Château Bellefont-Belcier - St.-Emilion 2017 (750ml)
Price: $45.00
| Producer | Château Bellefont-Belcier |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St Emilion |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Sku | 7739 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 94 Points
Dark fruit with chocolate and a hint of coffee on the nose. Medium to full body fine tannins and a juicy finish. The toasted oak is a little predominant now but this is going to come together beautifully. Excellent length A blend of 70% merlot 25% cabernet franc and 5% cabernet sauvignon. Try after 2022.
Jeb Dunnuck: 94+ Points
One of my favorite estates in Saint-Emilion the 2017 Chateau Bellefont-Belcier comes from a 13.5-hectare vineyard on the Cote Pavie (it?s right beside Larcis-Ducasse). Mostly Merlot blended with small amounts of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon it's a rocking wine in the vintage and has loads of red and black currant-driven fruit as well as notes of crushed rocks white truffle dried flowers and a kiss of chocolate. With beautiful minerality a rich medium to full-bodied mouthfeel building tannins and a great finish it's an undeniable success in this vintage that should be snatched up by readers. Hide bottles for 4-5 years and enjoy over the following two decades. Tasted three times.
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider: 93 Points
The first vintage for new owner Peter Kwok is deep in color. The medium/full bodied fresh bright black cherry licorice and chocolate filled wine offers soft textures freshness and minerality in the finish. The wine was made from blending 75% Merlot 20% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. - Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider
Wine Spectator: 93 Points
Juicy and fresh with lively plum blackberry and black cherry compote flavors taking the lead while anise apple wood and bramble accents fill in through the finish. Shows good energy throughout. Merlot Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Best from 2022 through 2035.
Vinous: 92 Points
The 2017 Bellefont-Belcier matured in 40% new oak for 20 months. This has a well-defined bouquet with perfumed blackberry boysenberry and crushed violet aromas one of the purest that I have encountered in recent vintages. The palate builds on the promise it showed from barrel fleshy with gentle grip lightly spiced with a touch of black pepper towards the finish. There is good potential here although I would afford it five or six years in bottle.
