Bellefont Belcier 2020
CRITIC REVIEWS
Jeb Dunnuck
The finest wine Ive 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, its 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.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown
A blend of 65% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2020 Bellefont-Belcier is deep garnet-purple in color. Blackberry preserves, stewed plums, and fruitcake notes waft from the glass, followed by nuances of roses, tilled soil, and unsmoked cigars. The full-bodied palate is plush and seductively rich, delivering a lively backbone and velvety tannins, finishing long and layered.
DELIVERY INFORMATION
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