Chateau Berliquet 2021

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2021 Berliquet is showing very well in bottle, wafting from the glass with notes of sweet wild berries, plums and rose petals, framed by subtle hints of licorice and vanilla pod. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and seamless, it's suave and sensual, with a fleshy core of fruit, ultra-refined tannins and a pure, perfumed, mineral finish. This seamless, charming Saint-Émilion will offer a broad drinking window."

JAMES SUCKLING: "Fragrant nose of cloves, dark berry fruit, orange zest and dried flowers. It’s bright, precise and crunchy, with a medium body, firm yet fine-grained tannins and a zesty, long finish. Drink from 2025."

DECANTER: "Rose petals and red berry fruit on the nose. Smells pure and pretty. Purity continues on the palate, this is finessed and sleek with a soft plushness to the expression - tannins are present and fill the mouth with a crushed velvet texture supporting the fruit. Lovely juicy acidity, really well balanced and friendly. Not trying too hard. It's light but no harsh leanness or austerity. Fruit is pure and this is really enjoyable."

JEB DUNNUCK: "I was able to taste the 2021 Château Berliquet on multiple occasions, and it always rated between 92 and 94 points. A blend of 61% Merlot and 39% Cabernet Franc raised in 44% new oak, it's a bigger, richer wine than its neighbor Canon but also doesn't display quite the precision and purity. Nevertheless, this is a beautiful wine offering medium-bodied aromas and flavors of black cherries, smoked tobacco, damp earth, and graphite. It's balanced, has ripe, velvety tannins, and the fresher, focused style of the vintage. It's a 2021 well worth your time and money, and it's going to be a brilliant value as well. This checks in at a solid 13.5% alcohol and a pH of 3.41."

LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "The 2021 Berliquet has a deep garnet-purple color. It prances out with showy notes of black and red cherries, juicy plums, and crushed violets, leading to hints of cinnamon stick and Sichuan pepper. The medium-bodied palate is plush and lively, with bags of expressive cherry flavors and a perfumed finish."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Flowers, black cherries, licorice and crushed stone aromatics create the perfume. On the palate, the wine is soft, polished, fresh and silky, allowing all the sweet, ripe, salty red fruits to express themselves in the mid-palate and in the refreshing, mint-accented finish. The wine blends 61% Merlot with 39% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2025-2038."

WEINWISSER: "Verhaltener Beginn, zarte rotbeerige Konturen, Johannisbeergelee und Flieder. Am kompakten Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, stützender Rasse, zupackendem Tanningerüst, gut strukturiert mit mineralischem Kern und drahtigem Körper. Im gebündelten Finale Weichsel, erkalteter Hagebuttentee, helles Graphit und fein sandige Adstringenz. Setzt voll auf Klassik!"

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Frisch, nach Preiselbeeren und roten Kirschen, ein Hauch von Mandarinenzesten, mineralischer Touch. Mittlerer Körper, rotbeerig, feine Tannine, frischer Säurebogen, zitronig-salziger Nachhall, animierender Speisenwein."