punkte


"Very deep crimson. Real lift and attractive (rather than underripe) leafy top note. Rather sumptuous start and then it rather falls away to something a little scrawny on the end."
16/20 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2024 - 2034


"Investments at this property have increasingly paid off over recent vintages. This is brooding and a little subdued at the moment, but is packed with Médoc signature delivered in a subtle but enjoyable manner. It has a cedar sweetness and ripe blackberry fruits with a pulse of acidity, and is well held together. 50% Merlot, 46% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Petit Verdot."
91/100 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2024 - 2040


"Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, dezente Randaufhellung, mit feinem Edelholz unterlegtes, reifes dunkles Waldbeerkonfit, ein Hauch von Nougat, attraktives Bukett. Komplex, engmaschig, straffe Textur, eingebundene Tannine, gute Frische, mineralisch und anhaltend, verfügt über Länge, hat Reifeperspektive."
92-94/100 Punkte