
Chateau Bellefont-Belcier 2016 Saint Emilion

The 2016 Bellefont Belcier is blended of 65% Merlot. 20% Cabernet Franc and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. It was aged for 20 months in 80% new and 20% one-year-old barrels. Michel Rolland consults for this wine. Deep garnet-purple in color. it gives delicate dried flowers. garrigue. dusty soil and smoked meats over warm black plums and blackberry preserves with hints of menthol. The palate is full-bodied. concentrated and muscular with a rock-solid structure and loads of layered black fruit in the mid-palate. with a lingering earthiness to the finish. 5.000 cases produced.

Very fresh with fine dry tannins that carry the concentrated and ripe palate very nicely. I love the floral and currant bouquet that’s very enticing. in spite of the wine’s youth. Lots of blackcurrant and tobacco. A blend of 65 per cent merlot. 20 per cent cabernet franc and 15 per cent cabernet sauvignon. Try in 2020.
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Neal Martin bewertet den Chateau Tour Saint Christophe 2016 im April 2017:
The 2016 Tour Saint-Christophe. the Saint Emilion estate of Peter Kwok whose eye-catching terraced vineyard looks upon Barde-Haut from the other side of the valley. is a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc picked between 5-23 October and matured in 40% new oak. It has a sensual bouquet with black cherries and cassis scents. the new oak neatly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with sweet and supple tannin. a little richer than the 2015 and yet still managing to translate the terroir with aplomb. Tasted twice. one bottle showed a little more precision than the other. but I remain confident that this will turn into a Saint Emilion worth investigating.
James Suckling bewertet den Chateau Tour Saint Christophe 2016 im März 2017:

The 2016 Tour Saint-Christophe. the Saint Emilion estate of Peter Kwok whose eye-catching terraced vineyard looks upon Barde-Haut from the other side of the valley. is a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc picked between 5-23 October and matured in 40% new oak. It has a sensual bouquet with black cherries and cassis scents. the new oak neatly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with sweet and supple tannin. a little richer than the 2015 and yet still managing to translate the terroir with aplomb. Tasted twice. one bottle showed a little more precision than the other. but I remain confident that this will turn into a Saint Emilion worth investigating.

This is superb: a triumph for the vintage considering how complicated it was in St.-Emilion. Elegance with power. Full-bodied. intense and forthright. Wonderful length and depth. Better than the 2015.
Antonio Galloni bewertet den Chateau Tour Saint Christophe 2016 im April 2017:
The 2016 Tour Saint Christophe is gorgeous. Exotic. ripe and voluptuous. the 2016 possesses striking aromatics and plenty of presence. Smoke. grilled herbs. inky dark fruit. crème de cassis and leather are beautifully delineated in the glass. This is the first recent vintage I can remember tasting that is not overextracted. There is a real expression of fruit. Suffice it to say. this is a very positive development for the château. Michel Rolland is the consultant. Tasted two times.

The 2016 Tour Saint Christophe is gorgeous. Exotic. ripe and voluptuous. the 2016 possesses striking aromatics and plenty of presence. Smoke. grilled herbs. inky dark fruit. crème de cassis and leather are beautifully delineated in the glass. This is the first recent vintage I can remember tasting that is not overextracted. There is a real expression of fruit. Suffice it to say. this is a very positive development for the château. Michel Rolland is the consultant. Tasted two times.