Bellefont-Belcier
In 1994 the Bellefont-Belcier vineyard and winery were considerably renovated. This was matched by a marked improvement in the quality of wine under the direction of co-owner and estate manager, Dominique Hébrard. In 2012 it was the first grand cru classé of Saint-Emilion to be purchased by a Chinese citizen.
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Bordeaux | 2 | 95-96 (JS) | د.إ898.00 | |||||
James Suckling (95-96)This is very complex with super fine, silky tannins that just take off. Full bodied with berry, chocolate and walnut flavors. Mushrooms and cedar, too. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 98 (JD) | د.إ878.00 | |||||
Jeb Dunnuck (98)The finest wine I've tasted from this estate, the 2020 Château Bellefont-Belcier is an incredibly gorgeous blend of 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep ruby/purple-hued, it offers a great nose of cassis, ripe black cherries, camphor, dried flowers, cedar, and forest floor. Bringing gorgeous richness, it nevertheless stays flawlessly balanced, with ultra-fine tannins and a great finish. The purity of fruit here is just about off the charts. While it already offers pleasure, it's going to benefit from short-term cellaring and have 20-25 years of prime drinking. This estate uses a five-day cold soak and fermentation, all in concrete, spanning 25 days. Malolactic fermentation occurs in barrel (four months on lees), and the wine spends 18 months in 30% new French oak, with the balance in once- and twice-used barrels. Yields in 2020 were also reasonable at 34 hectoliters per hectare. |
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