2020 Château Bellegrave - Pomerol AC

Decanter.com – 93 pts – JA: *Plenty of grip, you are taken straight into Pauillac in the first few beats of this wine, with its cassis and bilberry fruits, hawthorn and eucalyptus juice and spice, and the powerful tannins that are the mark of the vintage up here. These are concentrated fruits, but overall there is also a sense of uplift and forward motion. Great stuff.* - 05/2021

Falstaff Magazin – (91-93) pts – PM: *Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zartes Cassis, rote Kirschen, frische Pflaumen, zarte tabakige Würze ist unterlegt. Saftig, ein Hauch von Feigen, elegante Textur, präsente Tannine, etwas Nougat im Abgang, gute Länge, verfügt über Potenzial.* - 05/2021

JancisRobinson.com – 16,5+/20pts – JL: *Cask sample. Beautifully vibrant cassis, ripe berry-fruit on the nose with an underlying suggestion of leafy green notes. Ripe fruits on the palate with juicy cassis, firm and rounded tannins with an oaky char (nicely judged). Chewy and opulent but still shows good sense of place. Shows good potential.* - 05/2021

JamesSuckling.com - 90-91pts - JS: *A rather easy Pomerol with plum, chocolate and some hazelnut and cedar character. Round tannins. Fresh finish. From organically grown grapes.* - 07/2021

Vinous.com – 92 pts – AG: *The 2020 Bellegrave is a rich, heady Pomerol. Inky dark fruit, chocolate, sweet spice, menthol and licorice build in a creamy, resonant Pomerol that offers tons of immediacy and overall appeal. This powerful, forward Pomerol is quite alluring.* - 12/2022

Vinous.com – 91 pts – NM: *The 2020 Bellegrave is well-defined and poised on the nose, blackberry and briary, hints of truffle unfolding with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with a graphite-infused entry. Quite solid and structured, almost like a "mini-Lafleur", with a well-defined and persistent finish that has splendid /mineralité/. Very fine.* - 12/2022