2022 Belgrave
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The 2022 Belgrave just feels a little green around the edges when compared to its peers, with pretty red fruit in the middle but just a touch of celery around the outside. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannins on the entry. Modest weight, furry tannins and there is a very subtle vegetal element on the finish. Maybe that will be subsumed with time? Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting in London.
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James Suckling
Neal Martin, Vinous
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The 2022 Belgrave offers a delicate, complex bouquet of cassis, mulberries, licorice and spices mingled with menthol notes. Medium to full-bodied, harmonious and round, it has a fleshy core of fruit, velvety tannins and a long, delicate finish. This is a real success at this address.
The 2022 Château Belgrave is juicy and upfront, with bright cherry and plum fruit as well as some sappy, floral nuances. Playing in the medium-bodied range of the spectrum, it's balanced, has nicely integrated acidity, fine tannins, and a great finish. I was able to taste multiple bottles, and it was always an outstanding Haut-Médoc. The blend is 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot, raised in 25% new oak.
The 2022 Belgrave has an attractive, refined and focused nose with a pencil box-infused black fruit aroma. The palate is medium-bodied with a fleshy opening and fine acidity. It’s not complex per se, yet it boasts plenty of freshness on the finish, plus the sapidity to urge another sip. This is recommended.
About the producer
With deep gravel soils and lying just across a stream from Saint-Julien, this Fifth Growth has been managed by the négociant Dourthe since 1979 – bringing expertise that has helped deliver on the site’s potential.