2022 Château Berliquet, St Emilion, Bordeaux
- Red
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Merlot (65%), Cabernet Franc (35%)
- Jancis Robinson MW
- 17/20
- Antonio Galloni
- 91-93/100
- James Suckling
- 93-94/100
- 93-95/100
- 94-95/100
- Jeb Dunnuck
- 94-96/100
- Jane Anson MW
- 94/100
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Description
This is another significant qualitative step forward for Berliquet, since 2017 under the same ownership as Canon and Rauzan-Ségla. Currently, after replanting, only 6.5 of the 10 hectares here are in production. Minerality and salinity are the constant leitmotifs for Berliquet, borne of its extraordinary limestone bedrock. This year an extra level of generosity and plump bright fruit has been added, seasoned with wild herbs. The team chose to moderate the terroir’s tendency towards austerity by ageing 10% in amphorae. This is a compelling expression of the vintage.
Score: 17/20
Berry Bros. & Rudd (April 2023)
Critics reviews
Very deep crimson. Rich, sweet and burly compared with the Canon but still with purity. Such polish! Clean and fresh. Sleekissimo.
Drink 2030-2045
The 2022 Berliquet is super-concentrated, dark and ripe, but also without the forbidding tannins of the past. Succulent plum fruit, mocha, licorice and dried herbs are some of the many notes that grace this gorgeous Saint-Émilion. It will be interesting to see where the 2022 ends up post élevage. Today it is full-bodied and quite opulent. Tasted four times.
Drink 2028-2042
Lots of dark and crushed stones with blackberries and black olives. Dark earth. Full-bodied and more concentrated with very intense fruit and chewy tannins. Velvety and slightly rough, but all there.
The 2022 Berliquet, 65% Merlot and 35% Cabernet Franc with a yield of 45 hl/ha, is aging in 44% new oak barrels. Deep garnet-purple in color, it flies out of the glass with notes of lilacs, red roses, and Sichuan pepper, leading to a core of redcurrant jelly, black raspberries, and wild blueberries plus a waft of truffles. The full-bodied palate is rich and opulent, with loads of bright red berry sparks and a lively backbone, finishing on a lingering mineral note. pH 3.55.
Candied cherries, tapenade, violets, and floral notes all emerge from the 2022 Château Berliquet, a medium to full-bodied, seamless Saint-Emilion that brings plenty of ripeness while staying nicely balanced, light on its feet, and elegant. Based on 65% Merlot and 35% Cabernet Franc, from yields of 31.2 hectoliter per hectare, it will spend 16 months in 44% new French oak, with a portion of the blend aged in amphora. This isn't the most powerful or opulent wine in the vintage, but it's as seamless and graceful as they come.
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