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Château de Belcier Les Armoiries de Belcier (Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux)

Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux · France

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carne vermelha assada · cordeiro · queijos curados

201589 pts

Both ripe fruit and tannins come through strongly in this wine. It's dense and richly layered, with black fruit and a firm texture. It shows fine potential now and is likely to age well. Drink from 2020.
201287 pts

Firmly tannic, this tough wine shows signs of over-enthusiastic extraction. That gives a bitter character that will always leave the wine with a dry core. The black fruits skins give acidity and some final freshness. Drink from 2018.
201189 pts

Chosen from a selection of parcels, this dense and complex wine has layers of firm tannins that a give a dry, tough core. Underneath, the juicy, currant and berry fruits need to spring to life. Give this concentrated wine until 2017.
201085 pts

From selected parcels, this solid and dark wine has extracted chocolate flavors from an over-enthusiastic use of wood. It's tough, and hard to see how it can really soften sufficiently to allow the fruit to surface.