2016 Chateau Beauregard - Pomerol AC

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: *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.*

JancisRobinson.com - 16.5/20pts - JR: *Dark purple. Very heady and rich on the nose. Super-luscious and easy to like with the richness of the appellation but not too much sweetness and certainly no oak or alcohol in evidence. Just not especially long but a decent effort.* - 04/2017

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 - (88-91)pts - AG: *The 2016 Beauregard offers good depth and immediacy. Although not especially complex, it is well balanced. Somewhat chunky tannins attenuate the midpalate. Clearly, it will be a few years before new owners Daniel and Florence Cathiard get Beauregard into shape. Overall, the 2016 is solid, but that's it. Tasted two times.* - 04/2017
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Vinous.com - 91pts - NM: *The 2016 Beauregard has a detailed bouquet of black cherries, gravel and light cedar aromas, all refined and elegant. The palate is medium-bodied, supple and silky smooth toward the finish, with a touch of vanilla and dark chocolate on the aftertaste. Give this a couple of years in bottle. A very fine Beauregard.* - 01/2019
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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.* Januar 2019

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - (91-93)pts - NM: *The 2016 Beauregard, which now boasts one of the most modern cellars since its acquisition by the Cathiard and Moulin-Houzé families (although with winemaker Vincent Priou still on board), has a clean and pure bouquet with detailed blackberry and raspberry notes tinged with vanilla and light violet aromas. This is a classy set of aromatics from Beauregard that show more intensity than usual. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannin, a little foursquare in style, quite conservative yet with abundant freshness and fine tannin towards the finish. It is nothing flash. It is the best Beauregard that I have tasted.* - 04/2017