2016 Chateau Beauregard - Pomerol AC

Decanter.com – 95 pts – JA: *This has more concentration than the 2015, less immediately seductive but the layers are evident, and it's hard to fault the construction. Plush and sexy and full of Pomerol pleasure, but also real depth, power and spice. Lovely wine, with the juicy saline kick on the finish that you want in Beauregard. Love this, but needs time - those tannins are chewy right now.* - 03/2020

Falstaff Magazin - 93pts - PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung, reife Pflaumen, ein Hauch von Dörrfeigen, etwas Nougat, Kraftvoll, saftig, extraktsüß. Elegant, integrierte Tannine, Nougat im Abgang, opulenter, reifer Stil, gutes Reifepotenzial.* - 05/2017

Vinum Magazin – 18/20pts: *Grösste aromatische Komplexität, voller Ansatz, dichter Bau, erstklassiges Tannin, besondere, fruchtige Länge, hervorragend gemacht: ein absoluter Hit.* - 06/2019

Weinwisser - 17/20pts - GL, TW: *80 % Merlot und 20 % Cabernet Franc, 40 hl/ha, 50 % neue Barriques und 50 % Grand Vin. Purpur mit Granatschimmer am Rand. Süsse Waldbeeren und Himbeermark sowie Schokopralinen und feine Mokkanote. Am mittleren Gaumen bereits sehr ausgewogen, auf dem Weg in die Balance. Im stoffigen Finale feinkernige Noten zeigend, die muss er noch herausarbeiten, dann ist ein Punkt mehr drin.*

JamesSuckling.com - (93-94) pts - JS: *Tight and linear on the palate with a lovely depth of fruit and polished tannins. Medium to full body and an attractive, fine-grained texture.* - 04/2017

Vinous.com – 88 pts - AG: *The 2016 Beauregard is bold and fruity, but it also remains a bit rough around the edges. Dark fruit, chocolate, spice and new French oak all develop in an easygoing Pomerol to drink now and over the next few years. Beauregard is pleasant, but is also rather anonymous. It will be interesting if proprietors Daniel and Florence Cathiard and their team at Smith Haut-Lafitte can coax more personality out of this site in coming vintages. Tasted two times.* - 01/2019

Vinous.com – 89+ pts – NM: *The 2016 Beauregard is bestowed with intense black cherry and boysenberry fruit, melted tar and graphite notes coming through with aeration and becoming quite high-toned. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins. Fleshy but not deep, featuring nicely judged acidity, although the finish is straightforward and needs a little more personality to develop. It may have just shut down temporarily. Tasted blind a the annual Southwold tasting.* - 01/2020

Thewinecellarinsider.com – 91 pts – JL: *Floral in character, you can just start to see the truffle, tobacco, plum and cocoa. Soft, silky and fresh, there is plenty of fresh, sweet cherries in the finish to keep you busy. Give it a few years to soften and develop.* - 09/2019