Jeb Dunnuck (93-96)

A rough blend of 78% Merlot and 22% Franc made by the team at Canon (Thomas Duclos also consults here), the 2018 Château Berliquet sports a deeper purple color as well as a complex, layered style in its black raspberry, white flowers, dried earth, spice, and forest floor aromas and flavors. It's medium to full-bodied, has a rounded, expansive texture, beautiful tannins, and brilliant freshness and purity as well as a serious kick of minerality on the finish. Coming from a smaller 10-hectare terroir located on the clay and limestone soils on the upper plateau, it will spend 16 months in 45% new French oak. Tasted twice.

Jeb Dunnuck (93-96)

A rough blend of 78% Merlot and 22% Franc made by the team at Canon (Thomas Duclos also consults here), the 2018 Château Berliquet sports a deeper purple color as well as a complex, layered style in its black raspberry, white flowers, dried earth, spice, and forest floor aromas and flavors. It's medium to full-bodied, has a rounded, expansive texture, beautiful tannins, and brilliant freshness and purity as well as a serious kick of minerality on the finish. Coming from a smaller 10-hectare terroir located on the clay and limestone soils on the upper plateau, it will spend 16 months in 45% new French oak. Tasted twice.

Jeb Dunnuck (93-96)

A rough blend of 78% Merlot and 22% Franc made by the team at Canon (Thomas Duclos also consults here), the 2018 Château Berliquet sports a deeper purple color as well as a complex, layered style in its black raspberry, white flowers, dried earth, spice, and forest floor aromas and flavors. It's medium to full-bodied, has a rounded, expansive texture, beautiful tannins, and brilliant freshness and purity as well as a serious kick of minerality on the finish. Coming from a smaller 10-hectare terroir located on the clay and limestone soils on the upper plateau, it will spend 16 months in 45% new French oak. Tasted twice.

Wine Advocate (94)

The 2019 Berliquet is showing beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of cherries, wild berries, sweet spices, violets and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and elegant, with terrific depth at the core, lively acids and ripe, powdery tannins, it concludes with a long, mineral finish. It's produced from a 9.5-hectare vineyard that encompasses three soil types: Saint-Émilion's limestone plateau (like its sibling, Château Canon); the slope, characterized by deep clay; and then sandy, colluvial soils at the foot of the slope. Right now it's planted with 70% Merlot and the balance Cabernet Franc, but the percentage of the latter is increasing as replanting progresses.

Wine Advocate (94)

The 2019 Berliquet is showing beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of cherries, wild berries, sweet spices, violets and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and elegant, with terrific depth at the core, lively acids and ripe, powdery tannins, it concludes with a long, mineral finish. It's produced from a 9.5-hectare vineyard that encompasses three soil types: Saint-Émilion's limestone plateau (like its sibling, Château Canon); the slope, characterized by deep clay; and then sandy, colluvial soils at the foot of the slope. Right now it's planted with 70% Merlot and the balance Cabernet Franc, but the percentage of the latter is increasing as replanting progresses.

James Suckling (95-96)

Very soft and polished with beautiful tannins that are poised and beautiful. It’s medium-to full-bodied and gorgeously proportioned. Ready for even more polishing.

James Suckling (95-96)

Very soft and polished with beautiful tannins that are poised and beautiful. It’s medium-to full-bodied and gorgeously proportioned. Ready for even more polishing.

James Suckling (95-96)

Very soft and polished with beautiful tannins that are poised and beautiful. It’s medium-to full-bodied and gorgeously proportioned. Ready for even more polishing.

James Suckling (95-96)

Very soft and polished with beautiful tannins that are poised and beautiful. It’s medium-to full-bodied and gorgeously proportioned. Ready for even more polishing.

James Suckling (93-94)

Rather firm and muscular tannins frame the wine. Medium-to full-bodied with a column of fruit and density. Shows potential. Earth and spice at the end.

James Suckling (93-94)

Rather firm and muscular tannins frame the wine. Medium-to full-bodied with a column of fruit and density. Shows potential. Earth and spice at the end.

Jeb Dunnuck (97)

A richer, darker-fruited wine than its big brother Canon, the 2022 Château Berliquet comes from slightly more clay soils and is always a bigger, broader wine, especially when compared to Canon and its neighbors on the upper plateau. It offers more currant and black cherry fruit as well as scorched earth, chocolate, and truffly aromas and flavors that gain persistence and intensity with time in the glass. These carry to a rich, full-bodied Saint-Emilion that has a beautifully layered mouthfeel, plenty of mid-palate depth, and a great finish. The level of purity and precision here is exceptional. The 2022 is 65% Merlot and 35% Cabernet Franc, from a mix of clay and limestone soils on the upper plateau, that spent 16 months in 44% new French oak, with 8% in amphora. It will evolve nicely over the coming 20-25 years.

