Château Berliquet - St.-Emilion 2020 (750ml)
Price: $68.00
| Producer | Château Berliquet |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St Emilion |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 1005780 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 95-96 Points
Very soft and polished with beautiful tannins that are poised and beautiful. It?s medium-to full-bodied and gorgeously proportioned. Ready for even more polishing.
The Wine Independent: 95 Points
Deep garnet-purple in color the 2020 Berliquet a blend of 69% Merlot and 31% Cabernet Franc needs a fair bit of coaxing to bring out notes of blueberry preserves black cherry compote and blackberry pie followed by hints of chocolate mint and lavender. The generous full-bodied palate is jam-packed with ripe seductive black and blue fruit preserves flavors framed by velvety tannins and just enough freshness finishing long with a spicy kick. This estate recently acquired by Chanel is already starting to show its true potential and what a beauty!
vJeb Dunnuck: 94 Points
Another brilliant Saint-Emilion in the vintage the 2020 Château Berliquet is mostly Merlot yet includes close to a third Cabernet Franc which no doubt contributes to its elegant finesse-
Wine Advocate: 94 Points
A brilliant success for this property in the ascendant the 2020 Berliquet opens in the glass with aromas of dark berries and cherries mingled with hints of warm spices and violets. Medium to full-bodied deep and layered it's vibrant and dynamic with polished tannins a bright spine and a long elegantly chalky finish. It represents another step up for Berliquet which will soon benefit from a new winery.
Decanter: 93 Points
Gorgeous fragrance on the nose really so inviting and scented. Smooth and supple crisp and fresh lovely purity of expression here still quite subtle and delicate salty tangy wild herbs liquorice clove and dark chocolate. Not bright in so much as the fruits are quite dark - blackcurrant and cherry but such concentration with a lightness of touch. Very well worked focused pure detailed decisive and forward with chalky tannins expressive of terroir. Lovely style on show here. Another amazingly good wine from this stable in 2020.
Jane Anson: 93 Points
Nicolas Auderbert and Thomas Duclos the pair that did such brilliant job at Château Canon have turned their sights on Berliquet owned by Canon since 2017. There are slightly cooler soils here a touch more clay and it gives a subdued edge with clear quality and bright brambled blackberry rhubarb pomegranate blood organge turmeric spice. Tight and full of energy. 50% new oak 40hl/h yield harvest September 14 to 24. 7.5ha.
Wine Spectator: 92 Points
Nicely rendered with a fresh focused core of damson plum and red currant coulis laced with a floral edge and backed by a refined chalky note. The finish features warm tobacco accents to the blossom notes. A restrained style. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2024 through 2035. 3000 cases made.
Vinous: 92 Points
The 2020 Berliquet is another step in a direction favoring finesse over the burly power that often marked the wines of the past. Delicate and nuanced with pretty floral top notes this mid-weight Saint-Émilion is a charmer. Drink it over the next decade or so. - By Antonio Galloni on December 2022
