Chateau Bellefont Belcier 2010

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (92)

The wine offers up notes of jammy black cherries, black currants, licorice, camphor, underbrush and some subtle vanillin. The wine is full-bodied, voluptuously textured and rich, with good acidity, surprising freshness and laser-like definition given its ampleness and length. It can be drunk early on for its beautiful fruit, but look for this wine to hit its stride in 5-7 years and last for two decades.

The 2010 is a very strong effort from this 33-acre vineyard, which is located primarily on the south-facing hillside of the Cote Pavie, with current super-achiever Larcis Ducasse nearby. From vines cropped at 14 hectoliters per hectare, the wine’s final blend is 73% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc and 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, but the alcohol hit 15.5%, making it one of the highest official levels in all of Bordeaux. No doubt their southerly exposure rather than late harvest accounted for such ripeness.

Winespectator (93)

There's a nice charcoal note driving this from the start, while the dark plum, blackberry and black currant fruit waits in reserve. Ganache, licorice snap and tobacco fill in the finish and give this added range, while a singed alder wood note runs underneath for added texture and length. Impressive.

Rene Gabriel (18)

Rene Gabriel rates this wine 18/20 points.

BOW (8)

he wine offers up notes of jammy black cherries, black currants, licorice, camphor, underbrush and some subtle vanillin. The wine is full-bodied, voluptuously textured and rich, with good acidity, surprising freshness and laser-like definition given its ampleness and length. It can be drunk early on for its beautiful fruit, but look for this wine to hit its stride in 5-7 years and last for two decades.

The 2010 is a very strong effort from this 33-acre vineyard, which is located primarily on the south-facing hillside of the Cote Pavie, with current super-achiever Larcis Ducasse nearby. From vines cropped at 14 hectoliters per hectare, the wine’s final blend is 73% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc and 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, but the alcohol hit 15.5%, making it one of the highest official levels in all of Bordeaux. No doubt their southerly exposure rather than late harvest accounted for such ripeness.