Château Berliquet Grand Cru Classé St. Emilion 2018

"Extrem dunkles Purpurrot. Verhaltener Beginn mit roter Kirschenfrucht, dahinter heller Tabak und rote Johannisbeeren. Am mittleren Gaumen mit fleischiger Textur und mehligem Extrakt. Im gebündelten Finale viel Schattenmorellensaft und schwarze Johannisbeerdrops. Elegant vinifiziert und gut gemacht."
17.5/20 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2025-2042

"Seidenes, florales, feines Bouquet, Himbeeren, Kirschen, Schiefer. Eleganter, feiner Gaumen mit zarter Frucht, feinem Tannin, süsser Aromatik, schlanker Struktur, feinherber Abgang. Kann noch zulegen."
17/20 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2025-2038

"Purpurviolett. Recht intensives Bouquet, angenehme Frische von roten Beeren. Charaktervoller Gaumen dank stützenden Tanninen. Etwas austrocknend im Abgang. Das Ganze muss harmonischer werden."
91-92/100 Punkte

"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."
93-95+/100 Punkte

"A focused, restrained style, with cherry, plum and red currant notes that are carried by persistent chalky minerality. Shows a light tobacco shading throughout."
91-94/100 Punkte

"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."
94-95/100 Punkte

"The 2018 Berliquet represents a major stylistic shift under the guidance of Nicolas Audebert and the technical team at Canon. Plump and juicy, the 2018 offers an explosion of fruit that gives it a distinctly exuberant personality. A joyous, radiant wine, Berliquet expresses the natural radiance of the vintage in a forward, juicy style that offers tons of near and medium-term appeal. The wine's fruit and overall density are both impressive, to say the least. This is the first vintage made by the Nicolas Audebert and the technical team at Canon following Chanel's acquisition of the estate in 2017. The blend is 78% Merlot and 22% Cabernet Franc. Tasted four times."
90-93/100 Punkte

Verkostung Dezember 2020: "Viel Frische und Frucht im Bouquet von Berliquet! Der Wein zeichnet sich durch seine Fähigkeit aus, Reife, Charme und eine erfrischende Seite zu präsentieren. Ausgewogen und frisch am Gaumen mit Temperament, Frucht und feinkörnigen Tanninen, die ein gutes Rückgrat bilden."
93/100 Punkte - Trinkreife: 2024-2038