Jeb Dunnuck (95)

A brilliant, impeccably made Saint-Emilion, the 2023 Château Berliquet is based on 59% Merlot and 41% Cabernet Franc and aged 16-18 months in 40% new barrels with 15% in amphorae, the balance in neutral oak. I love the sense of class here, with black cherries, leafy tobacco, chocolate, and damp earth on the nose. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it's round, lush, and opulent, with nicely integrated spicy oak and outstanding overall balance. Notably, this is the first vintage produced in the estate's new winery, where additional tanks allowed for greater precision in the cellar, and I think it shows. Incredibly classic and impressive stuff, drink bottles over the coming 25+ years. Drink 2026-2051.

Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (90)

Good full red. Redcurrant, mocha and cedary, smoky oak on the ripe nose, with a hint of peppery lift. Lush, ripe and concentrated, offering a dense, thick texture for this wine and a hint of salty herbs. Nicely subtle and perfumed in the mouth. Finishes with suave tannins and sneaky length. A sleeper of the vintage, for drinking over the next 15 years.

Wine Enthusiast (91)

Formerly the property of one of Napoleon's generals, this estate is now performing impressively after renovations. This wine is richly structured and packed with black fruits. Dark tannins vie with black currants and ripe spice in this wine that will age well. Drink from 2024.

For the discerning oenophile, the Magrez La Peyre 2017 is an exceptional vinous treasure direct from Bordeaux, a region synonymous with exceptional viticulture. Cultivated by esteemed vintner, Bernard Magrez, renown globally for his meticulous dedication to quality and excellence, this red blend evinces sublime harmony. The Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon are masterfully blended to construct a rich, bold tapestry of ripe fruit, refined tannins, and calibrated acidity.

The grapes are hand-harvested then aged in new French oak barrels for 18 months, infusing the wine with a delicate hint of vanilla that interlaces the robust blackcurrant and dark cherry notes. The process is a testament to Magrez's unwavering commitment to traditional techniques yet clever innovation, impacting the exceptional complexity and depth the Magrez La Peyre 2017 inherently possesses. This fine Bordeaux wine is a masterclass in strength, finesse and enduring elegance, a dream for collectors and enthusiasts alike.

For the discerning oenophile, the Magrez La Peyre 2017 is an exceptional vinous treasure direct from Bordeaux, a region synonymous with exceptional viticulture. Cultivated by esteemed vintner, Bernard Magrez, renown globally for his meticulous dedication to quality and excellence, this red blend evinces sublime harmony. The Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon are masterfully blended to construct a rich, bold tapestry of ripe fruit, refined tannins, and calibrated acidity.

The grapes are hand-harvested then aged in new French oak barrels for 18 months, infusing the wine with a delicate hint of vanilla that interlaces the robust blackcurrant and dark cherry notes. The process is a testament to Magrez's unwavering commitment to traditional techniques yet clever innovation, impacting the exceptional complexity and depth the Magrez La Peyre 2017 inherently possesses. This fine Bordeaux wine is a masterclass in strength, finesse and enduring elegance, a dream for collectors and enthusiasts alike.

Savour the exquisite notes of the Magrez La Peyre 2019, a remarkable product of exceptional expertise from the esteemed Magrez Family Vineyards. Spanning four generations, the family cultivates masterful winemaking techniques, consistently producing wines of extraordinary character. As a reliable reflection of a rich terroir, Magrez La Peyre 2019 is a Merlot-dominated cuvée, expertly blended with Cabernet Sauvignon, crafted in the prestigious Bordeaux region of France.

Each bottle captures the robust essence of the vineyard's meticulous organic practices. After hand-harvesting the sun-drenched grapes, they enjoy maceration for over a month, extracting deep complex flavours. The wine then matures for 18 months in French oak barrels, delivering a refined finish. This wine's vibrancy is underscored by an array of complex notes, including ripe red fruit and exotic spices.

Subtle yet powerful, the Magrez La Peyre 2019 carries a velvety texture, balanced by structured tannins, contributing to a lengthy finish—a true testimony to the mastery of the famed Magrez estates.

Wine Spectator (95)

One of the best ever produced from this estate. Intense ripe cherry aromas and flavors come through in this St.-Julien that's big and alcholic, with full silky tannins. Built more like Port than wine. Best after 1998. 25,000 cases made.

Wine Enthusiast (93)

The most beautifully situated chateau, with its great view of the Gironde estuary, Beychevelle is another of those Médoc estates that has found top form after a fallow period in the 1980s and early '90s. The wine's generosity, sweetness and fruit is balanced with the carefully crafted structure of wood that underpins it all. Imported by Diageo Chateau & Estates.